Comments on: Bald eagle with 3D printed prosthetic beak http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 06:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Robin http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1532290 Robin Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1532290 I think he meant the technology used by the creative & compassionate professionals that designed it!  At least that's my interpretation... a given that humans ultimately saved the bird. I think he meant the technology used by the creative & compassionate professionals that designed it!  At least that’s my interpretation… a given that humans ultimately saved the bird.

]]> By: teapartydoc http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1532134 teapartydoc Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1532134  Thank you technology?  Is technology a person?   Thank you technology?  Is technology a person? 

]]> By: Will Bueche http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531333 Will Bueche Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531333 I think what they mean is that Crazy Glue isn't stable enough to hold the beak onto the bird. I think what they mean is that Crazy Glue isn’t stable enough to hold the beak onto the bird.

]]> By: Pedantic Douchebag http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531222 Pedantic Douchebag Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531222 My understanding is that during a sexual position known as "69", his Humpty nose will cause a tickling sensation on his partner's posterior region. My understanding is that during a sexual position known as “69″, his Humpty nose will cause a tickling sensation on his partner’s posterior region.

]]> By: dcorbett http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531201 dcorbett Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531201 I've seen some pretty ridiculous, petty uses for 3D printers, but this has to be one of the BEST! Now, if they could only print new 3D brains for the poachers. I’ve seen some pretty ridiculous, petty uses for 3D printers, but this has to be one of the BEST! Now, if they could only print new 3D brains for the poachers.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531069 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531069 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0UqROZn8PE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0UqROZn8PE

]]> By: robdobbs http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531051 robdobbs Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531051 That's gotta be some kind of beakthrough in 3d printing technology. That’s gotta be some kind of beakthrough in 3d printing technology.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531047 Brainspore Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531047 <em>…By each let this be heard.Some do it with a bitter look,Some with a flattering word.The coward does it with a kiss,The brave man with a sword!And some assholes just use a shotgun.</em> …By each let this be heard.Some do it with a bitter look,Some with a flattering word.The coward does it with a kiss,The brave man with a sword!And some assholes just use a shotgun.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531010 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531010 Each man kills the thing he loves. Each man kills the thing he loves.

]]> By: agreenster http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1531004 agreenster Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1531004 People who do this kind of work make me proud to be human.   People who do this kind of work make me proud to be human.  

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530885 SedanChair Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530885 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZgdzBm2R8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZgdzBm2R8

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530868 Brainspore Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530868 Humpty Hump was pioneering that field back in 1990. Humpty Hump was pioneering that field back in 1990.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530863 Lobster Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530863 UPDATE: The eagle has been able to fire three shots out of her prosthetic beak, but cracked the barrel on the fourth.  She has been detained for further questioning. UPDATE: The eagle has been able to fire three shots out of her prosthetic beak, but cracked the barrel on the fourth.  She has been detained for further questioning.

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530855 corydodt Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530855 How do I get one? As transhumanism goes, this looks like a good place to start. How do I get one? As transhumanism goes, this looks like a good place to start.

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530851 corydodt Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530851 I'm gonna go ahead and assume it. I’m gonna go ahead and assume it.

]]> By: PhosPhorious http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530844 PhosPhorious Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530844 "The prosthetic isn't stable enough for a release back into the wild. . . " They need to Kickstart a titanium beak project.  I'd be in for $20. “The prosthetic isn’t stable enough for a release back into the wild. . . ”

They need to Kickstart a titanium beak project.  I’d be in for $20.

]]> By: eyebeam http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530829 eyebeam Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530829  They said in the video that the beak would never regrow (the wound was several years old by now).  They said in the video that the beak would never regrow (the wound was several years old by now).

]]> By: eyebeam http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530828 eyebeam Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530828  I don't think you can assume that.  I don’t think you can assume that.

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530804 CLamb Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530804 Magnificent work.  It arouses my curiosity on a few points.  I know birds use their beaks for feeling.  Does the beak contain any living tissue?   Will the beak eventually grow out to restore itself?  If so, how long will it take? Magnificent work.  It arouses my curiosity on a few points.  I know birds use their beaks for feeling.  Does the beak contain any living tissue?   Will the beak eventually grow out to restore itself?  If so, how long will it take?

]]> By: PathogenAntifreeze http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530800 PathogenAntifreeze Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530800 Needs more blinking LEDs, but otherwise awesome project! (For the humor impaired, I'm kidding on the LEDs.) Needs more blinking LEDs, but otherwise awesome project!

(For the humor impaired, I’m kidding on the LEDs.)

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530795 Brainspore Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530795 Something tells me that the idiots who shot the bird in the first place probably own a lot of bald-eagle emblazoned paraphernalia. "Just look at that beautiful creature! A majestic symbol of freedom and American self-determination if ever there was one. Let's shoot it!" Something tells me that the idiots who shot the bird in the first place probably own a lot of bald-eagle emblazoned paraphernalia. “Just look at that beautiful creature! A majestic symbol of freedom and American self-determination if ever there was one. Let’s shoot it!”

]]> By: eyebeam http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530780 eyebeam Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530780 Great story. And the comments on the article are full of conservatards who are more concerned that someone may have an opinion on guns that isn't 100% positive. Great story. And the comments on the article are full of conservatards who are more concerned that someone may have an opinion on guns that isn’t 100% positive.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530773 Brainspore Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530773 Could they provide this as an elective surgery for a sparrow who just needed a self-esteem boost? Could they provide this as an elective surgery for a sparrow who just needed a self-esteem boost?

]]> By: ArnoDick http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530771 ArnoDick Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530771 He still looks pissed off. He still looks pissed off.

]]> By: Maki http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/bald-eagle-with-3d-printed-pro.html#comment-1530767 Maki Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180577#comment-1530767 This is so beautiful. Thank you, technology This is so beautiful. Thank you, technology

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