Circle o' life? Let your chickens cosplay their dinosauric roots with these 3D-printable T-Rex/chicken arms.
You can 3D print your own T-Rex/chicken arms at this Thingiverse page.
[H/t Jay Townsend]
Image: Twitter screengrab
3D printed T-Rex arms for chicken cosplay
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