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Title: Bee hive 3d printer
Post by: Haddon on July 05, 2013, 04:48:51 pm: A friend sent me this I had never seen it yall might have but heres the link.

http://thechive.com/2013/07/03/bees-natures-little-3d-printers-20-hq-photos/ (http://thechive.com/2013/07/03/bees-natures-little-3d-printers-20-hq-photos/)

what do yall think I am not really a artsy fart-see sorta person so it seems pointless to me but to each his own.
Title: Re: Bee hive 3d printer
Post by: millipede on July 05, 2013, 05:50:37 pm: I have a hard enough time getting them to build comb in their boxes.
Title: Re: Bee hive 3d printer
Post by: AllenF on July 05, 2013, 09:20:02 pm: That is just too cool.
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Post by: Georgia Boy on July 05, 2013, 09:28:30 pm: Wow! all I can say is WOW! X:X X:X X:X
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Post by: BeeMaster2 on July 05, 2013, 11:39:47 pm: That is pretty nice.
Jim
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Post by: Kathyp on July 06, 2013, 12:10:15 am: that is really cool. the guys must have been bored.....
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Post by: Better.to.Bee.than.not on July 06, 2013, 04:08:03 am: I don't believe it, frankly. That comb looked to uniform to me.
Title: Re: Bee hive 3d printer
Post by: GSF on July 06, 2013, 06:54:24 am: BTB, I can't say either way. However, I understand that they are using these printers to make weapons that are functional. From what I've read the technology is pretty good.
Title: Re: Bee hive 3d printer
Post by: Better.to.Bee.than.not on July 07, 2013, 04:09:41 am: oh ya, a 3d printer can do it of course with no doubt at all...this is a 3B printer...as in the article gives the impression the bees themselves filled out the comb that way....I am just not convinced...though hey, I don't know, thats for sure.
Title: Re: Bee hive 3d printer
Post by: hjon71 on July 07, 2013, 01:37:12 pm: Skeptical. Where's the bee space? Also I've never seen solid comb ever. It does look cool however :mrgreen: