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> The rug absolutely must be pulled out from under the feet of the manner in which material objects are created and distributed, hopefully diminishing the numbe
by vecinu 14y ago
> The rug absolutely must be pulled out from under the feet of the manner in which material objects are created and distributed, hopefully diminishing the number of have-nots in the world.
I don't necessarily agree with this statement. I believe that even though overpopulation IS a pressing issue at the moment, its effects aren't as devastating because half of the world's population does not have access to a lot of materials.
If everyone in developing nations suddenly manufactured their own parts, we would see a huge strain on non-renewable resources really quickly.
I'm still curious if we have enough copper available to keep up with the demand for housing, electrical components and all the wires we are using to power our devices.
- ktizo 14y agosee a huge strain on non-renewable resources With a plastic chipper, feedstock extruder and a suitably stocked waste dump, this becomes less of an issue.
- simcop2387 14y agoTwo thirds of that is being attempted to be provided by a kickstarter that ran a while ago [1], he hasn't shipped anything yet but once he does I'll probably write up a review of how well it works. So far it looks to be shaping up to be working but how well it'll work altogether is another question that can't be answered by me yet. [1] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rocknail/filabot-plastic-filament-maker http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rocknail/filabot-plastic...
- brohee 14y ago"If everyone in developing nations suddenly manufactured their own parts, we would see a huge strain on non-renewable resources really quickly." The plastic darling of 3D printing is PLA, which is as renewable as it get, and as non polluting as it gets.