3D Printing – Possibilities and Impacts

The invention of 3D printing has changed the way we produce objects, from tools to toys, clothing and even body parts. I learned that there are many things that could be made with 3D printing, but I never realized that there could be things in my house that were made by using a 3D printer. There’s this pineapple decoration my friend got me that can possibly be made by a 3D printer. There is also a bookmark, a plastic container, and maybe even my phone case. 3D printing also helps the environment. A lot of things are being thrown out and are really hurting the planet, but with 3D printing you can reuse those materials by making a filament out of them. You can make filaments out of plastic, metal, ceramics, or even chocolate. 3D printing also has a big impact on artists and the artistic community. 3D printing can be very useful to them because they can design whatever they want to, print it out, and wait for their object to be printed out. This requires a little less work which is why it is useful to artists. I haven’t really thought of an invention that you can 3D print and solve, but say you want to buy something that’s really expensive. Instead of buying it, you can just 3D print it. I will probably take a while, but it’s better than spending a lot of money.