cyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down132cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-link3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comcyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square97fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThe only advantage this has is you can make carrots into fun shapes. They’re not that hard to grow.
minus-squareKrotiuz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe research is from Qatar, I imagine it’s a lot harder to grow enough carrots in sandy deserts and bedrock
minus-squarefiat_lux@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThe Thai have already mastered that art. Image description: intricately cut carrots, cucumbers and apples in the shapes of leaves surround a melon carved to resemble a blooming flower. The carved fruits sit on a bed of lettuce on a white plate.
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t think that there’s an immediate application for specifically making carrots, because I doubt that the economics work, but I can imagine a world where we manufacture a lot more food than we do today.
The only advantage this has is you can make carrots into fun shapes. They’re not that hard to grow.
The research is from Qatar, I imagine it’s a lot harder to grow enough carrots in sandy deserts and bedrock
The Thai have already mastered that art.
Image description: intricately cut carrots, cucumbers and apples in the shapes of leaves surround a melon carved to resemble a blooming flower. The carved fruits sit on a bed of lettuce on a white plate.
I don’t think that there’s an immediate application for specifically making carrots, because I doubt that the economics work, but I can imagine a world where we manufacture a lot more food than we do today.