Print me out some bacon!
Now some of you might think that the subject to this entry was inspired by one Cartney E. Smith, Esq. (I use the title esquire here not because Cartney has passed the bar exam, but rather because he is a gentleman)
While the title certainly would appear similar to Sir Smith's typical speech patterns, it is in fact a reference to the following article on ink-jet bacon. (original source)
Scientists are hard at work so you can use a modified ink-jet printer to make yourself some bacon. Tissue engineers from the Medical University of South Carolina, and Clemson University, have been printing biomaterials with modified ink-jet printers. The cartridges are filled with suspensions of living cells then the software that controls the characteristics of the ink does the rest. If ink jet cartridges are expensive now wait until you have to replace a hickory smoked bacon flavor cartridge.
Now personally, my lazy saturdays start 'round 6 o'clock when the rooster calls so I can go out, slaughter a pig and butcher the carcass to obtain me some fatty pieces of raw pig flesh. Then I heat up the wood stove and fry up some real honest to goodness bacon before noon. This article suggests that soon, I'll be able to just roll out of bed, push the button on the printer to get my bacon going, and then take a shower while it jets out some artificially grown bacon cells. Is this the future? If so, well I honestly don't know what I'd do with all that extra time!
-Yoshi
While the title certainly would appear similar to Sir Smith's typical speech patterns, it is in fact a reference to the following article on ink-jet bacon. (original source)
Print Your Own Bacon
Scientists are hard at work so you can use a modified ink-jet printer to make yourself some bacon. Tissue engineers from the Medical University of South Carolina, and Clemson University, have been printing biomaterials with modified ink-jet printers. The cartridges are filled with suspensions of living cells then the software that controls the characteristics of the ink does the rest. If ink jet cartridges are expensive now wait until you have to replace a hickory smoked bacon flavor cartridge.Now personally, my lazy saturdays start 'round 6 o'clock when the rooster calls so I can go out, slaughter a pig and butcher the carcass to obtain me some fatty pieces of raw pig flesh. Then I heat up the wood stove and fry up some real honest to goodness bacon before noon. This article suggests that soon, I'll be able to just roll out of bed, push the button on the printer to get my bacon going, and then take a shower while it jets out some artificially grown bacon cells. Is this the future? If so, well I honestly don't know what I'd do with all that extra time!
-Yoshi
