Most family homes now have a conventional printer in them. These are great for doing a range of jobs and for enjoying some interesting hobbies too.
Then there is the exciting world of 3D printers. You have probably seen by now some of the news stories about how these incredible machines can print off clothes, food and even human body parts. However, these aren’t even the wackiest printers in the world. To find these we need to look a bit further.
Toasted bread is pretty versatile in the way it can be enjoyed with a couple of tea, some butter and maybe even a runny egg. It isn’t the sort of object you would tend to print on though, is it? The Toast Printer is a hot air gun printer that lets you write on pieces of bread. Of course, you aren’t going to enjoy much success if you just stick a piece of bread into your home printer. This one was made by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, who have made a bit of a speciality out of creating weird printers and other wacky gadgets.
Painting eggs sounds like the kind of wholesome hobby which the world could with more of these days. Can you imagine the delightful task of sitting there with your freshly boiled eggs and trying to draw some beautiful art onto them without cracking them? However, you don’t even need to be a dab hand with a paint brush or have a gentle touch to get this right now. The Egg Drawer is a stunningly weird printer that does exactly what you think it does. The uses for this device seem strictly limited to the niche market occupied by people who want painted eggs in their lives. Maybe it could be used to print on other objects as well as eggs in the future?
You probably have a table that your home printer sits on, don’t you? The table doesn’t print though, does it? The gap in the market for furniture based printers has been filled by the Table Printer. There are two drawers on it. You put the paper in one of them and take the freshly printed image out of the other. At the time of writing this gadget is still at the design stage and the world waits for it with bated breath.
The edible ink market is growing faster than you might think. It’s even got its own Wikipedia page now. This process uses a special kind of ink made out of starches and sugar. It is then printed onto edible paper such as rice paper. You don’t want to do this using your normal home printer and you definitely don’t want to wolf down a sheet of A4 paper with something like Brother ink on it. On the other hand, if you invest in an edible ink printer then your eating habits could change forever.
When you go for a browse round your local gadget stores it is unlikely that you ever come across a printer that genuinely scares you. That’s because your local shops don’t stock the terrifying FireWriter. This bizarre gadget has a Dremel torch this is fired up by a heady mix of butane and propane. It prints with a temperature of more than 2,000 degree Fahrenheit and can burn words and images onto just about any type of surface you would want it to work its magic on. It uses a customised inkjet printer and has an optical sensor on it. If you don’t want to run the risk of starting a massive fire then you might decide that this method of printing is just a little too dangerous for you.
This one doesn’t look very much like the little printer you have sitting next to your PC but it doesn’t do the same sort of job either. Instead of printing out neat little sheets of paper using some traditional printer ink, it sprays graffiti. It is a robot as well as a printer and can be sent off to do its business autonomously with a bunch of spray cans and a bad attitude. It isn’t clear how popular the GraffitiWriter model will become in the future but it will probably run into legal issues at some point. This strange printer has already been in the news for writing over the US Capitol Building a while ago.
What is the strangest printer you have ever seen?
Then there is the exciting world of 3D printers. You have probably seen by now some of the news stories about how these incredible machines can print off clothes, food and even human body parts. However, these aren’t even the wackiest printers in the world. To find these we need to look a bit further.
The Printer That Works on Toast
Toasted bread is pretty versatile in the way it can be enjoyed with a couple of tea, some butter and maybe even a runny egg. It isn’t the sort of object you would tend to print on though, is it? The Toast Printer is a hot air gun printer that lets you write on pieces of bread. Of course, you aren’t going to enjoy much success if you just stick a piece of bread into your home printer. This one was made by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, who have made a bit of a speciality out of creating weird printers and other wacky gadgets.
The Printer That Paints Eggs
Painting eggs sounds like the kind of wholesome hobby which the world could with more of these days. Can you imagine the delightful task of sitting there with your freshly boiled eggs and trying to draw some beautiful art onto them without cracking them? However, you don’t even need to be a dab hand with a paint brush or have a gentle touch to get this right now. The Egg Drawer is a stunningly weird printer that does exactly what you think it does. The uses for this device seem strictly limited to the niche market occupied by people who want painted eggs in their lives. Maybe it could be used to print on other objects as well as eggs in the future?
The Table that Prints
You probably have a table that your home printer sits on, don’t you? The table doesn’t print though, does it? The gap in the market for furniture based printers has been filled by the Table Printer. There are two drawers on it. You put the paper in one of them and take the freshly printed image out of the other. At the time of writing this gadget is still at the design stage and the world waits for it with bated breath.
The Edible Ink Printers
The edible ink market is growing faster than you might think. It’s even got its own Wikipedia page now. This process uses a special kind of ink made out of starches and sugar. It is then printed onto edible paper such as rice paper. You don’t want to do this using your normal home printer and you definitely don’t want to wolf down a sheet of A4 paper with something like Brother ink on it. On the other hand, if you invest in an edible ink printer then your eating habits could change forever.
The Really Rather Scary FireWriter
When you go for a browse round your local gadget stores it is unlikely that you ever come across a printer that genuinely scares you. That’s because your local shops don’t stock the terrifying FireWriter. This bizarre gadget has a Dremel torch this is fired up by a heady mix of butane and propane. It prints with a temperature of more than 2,000 degree Fahrenheit and can burn words and images onto just about any type of surface you would want it to work its magic on. It uses a customised inkjet printer and has an optical sensor on it. If you don’t want to run the risk of starting a massive fire then you might decide that this method of printing is just a little too dangerous for you.
The Printer That Thinks It’s a Graffiti Artist
This one doesn’t look very much like the little printer you have sitting next to your PC but it doesn’t do the same sort of job either. Instead of printing out neat little sheets of paper using some traditional printer ink, it sprays graffiti. It is a robot as well as a printer and can be sent off to do its business autonomously with a bunch of spray cans and a bad attitude. It isn’t clear how popular the GraffitiWriter model will become in the future but it will probably run into legal issues at some point. This strange printer has already been in the news for writing over the US Capitol Building a while ago.
What is the strangest printer you have ever seen?
