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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Specifically the type of printer that prints using spools of plastic filament, but that seems like the most common type anyway

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You're going to love/hate 3D printer pens

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't know this was a thing and I want one.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Really fun thing to play around with, although it requires some practice to do cool stuff with it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

There are some amazing creators on YouTube using these things. They’re so fun to watch.

[–] tdawg 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know this is impossible but I suddenly have a memory of seeing this at 2am while watching adult swim as a kid

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I seem to remember something like this describes. Where instead of the ink being smooth, it was raised up, like a speed bump on the paper.

https://www.markersupply.com/sagl3dgelpe.html

[–] serpineslair 3 points 1 year ago

Thought it was a pregnancy test at first glance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those are plotters, not printers.

[–] EtherWhack 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you got mixed up a bit.

A plotter is a specialized printer used for drafting and generally uses big (usu. 3-4ft length) rolls of paper. Some types do use pens, though they're usually short and specially shaped making them difficult to use manually

The OC was referring to the pens that work like an auto-feeding hot glue gun using colorized glue, or PLA if the heating element gets hot enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think the main difference between printer and plotter is rasterization vs vector graphics.