House-Sized 3D Printer Can Duplicate Buildings (If It Is Ever Built)

WATCH: This Machine Can 3D Print A House
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Everyone knows there's a housing crisis, and virtually every politician in the land wants to build houses - fast. So if only we had some kind of giant, terrifying machine that could spit out new homes on automatic, without any human involvement at all. What would that be like?!?

Well, that would obviously be a giant nightmare of legal, ethical, economical and safety issues that would inevitably result in a bunch of different problems more complex than just building houses out of stone - you might think.

Either that, or it would be totally amazing.

Let's take a look!

3D Printed Dress
Shapeways 3D Dress(01 of08)
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Shapeways 3D Dress(02 of08)
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Shapeways 3D Dress(03 of08)
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Shapeways 3D Dress(04 of08)
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Dita Von Teese Launches Her New Lingerie Range At Debenhams(05 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Dita Von Teese attends a photocall to launch her new lingerie range at Debenhams on November 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Dita Von Teese Launches Her New Lingerie Range At Debenhams(06 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Dita Von Teese attends a photocall to launch her new lingerie range at Debenhams on November 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Shapeways 3D Dress(07 of08)
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British Fashion Awards 2012 - Inside Arrivals(08 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Dita Von Tesse attends the British Fashion Awards 2012 at The Savoy Hotel on November 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)