Stepper Motors on a MakerBot, Handcuff Keys, and the Sound of Freedom
Imagine that burglars breaks into your house while you’re asleep and at gunpoint they handcuff you to a chair and then proceed to steal all your precious belongings including Aunt Betty’s antique wedding ring.
They weren’t such smart burglars and they’ve handcuffed you to the table with your MakerBot on it. With a few taps of the keys with your tongue you load up ReplicatorG and your MakerBot begins printing… that sound of the stepper motors purring is the sound of freedom.
The sound of the motors is a risk your willing to take and it’s only a few minutes before your print is complete and you’ve printed out your own handcuff key! Quickly you uncuff yourself and call the police and hide in the closet on the phone with 911 until they arrive to save the day!
If this story were to actually happen you can now be prepared! The STL file has been published and you can read more over on the Black Bag Blog.
“*Warning* Before you print out your keys please check your local law! In some places it is not quite healthy to run around wearing police handcuffs.”
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Makes me think of Cory Doctorow’s “Print Crime” that you posted a while back:
http://blog.makerbot.com/2009/04/20/cory-doctorows-future-is-full-of-3d-printers/
Andy Owens
I am a high school drafting, engineering and architecture teacher. It would be great to have a makerbot in my class. Does anyone know of some grants that would help me purchase it? My budget for these kinda purchases has be slashed.