3D scanning humans and 3D printing medical devices molded to an individual are used in niche, small-scale applications. With this concept, does IKEA plan to scale custom-fit accessories to the mass market? Will cost/time to scan/print become prohibitive?
I think the sun is further away in terms of energy required than one would expect. You don't just have to escape the Earth, you also need to cancel or redirect its orbital velocity around the sun to get a trajectory that reaches the sun.
Then throw it into space, whatever the direction. The universe is so vast, even if the entirety of the earth was garbage it would be nothing compared to it ;)
I wonder what tier of income this service is intended for. It seems that those wealthy enough to warrant a personal chef would have a private one on retainer, and most others would elect to eat out at an upscale restaurant than hire a personal chef.
>Make sure you have all the necessary ingredients.
Requiring ingredients to be on hand also limits how far a personal chef can even elevate the meal.
Edit: A lack of any media presence (social media accounts all created in the last week), spelling errors throughout the launch site lead me to believe this is someone's personal project masquerading as a legitimate business
A mix of sodium acetate, oxygen, and chlorine gas results. The first two items aren't an issue, but the third...
Let's just advise against mixing anything with bleach unless you have a pressing need to recreate WWI chemical warfare in your bathroom
I think the closest analogue to this in the US is a mall food court. Many vendors instead of one, but similarly to the canteen, provides an open communal space with varied seating options. Of additional note: cheap, fast food (think McDonalds) is ubiquitous but low in nutrition - healthier canteen style is up against stronger competition than the WWII-era British Restaurant
Food courts have really suffered from the mentality of corporate mall management; contracts with large chains of even 2nd or 3rd tier fast-food operations are preferred over local options and small operations.
This make the B2B stuff easier, as many malls are owned my massive groups that run even dozens of malls - and they can make a contract with a large franchise operation to cover many/all of them (or a restaurant group that can provide different options). They also don't have to worry about risk on the rent much.
Notice how food quality etc. didn't show up in previous para?
Mall food courts are pretty awful in my experience. We’re starting to get upscale food courts that don’t like to call themselves food courts. But the prices, while better than sit down dining, aren’t cheap. The food is much better though. Here’s an example in Raleigh:
(“Morgan Street Food Hall is a new lifestyle dining concept; not to be confused with a food court.” Ugh I almost didn’t visit the place since the web site is so fucking pretentious.)
I first visited one of these in Chicago.
My preference is a city park surrounded by food trucks. But these aren’t reliable, only work when the weather is good, etc.
The difference in technology likely plays a large role - these parts were designed without CAD and modern fabrication protocols have changed.
It reminded me of NASA's endeavor to reverse engineer the Saturn rockets
https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the...