Archeologists in the future, "It was likely a religious or ritual object."
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@tinker They’d be right about the ritual part. We print it and pray that the bed is level, hot end temp is set correctly, slicing didn’t do anything weird, and everything works as intended!
@tinker https://onlinecampus.fcps.edu/media2/Social_Studies/WHGII_2010/Era1Topic2/Resources/Motel_of_Mysteries.pdf
I got my avatar from this, might be of interest
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...And Steamboat Willie was some sort of powerful deity.
@tinker This is basically the premise behind Motel of the Mysteries (which left a strong impression on me as a child) https://i.abackstrom.com/share/2026/09/mysteries.pdf
@tinker Isn't printing a Benchy with a new printer a ritual? 🤔
@tinker fertility goddess, obviously.
@tinker someone has bought a Creality 3d printer 😁.
Which is not wrong.
@tinker Is this tugging on my heart strings, or do I miss Jimmy Buffet too much?
@tinker oh this is like the teapot for 3d rendering, but for printing?
It's cuter, not that I don't like the teapot
@tinker a votive offering to crave security for one's ships away on the oceans.
@tinker a forbidden relic
@tinker The Totem of Untrying
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Would they be wrong, though?