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I’m not sure whether to be creeped out or amazed, but apparently you can now immortalise your unborn baby’s first image in a to-scale 3D printed sculpture. I guess it’s slightly better than your newborn’s first poop gilded in gold, right?
Made from CT or MRI scans, it’ll set you back just ¥100,000, or about £820, should you want a permanent record of your sprog pre-entry into this world. Fasotec creates these works of art using a two-resin process called Bio-Texture, which is also used to make medical models, and I can’t help but think it should have just stopped there. Keychains and mini-versions are also available, should you desperately want to cart junior around in your pocket too. Talk about a keeper. [DigInfo via The Verge]
Thanks Seb!
They’d make more money if they used scans of unborn pets and other animals. Who wouldn’t want a pink sculpture of their beloved labradoodle?
Not sure if cool or creepy…..
Umm don’t CT scans give you a bigger dose of radiation than x-rays? That sounds safe for your unborn child..
Errr,. yeah… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18342867 You don’t wanna be having CT scans unless you really need them.
I’d say if you’re that fussed, stick with an ultrasound 4D scan, they’re freaky enough. Personally, the ultrasound video screen and picture printouts are enough for me.
I don’t get you need to see your unborn baby apart from to check if the sex and if it has anything wrong with it so you can abort it. People look at the images in wonder and share them around…… like it’s a splodge on paper, I don’t care.
yup. we have a few from various visits and you couldnt tell where his head was on most of them. and they are like £5 for 2 crappy images
Yowser, a fiver? You’d been stung. All free where we had them done, 5 or 6 images and all with clearly obvious parts, (no blobs)
bloody NHS. they charged us a couple of quid to even park too. then you go in and they say ‘ we cant see much can you come back another day’ another half day holiday lost and more parking charges grrr