3D Printing is Awesome

I read an article today (which can be found here) tailing about a company that has made a useable snowboard from a 3D printer. This, to me, is pretty awesome. The ability to "print" solid objects seems like it could have many different benefits in our society. While the whole idea still seems science-fictiony and a little weird, it seems to be becoming more and more practical and possible to print more useful things. I also found a video here which shows a company that can actually take a real-world item (even if it has complex moving parts!), scan it, and copy it using their 3D printer. Crazy!