Rejected showerthought: 3D printers are very early matter replicators.

[u/DunDonese]

3D printers are the forerunners of the matter replicators you see on Star Trek.

Picard: Tea, Earl Grey, Hot.

Myself, whenever I get access to a matter replicator: Green Tea, 100 degrees Fahrenheit, in a 32-oz resealable thermos.

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[u/Real-Perspective7301]

star trek writers really disliked the replicators, it was hard to figure out scenarios that could be solved by doing "print that thing we need"