{"id":1224,"date":"2012-02-20T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1224-shapeways-gets-mashed-up-3d-printer-brings-internet-memes-into-the-real-world.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:16:00","slug":"shapeways-gets-mashed-up-3d-printer-brings-internet-memes-into-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/shapeways-gets-mashed-up-3d-printer-brings-internet-memes-into-the-real-world","title":{"rendered":"Shapeways gets Mashed Up! 3D Printer Brings Internet Memes Into the Real World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/lauren-drell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Drell<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mashable.com\">Mashable<\/a> compiled a <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/02\/17\/3d-printer-internet-memes\/\" target=\"_blank\">nostalgia-inducing round up<\/a> of some of the best 3D printed memes created by the Shapeways community. From the <a href=\"\/model\/254685\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nyan Cat<\/a> to <a href=\"\/model\/403961\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sad Keanu<\/a> to <a href=\"\/blog\/archives\/1105-Minetoys-3D-Print-Your-Own-Minecraft-Character-for-Your-Desktop.html\" target=\"_blank\">Minecraft action figures<\/a>, this gallery reminded us of those hours in the post-lunch lull when a little YouTube hilarity goes a long way.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4\" target=\"_blank\">64 million views on YouTube<\/a> of a cat unleashing its rainbows in an alternate universe&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NyanCatvideo.png\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;To a <a href=\"\/model\/254685\/\" target=\"_blank\">real life object<\/a> you can tout around the office.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"\/model\/254685\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Nyan.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/02\/17\/3d-printer-internet-memes\/\">the full gallery on Mashable.<\/a> And a very special request: will someone in the Shapeways community please team up with Dean Fleischer-Camp and design a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU\" target=\"_blank\">3D printed Marcel the Shell<\/a>?! 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