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Shapeways community member Kevin Cook<\/a> is in the Guinness Book of World Records<\/b> as having the worlds largest dice collection<\/b>. He is also quickly amassing a collection of 3D printed exemplars from Shapeways<\/a>. Want an initial impression of how big exactly the world’s largest dice collection is? Take a gander at this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Joris Peels: How many dice do you have?<\/p>\n

Kevin Cook: Dice counting towards the Guinness record as of receipt of my latest Shapeways shipment yesterday evening (not added to inventory yet) 29,423<\/a>. Including my duplicates<\/a> for trade I think I have about 35,000.<\/b><\/p>\n

Joris Peels: When did you start collecting them?<\/p>\n

<\/a>Kevin Cook: 1977 (There are more details on the history of Kevin’s collection here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Joris Peels: What is it about them that you like so much?<\/p>\n

Kevin Cook: Interesting, I have conducted a lot of interviews<\/a> and I do not recall anyone ever asking me this before. It is really hard to put into words. I look at them as small pieces of art<\/b>. They are compact and each has its one purpose<\/b>, whether general (normal pipped or numbered dice) or specific (dice made for a specific game or task).<\/p>\n

Joris Peels: Do you have a favorite pair?<\/p>\n

Kevin Cook: Not really … but there are several that mean a lot to me<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Joris Peels: Why are dice six sided?<\/p>\n

<\/a>Kevin Cook: Only some dice are 6 sided there have been dice with 4, 12 and 20 sides<\/b> for over 2000 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joris Peels: What were your first 3D printed dice?<\/b><\/p>\n

Kevin Cook: My 20,000th die<\/a>, Dice and Games in the UK printed it for me I had it laser engraved then I polished it myself.<\/p>\n

Joris Peels: What does 3D printing mean for your die collecting hobby?<\/p>\n

Kevin Cook: I have known of rapid prototyping \/ 3d printing for several years and I have been waiting for someone to do something like what Shapeways has done. It opens up a new market to me<\/b> and I have given permission to several artists to use my on original creations<\/a>. I look forward to the future.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Joris Peels: So you’re in the Guinness Book of Records?<\/p>\n

Kevin Cook:Yes<\/a>, unfortunately the record must be ‘refreshed’ in order for the current count to be raised. This is a lot of work so I have not gone to the trouble of refreshing the record. This is why the current official record is only 11,097<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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