Bite Someone’s Chocolate Head Off
February 22, 2013
Giving heart-shaped chocolates on Valentine’s Day is so last week. Well, that's certainly true, since it was last week.
But here's an interesting twist that comes out of Japan. We all know how high-end their technology can get. A Tokyo design firm offered up its 3D scanner to come up with miniature chocolate rip-off of faces.
KS Design Lab invited certain individuals to get scanned using its 3D body scanner to make silicon moulds in their heads’ shape. Participants then filled it with chocolate to come up with their own unique treat on a stick, mini-me style!
"I didn't actually think it would turn out to look this much like me, so I'm a bit surprised," said Mariya Kawae, 30, who wanted to send out mini heads to her husband and co-workers.
Afterwards, the participants were asked to have their facial data edited on a computer before sending it to a 3D printer, which was the next step in producing the mould. After getting the mould, pouring chocolate into it was the finishing touch.
It takes approximately 15 minutes for it to harden, and every participant had a replica of their head about 3 cm long, and it was on a stick, just like a lollipop.
Each person was asked to create only one single piece of chocolate. However, each of them was given the mould to bring home. That way, they can create more chocolate heads. So fun! Right?
I gave my valentine something special, too. But it was nothing like a chocolate replica of a head, though. How about you? How did you make your Valentine gift special?
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