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Re:'Molecular beverage printer' claims to make thousands of ... by jfengel on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:48PM (#32473658)
Not a chance. Even the most simplistic cocktail flavor is dozens of flavor molecules. A tolerable one would be hundreds.

There no way to pack it up in a single cartridge. Unless they're planning to be like printer companies: "Out of 3-methyl-1-butanol; please replace entire cartridge".

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Re:'Molecular beverage printer' claims to make thousands of ... by lupire on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:14PM (#32474807)
What's wrong with replacing the cartridge? That's covered in the article; it's pay per drink (approximately the same price as buying the drink at retail).

It's not replicating any drink. It's mixing "natural & artificial flavors", the stuff used to make packaged foods like Coca-Cola taste like it does, consistently, not real beverages like a natural juice.

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