A Day Gone Mad: Trading 3D Printing Stocks, Wearing 3D Printed Shoes, Flying 3D Printed Fighter Jets…

Join Panda3dp.com on a whimsical, dreamlike journey—an all-out mental escapade imagining a world where every moment is immersed in 3D printing. The following story is purely fictional. Believe it or not, that’s up to you.

As a professional media outlet dedicated to the 3D printing industry, Panda3dp.com receives endless streams of updates daily. Sometimes, valuable clues emerge from this ocean of information. One morning, after reading about Apple and other manufacturers advancing their use of metal 3D printing, and spotting a tweet from famed 3C industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Panda3dp.com placed a timely trade on 3D printing stocks like BLT (Bright Laser Technologies) and Farsoon Technologies—and made a hefty profit.

△ Around February 24, 2025, China’s two major listed 3D printing companies saw a major stock surge.

Riding into the Day on 3D Printed Wheels
Panda3dp.com then hopped on a 3D printed carbon fiber bicycle—once made by AREVO, now discontinued, clearance-priced at CNY4,000.

The bike seat was a combination of titanium alloy 3D printed structure and lattice elastic surface printed from flexible materials.

△ SAMA’s 3D printed bike saddle: CNY2,680

Head-to-Toe in 3D Prints
On his feet? 3D printed running shoes.

△ BOLI 3D printed sneakers: CNY2,400

On his nose? 3D printed glasses.

△ PEGI 3D printed eyewear: CNY1,500

In his pocket? A foldable smartphone with a 3D printed titanium hinge by BLT.

△ OPPO titanium-hinged foldable phone: CNY10,999

Courtside Encounters
At the basketball court, Panda3dp.com sank 10 consecutive 3-pointers with a 3D printed basketball.

△ 3D printed basketball: CNY500

An elderly man, intrigued, approached to chat.
He revealed that his full set of dental crowns were made with metal 3D printing, costing tens of thousands of yuan.

△ 3D printed metal dental crowns: A mouthful costs tens of thousands

Once a basketball enthusiast, the man now watches from the sidelines due to a titanium 3D printed porous hip cup implant in his thigh.

△ Titanium 3D printed hip implant: Tens of thousands per piece

A 3D Printed Home Life
After the game, Panda3dp.com pedaled back to his 3D printed house.

△ 3D printed home: ~CNY5 million

Feeling hungry, he feasted on 3D printed salmon.

△ 3D printed salmon: ~CNY100 per serving

Then he took a hot shower and collapsed onto a 3D printed mattress.

△ BOLI 3D printed mattress: Upwards of CNY100,000

Into the Dream
Panda3dp.com dreamt he had become a fighter pilot, soaring through the skies in a J-35 fighter jet outfitted with 3D printed metal parts.

△ J-35 fighter jet with 3D printed components: Nearly $100 million

Attached beneath were hypersonic missiles powered by 3D printed copper-alloy rocket engines.

△ 3D printed copper rocket engines

With a few dramatic button presses—BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!—the missiles launched at Mach speeds, smashing their targets.

The explosions were so loud, they startled Panda3dp.com awake. He wiped the salmon drool from his mouth, realizing…

It was all just a glorious, 3D-printed daydream.

Time to get back to work and keep moving those bricks!