Science is making huge strides in helping people who need transplants, and one of the most recent developments in the field is 3D printed ears. Useful in many ways, the ability to print a body part can take a process that traditionally took months and accomplish the same outcome in just 10 minutes. And this technology is nearly ready for primetime.
However, as it turns out, 3D ear printing was already available if you ask the 1997 film Face/Off! Not only that, so many of the technologies mentioned in the movie are being developed in real life today. So we take a quick walk through director John Woo's career, dive into the wackiness of John Travolta and Nicholas Cage, and even dissect the origins of Gun-Fu. And oh yeah, we'll figure out the best way to take someone's face... off.
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