Yes, it's a gimmick. But it's a pretty cool one. Who wouldn't like an omelet recipe printed right on their egg? (Never mind that almost everyone knows how to make an omelet.)

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What's cool here is that artist Dnewman came me up with a clever use for the Egg-Bot, a 3D printer that can "draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects from the size of a ping pong ball to that of a small grapefruit." But as one commenter points out: "Why print the recipe for two servings on one egg?  Click here to check it out.  http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/29/this-omelet-recipe-is-written-on-the-egg-itself/

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