3D printed spinning Easter egg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd8wfyu3C_E Happy Easter! Are you tired of traditional Easter egg hunts where real eggs risk getting broken while being colored? Or maybe you're worried about what the uncollected eggs will smell like in a few weeks? 3D printing comes to the rescue! This year, impress your friends and family with this cutting-edge Easter technology. Yes, this limited edition, Easter Bunny-approved 2016 3D printed Easter egg features four moving parts! But wait, that's not all! Act now and get not only the four spinning parts but also two integrated legs that snap out of the case to easily turn this modern egg into a stunning centerpiece for any occasion. Quick, act now! Easter is just around the corner – Sunday! Okay, I had to do the fun sales pitch. Hope you got at least a chuckle or two from it. Here's the official story behind the design inspiration: The design for this spinning Easter egg gimbal was inspired by this thing: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1228453 I made a handful of these 2016 gimbals for our New Year's party, and people really liked them. It was my first movable print in place object, and the concept of a single print piece with moving parts was pretty interesting. So I started experimenting more with print in place objects of my own design. My first design was round like normal. My second design used circles and squares. From there, I thought about how to break free from round and symmetrical designs. With Easter approaching, an egg seemed a natural fit. Plus, if you have a 3D printer, you inevitably end up with remnants of filament rolls and sample filaments in various colors. Here's a fun way to use some of those remnants or samples! The part I left out: I somehow ended up with a bright pink PLA sample from ColorFabb – it prints great but looks rather garish. There aren't many things that need (or want) to be printed in bright pink... Hmmm, what to do? Ah ha! Easter! Pink goes well with Easter! Must design something for Easter. Enter 3D printed spinning Easter egg – check and mate! Also posted here: http://instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Spinning-Easter-Egg/