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Harold Tuttle
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Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 10:29:05 AM »
This is just too cool:
http://strandbeest.ii.nl/movies/animaris_rhinoceros_transport/animaris_rhinoceros_transport.mov
http://strandbeestmovie.typepad.com/strandbeestmovie_weblog/video/index.html
http://www.strandbeestmovie.com/
The Animaris Rhinoceros Transport is a type of animal with a steel skeleton and a polyester skin. It looks as if there is a thick layer of sand coating the animal. It weighes 2. tons, but can be set into motion by one person. It stands 4.70 meters tall. Because of its height it catches enough wind to start moving.
It can be seen at
www.strandbeest.com
http://www.strandbeest.com/animaris%20rhinoceros%20transport_en.html
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 10:34:39 AM »
That is, far and away, the coolest thing I have seen in months!
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 10:39:09 AM »
Whoa!
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 10:55:23 AM »
Okay. THAT there is how you make engineering into art.
Awesome.
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 11:00:50 AM »
That was friggin awesome!
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 11:09:03 AM »
I'll take three.
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Harold Tuttle
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 11:40:10 AM »
add a little steam, and we have Howl's moving castle
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 11:42:02 AM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 10:40:10 AM
add a little steam, and we have Howl's moving castle
Only if it comes with Calcifer.
Dammit. I want a sarcastic fire-demon who lives in the fireplace and gives me limitless power, too!
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 02:58:42 PM »
That is cool. But anything with more than four legs is just creepy and should be killed with fire.
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 09, 2007, 03:29:39 PM »
The smaller one(transported on the Volvo wagon)even looks like a Martian rover.
Dang...
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August 09, 2007, 04:42:15 PM »
Go here, and you can build your own...
www.sodaplay.com
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Re: Theo Jansen: Skeletons which are able to walk on the wind
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August 10, 2007, 05:02:26 AM »
Those are
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August 10, 2007, 07:57:50 AM »
Master, master, it's ALIVE !!!!!
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