Dutch artist Theo Jansen demonstrates his amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures, built from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His "Strandbeests" (Beach Creatures) are built to move and even survive on their own.
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Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures
Category: Robots
Posted on: January 22, 2008 10:00 PM, by Greg Laden
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All that and no duct tape?? That is the most clever BMW commercial I have ever seen...
so, if there is no G-d why does he say that the bugs are built using 'the eleven holy numbers'? Or, is HE g-d??!!
Posted by: the real cmf | January 23, 2008 3:44 PM
At last! someone found a good use of plastic?
The Lemonade Diet Cleansing Directions
Posted by: True human | January 27, 2009 2:02 PM
I must say that he has got a great creative mind.He has shown that used plastics are of also good use if done properly.
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Posted by: The Lemonade Diet Cleanse Directions | February 13, 2009 4:38 PM