Who knew? You take a bunch of sheep, put LEDs on them, choreograph via sheepdogs: you can paint! I'm not fully convinced they're playing straight all the way through, but this is good entertainment regardless.
HT: My sister the sheepherder.
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Sheep + LEDs = Mona Lisa, Fireworks, et alia
Posted on: March 19, 2009 7:34 AM, by David Dobbs
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I think this is the best chose. I like it.
Posted by: felgi chromowane | March 19, 2009 10:02 AM
Sheep, huh? I'd like to see an edgier version. Like putting LEDs on traders on the floor of NYSE. Who would chase them around? Or how about LEDs that signal when the traders are behaving LIKE SHEEP. I'd pay to see that one!
Posted by: Jim | March 19, 2009 11:00 AM
So androids do dream of electric sheep.
Posted by: Trin Tragula | March 19, 2009 11:47 AM