One of Life's True Eccentrics

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Paul Merton Meets Mr Woo and his army of walking robots -- all of which were made from other people's trash. This streaming video makes you wonder what Mr Woo could have made of himself if he only had the opportunity of a formal education. [5:06]

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Wow...that is very impressive, especially the steerable rickshaws at the end. Makes me more determined to learn circuitry on my own, too...

The look on Paul's face when he's sitting on the couch while the rickshaw goes by is hilarious. Worth a billion words.

But truly that guy's accomplishments are astounding. I don't know if I would classify him as an eccentric, but definitely one of the unknown geniuses who have untapped potential and yet still come up with remarkable things by ingenuity and innovation alone.