Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures

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svengali Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 576 Good Answers: 13	Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures 05/03/2007 1:48 PM
	Have a look at these videos of Dutch artist Theo Jansen's amazing wind-powered walking sculptures. The natural-looking motion of these strange machines looks both beautiful and eerie! http://www.glumbert.com/media/kineticsculpture http://www.strandbeest.com __________________ Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. -- Piet Hein
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StandardsGuy Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North America, Earth Posts: 4400 Good Answers: 104	#1 Re: Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures 05/04/2007 12:02 AM
	This is neat svengali, thanks for sharing it with us. __________________ “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” - Richard Feynman
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mgaulin The Architect Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GlobalSpec, Troy NY Posts: 386 Good Answers: 5	#2 Re: Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures 05/04/2007 9:56 AM
	Wow! That is cool! __________________ Mark Gaulin
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Anonymous Poster	#3 Re: Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures 05/04/2007 11:22 AM
	That was amazing. The last one on the video looked like a herd of elephants.
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Scapolie Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1058 Good Answers: 8	#4 Re: Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures 05/04/2007 5:32 PM
	Hi svengali. That was the best that I'v seen in years. Spencer.
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svengali Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 576 Good Answers: 13	#5 In reply to #4 Re: Theo Jansen's Walking Sculptures 05/04/2007 8:55 PM
	Glad everyone enjoyed Jansen's sculptures. They still amaze me no matter how often I see them. Yes, the last one's movement definitely resembles an elephant. One of the other walkers reminded me of crabs. Nature provides great inspiration for the mechanics of walking -- evolution has been working on the problem for millions of years. Could Theo Jansen be the re-incarnation of Leonardo da Vinci? __________________ Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. -- Piet Hein
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