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Anonymous
ITT WTF AND OMG LOL
>> Anonymous
that's so cool, the fuel is wind, sooo cool :D
>> Anonymous
WHERE IS JOHN CONNER

SUBJECT FOR TERMINATION
>> Anonymous
>>969466
>>969468
>>969471
same fag stfu

some dudes are behind it pushing
>> Anonymous
Oh I love these. I wish I could remember the name of the guy that makes these.
But basically he creates creatures that operate on their own solely on wind power, but they're made out of really simple materials.

This one doesn't go on it's own though, there is someone pushing it. But he has a bunch of other ones that are equally insane. FUCK wish i could remember the guys name.
>> Mr.Tits
>>969466
this thing was crwaling in my bed yesterday
>> Anonymous
>>969475
No shit somebodys pushing it, thats not what IM WTFing about, Im WTFing about this giant box thing with the ability to walk.
>> Anonymous
theo jansen
>> Anonymous
search up strandbeest

you're welcome anon
>> Anonymous
>>969491
Yes, that's right.
Seriously guys, if you haven't seen Theo Jensen's other stuff you should do a search on him, it's truly amazing.
>> Anonymous
Someone's just pushing it? WEAK
>> Anonymous
AERODYNAMICS MOTHERFUCKER , DO YOU USE IT?
>> Anonymous
>>969499
That one, yes. But he has other creatures that gather energy from wind and walk on their own.

http://ebestagent.com/ebestmagazine/technology/theo-jensen-strandbeest-kinetic-sculptures/

In this video he goes into the mechanics of it. Worth the watch.
>> Anonymous
well wtf, if there is no wind at the time, then it's just gonna sit there and that's gay
>> Anonymous
>>969499
Lets see you make one.
>> Anonymous
>>969509
>>969499
You two are morons, these creatures are very very amazing and beautiful. They are highly complex yet made out of very simple materials.

Watch the video where he goes into the explanation and I'm sure you'll learn to appreciate them.
>> Anonymous
What's amazing about the OP is that its made out of metal. Yes, its being pushed. But its being pushed by a single man - that sculpture weighs 3.2 tons. The OP's pic is intended to show how novel the locomotion mechanism is.
>> efwsdgsd lawl
SAGE
>> Anonymous
>>969530
Actually, I used to see a lot of that around here. Mostly in the creativity and originality in the content brought to 4chan, but you're right, that has died off a good while ago. Reposts of reposts ect ect.
I don't know why I even come here anymore, I suppose that's the curse.
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo

Theo Jansen is on his way to becoming a god, in that he may one day create a living creature out of inorganic material. It's very irrational now but the things he has done already sound preposterous as well.

HE MADE A FUCKING RUDEMENTARY BRAIN THAT LET'S THE CREATURE KNOW IT'S LOCATION, ALL OUT OF MOTHER FUCKING SPRITE BOTTLES AND TUBES
>> Anonymous
>>969509

He has made a way for the creatures to store energy, to allow movement in zero wind. He has also given them ability to stop once they reach water and turn around, otherwise they would die.
The OP gif is more a a model of movement and not one of the creatures in question. For those truly interested in this amazing man and his creatures, here is an awesome video where he explains about them a little bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo
>> Anonymous
>>969563
I agree 100%. It's amazing how simple these creatures are, yet so complex.
And these creatures are still in the early stages.
I can't wait to see these things in the coming years, no doubt they will be much more impressive than they already are.
>> Anonymous
I'm sorry, but you all seem to be missing something here.

These are not "living" creatures. They have no pulse.

Stop referring to them as if they are actual creatures that live and breathe.

Thank you.
>> Anonymous
>>969593
Haha.

Of course they aren't living breathing organic creatures, but something doesn't have to be organic to be alive and aware.
These are no where near being alive and aware of their surroundings, but they are well on their way, that's one of the exciting things about them.
Jensen is actually building a genetic code for these things and I don't doubt that in the future they could very well be considered alive.
>> Anonymous
>>969599
Just wait till they can reproduce...
>> Anonymous
>>969514

I'm defending it! everyone whos yelling about its just a guy pushing it, but if there is no wind then what the hell is it gonna do? sit there and be stupid
>> Anonymous
>>969657

I don't think you have a chair. Enjoy your floor.
>> Anonymous
What are those things called, I want to learn more about them
>> Anonymous
>>969599
> well on their way

LOL CARDBOARD AND WOOD DOES NOT A SENTIENT BEING MAKE
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqftVhOuTw&feature=related
some of his stuff
>> Anonymous
I find the "reinvention of the wheel" argument quite interesting.

Imagine cars walking on the beach with dozens of small feet like these. It could climb over small obstacles and the car would always stay horizontal making for a very smooth ride.

Also the skeleton look to the "beasts" remind me of earl footage of the Wright brothers.
>> Anonymous
>>969593
>>969657
>>969663

Well you guys go ahead and stay in denial, I'll be studying these things at every step along the way so when the day comes and they try and take over the world, I'll know their weakness. You guys can just cry about how they are only cardboard and not real as they impale your head on their huge cardboard penises.
>> Anonymous
>>969466

My god, they finally did it, they made a Metal Gear. NO!!!! Well, 'cept for the people walking it.
>> Anonymous
All he's done is make a very elaborate crank-shaft that walks it self. Take the crank shaft out of a car and it'll walk like that when you add power to it too.
>> by invitation only
>>969663
that aids virus that's going to kill your fat faggot ass isn't sentient either but it's certainly alive.
anyway, people are taking this guy's artsy use of terminology a little too literally.
>> Anonymous
>>969688
Last I checked, cars didn't walk.
>> Anonymous
I wouldnt call these creatures as much as simple mechanical wind powered robots

or just plain windpowered machines.

by the definition of creature, a sailboat would be a creature.
>> Anonymous
>>969688
they're wind powered buddy.
>> Anonymous
>>969688
Since thats all he's done, I would very much like to see you reproduce something of the sort. Please post your video somewhere that we can access it, and post .gifs here so we can judge how terribly you fail.
>> Anonymous
>>969695
Read my post you dumb shit. It's only the crank shaft that you REMOVE and then rotate to make it do basically the same thing.
>> Anonymous
>>969695
Optimus prime disagree nigga
>> Anonymous
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/162
>> Anonymous
This is some lame shit. Maybe before the steam engine would this be impressive.
>> Anonymous
>>969667
highly cool stuff, thank you.
>> Anonymous
/gig/ thread is lacking gifs
contributing
>> Anonymous
>>969722
If I really cared to build useless walking things I would have already made one.

You guys are all too busy sucking this guys dick to realize what he's doing isn't revolutionary or new, not by hundreds of years. Now if we were living in the 1400's then yes, this would be amazing, but we're in the fucking 21st century wake up and look around at the massively more complex and awesome shit we have.
>> Anonymous
>>969688

no... it wouldn't "walk" it would "roll"

retard
>> Anonymous
>>969688

YEAH YOU FUCKING RETARD
>> Anonymous
>>970211
iphone, am I right.
>> Anonymous
Yeah Iphone...it's a wonder why people spend money on it.
>> Anonymous
>>960211

I hear you buddy. HEY! Do you remember that time you built that thing? That really impressive thing? You know the one that could do all the impressive stuff built of simple principals but which still did some really cool stuff. You know! That thing YOU built...oh. wait. Oh yeah. You didn't make jack shit! Sorry buddy. I forgot you're a douche and haven't done fuck all with your life!
>> Anonymous
>>970258
who are you talking to? no one's there.
>> Anonymous
poop
>> Anonymous
wow, this thread turned into a bunch of idiotic bickering didnt it?

These "creatures" are really just an amazing feat of engineering. They do not feel, or think. But they are capable of maintaining themselves without human interaction for a period of time which might be called a "lifetime" of them. it is basically a simple form of AI at its most core elements. a machine designed to perfom tasks without someone controlling it. These just happen to contain no electronics or computeres.