Power Kite Forum - Wind powered animals

OreBeamer

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posted on 13-12-2008 at 10:41 AM

Wind powered animals

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_c...

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posted on 13-12-2008 at 11:38 AM

Theo jansen is a genius IMHO.

Here are another couple of clips of his work

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posted on 14-12-2008 at 12:24 AM

Wouldn't want to get my lines caught in one of those boogers! :o

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posted on 14-12-2008 at 10:55 AM

wow its creepy how natural they move. I'd say that's the ultimate scarecrow!

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posted on 26-12-2008 at 05:34 PM

He's done other interesting outdoor performance pieces - like having a group of guys launch a giant, helium-filled mylar disk from a hilltop over a city (decades before those little floating disks became a hit toy). He comes up with some cool ideas - to me kiting can be another form of floating performance art.

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posted on 18-2-2009 at 08:41 AM

yes,i would have to say--he's a creative genius........ :thumbup: