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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: dogboy on February 28, 2011, 02:06:17 PM

Title: Walking PVC erector sets on the beach in holland
Post by: dogboy on February 28, 2011, 02:06:17 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKyHmjyrkA

Hmmm and I thought the only novel use of PVC was using it to make bongs and blow guns...
Title: Re: Walking PVC erector sets on the beach in holland
Post by: Drastic on February 28, 2011, 02:25:31 PM
Hah, that's pretty cool. Wonder how long it takes to build one.
Title: Re: Walking PVC erector sets on the beach in holland
Post by: grnidone on February 28, 2011, 04:50:13 PM
That is amazing!
Title: Re: Walking PVC erector sets on the beach in holland
Post by: littleman on March 01, 2011, 06:48:22 AM
After watching that video I had to poke around at some other videos of Theo Jansen's creations.  Just amazing.  It is very difficult to see how he's converting the wind into kinetic energy. 
Title: Re: Walking PVC erector sets on the beach in holland
Post by: littleman on March 01, 2011, 07:01:24 AM
This is his Ted talk, he gets into some of the functions in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo
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