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GSPhotography
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Wind Monsters , couldnt figure out the embed video but click on this link.
Worth it

http://vitaminl.tv/video/918
Nov 15 2013 11:39AM
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That was awesome

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Nov 15 2013 11:57AM
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Chris.B
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Thats really impressive.
Nov 15 2013 12:00PM
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GSPhotography
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I dont understand how the legs move but its soooo cool
Nov 15 2013 12:01PM
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SlurmrnHurnyBurn
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definitely worth the click
Nov 15 2013 12:07PM
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El_Barto.
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neat
Nov 15 2013 12:10PM
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turntwood
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Wow, that was incredible. Unreal how smoothly it walks.
Nov 15 2013 7:48PM
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NoBigDeal
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so cool. very impressive
Nov 15 2013 8:20PM
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Stickity
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People are cool as hell
Nov 15 2013 8:40PM
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yasgur99
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it seems as if the thing is wind powered because of the sheet being used.
So sick
Nov 15 2013 8:45PM
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CluckaChuck
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I want one
Nov 15 2013 9:18PM
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d00d
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damn that was actually really impressive
Nov 15 2013 9:21PM
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DIPED_IN_SAUCE
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So you want one? http://www.strandbeest.com/shop/index_usa.php
Nov 15 2013 9:25PM
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disastertourism
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and they're on sale
Nov 16 2013 6:31AM
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Laurent.
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I've seen them in action quite a few times, they just keep getting bigger and more complicated.


Nov 16 2013 6:50AM
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Mag
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What blows my mind is the fact that you can 3d print them in 1(technically 2) pieces

Nov 16 2013 6:42PM
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Olimar
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This is absolutely incredible...

Threads.
Nov 16 2013 7:23PM
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Wallisch_pl
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My school just got a 3d printer Friday and I'm testing it out monday
Nov 16 2013 7:28PM
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Mag
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going into the dildo building business?



That's fucking sweet, I'm incredibly surprised they'd let you use it though, they're not exactly quick.

What you planning on making?
Nov 16 2013 7:29PM
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Jeebus.
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From the video it kinda seemed that once he pushed it, it was like perpetual motion. Kinda like those fun pendulums that people put on their desks in executive offices.
Nov 16 2013 7:47PM
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DeRizzo
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I gotta say it was worth the click.
Nov 16 2013 8:15PM
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Wallisch_pl
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Not 100% sure yet, and it's pretty funny how we got it, my teacher saw the principle and jokingly said "when do you think we'll be gettin a 3D printer haha" and he responded with "well send me an email about it and we might just!". No one even knows we got it except me and a couple kids.



We'll probably just make cubes at first and play around with it
Nov 16 2013 8:19PM
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CrotchKiller
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wtf, how do you print such an intricate object? crazy
Nov 16 2013 8:22PM
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Mag
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I'm not sure I'd trust something that calls itself a "MakerBot".

That's gonna be so fucking fun, don't make cubes dude, do something that you can't do, something physically impossible without a printer(e.g a true sphere(there'll be a ton of better ideas, just an example)).

Nov 16 2013 8:22PM
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Wallisch_pl
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I know what you mean, but I'd just do cubes as like a first thing, I've been watching videos about them and they're just so useful, and like you don't need to buy shit you can just print it out.

Also it takes 13 minutes to make something the size of like a trident piece of gum
Nov 16 2013 8:38PM
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Mr.Huck
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That's nutz. Thanks for posting that.
Nov 16 2013 10:26PM
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Mag
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this is fucking next level

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Nov 19 2013 10:07PM
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coling
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Sick engineering. I dont get how some of them got the power to move it looked like the sail on top wasnt moving. Unless the sail was like coiling up energy
Nov 19 2013 10:13PM
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NinetyFour
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The sails on top turn a crank, which cranks a pump, and the pump compresses air into soda bottles. From there, the compressed air is used to move pneumatic actuators which are also made from PVC, and the actuators operate the legs. Pretty neat shit, I wish he'd put bigger bottles on this thing though. Why not 5 Gal water cooler bottles? It could store a lot more air, and walk a lot longer. Higher pressures would likely make it move faster and smoother to...
Nov 20 2013 12:10AM
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act.resist
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that's awesome! but a little bit creepy...
Nov 20 2013 1:24AM
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