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Paper Strandbeest Is Strong Enough to Walk

62 points by NicoJuicy 7y ago

scdoshi 7y ago
Interesting set of videos by Jansen explaining systems used to create strandbeest: https://www.strandbeest.com/explains https://www.strandbeest.com/explains
- tim333 7y ago
  And him on how you may help the strandbeests reproduce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02qqB-2nbs&feature=youtu.be&t=130 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02qqB-2nbs&feature=youtu.be...
character0 7y ago
I was hoping these would be wind powered like his larger sculptures, but I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't be possible with paper
- Doxin 7y ago
  I'm sure it would be possible. Theo Jansen himself created a wind-powered one out of cardboard: https://youtu.be/MYGJ9jrbpvg?t=222 https://youtu.be/MYGJ9jrbpvg?t=222
mhb 7y ago
So it's some kind of breakthrough that you can make a walking toy with motors and an offset crank? And I guess you need an Arduino for this too. The whole Strandbeest worship is mystifying.
- soulofmischief 7y ago
  You must be fun at parties. Try taking a trip to your local gallery sometime and appreciating art for art's sake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage
  - dang 7y ago
    > You must be fun at parties. Please edit personal swipes out of your comments here. Your post would be much better without that bit. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - soulofmischief 7y ago
      You got it, dang. I was being light-hearted but I get it, Poe's law and all.
  - mhb 7y ago
    If it was just art, it wouldn't be irritating. But there's this: Since 1990 I have been occupied creating new forms of life.[1] So an aspiring Damien Hirst endeavoring to create a mythology[2] to support sales or mindshare or whatever of this stuff. [1] https://www.strandbeest.com/ https://www.strandbeest.com/ [2] https://www.strandbeest.com/fossils https://www.strandbeest.com/fossils
    - soulofmischief 7y ago
      Why are you irritated by what an engineer on the other side of the world does in their free time? Are you irritated because it's popular? Would it not irritate you if no one knew what Theo Jansen was up to?
- PhasmaFelis 7y ago
  You there! Stop having fun!
  - mhb 7y ago
    Bristlebot: https://youtu.be/rUSTXUis_ys https://youtu.be/rUSTXUis_ys Go crazy.

62 points by NicoJuicy 7y ago

Interesting set of videos by Jansen explaining systems used to create strandbeest: https://www.strandbeest.com/explains https://www.strandbeest.com/explains

tim333 7y ago
And him on how you may help the strandbeests reproduce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02qqB-2nbs&feature=youtu.be&t=130 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02qqB-2nbs&feature=youtu.be...

character0 7y ago

I was hoping these would be wind powered like his larger sculptures, but I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't be possible with paper

Doxin 7y ago
I'm sure it would be possible. Theo Jansen himself created a wind-powered one out of cardboard: https://youtu.be/MYGJ9jrbpvg?t=222 https://youtu.be/MYGJ9jrbpvg?t=222

mhb 7y ago

So it's some kind of breakthrough that you can make a walking toy with motors and an offset crank? And I guess you need an Arduino for this too. The whole Strandbeest worship is mystifying.

soulofmischief 7y ago
You must be fun at parties. Try taking a trip to your local gallery sometime and appreciating art for art's sake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage
- dang 7y ago
  > You must be fun at parties. Please edit personal swipes out of your comments here. Your post would be much better without that bit. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - soulofmischief 7y ago
    You got it, dang. I was being light-hearted but I get it, Poe's law and all.
- mhb 7y ago
  If it was just art, it wouldn't be irritating. But there's this: Since 1990 I have been occupied creating new forms of life.[1] So an aspiring Damien Hirst endeavoring to create a mythology[2] to support sales or mindshare or whatever of this stuff. [1] https://www.strandbeest.com/ https://www.strandbeest.com/ [2] https://www.strandbeest.com/fossils https://www.strandbeest.com/fossils
  - soulofmischief 7y ago
    Why are you irritated by what an engineer on the other side of the world does in their free time? Are you irritated because it's popular? Would it not irritate you if no one knew what Theo Jansen was up to?
PhasmaFelis 7y ago
You there! Stop having fun!
- mhb 7y ago
  Bristlebot: https://youtu.be/rUSTXUis_ys https://youtu.be/rUSTXUis_ys Go crazy.