Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures

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http://www.ted.com - Dutch artist Theo Jansen demonstrates his amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures, built from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His "Strandbeests" (Beach Creatures) are built to move and even survive on their own.

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i dont get it how ... ( 3 weeks ago by ToxicJew)

i dont get it how do they know not to go in to the water??

LOL XD LOFL!!!!!! ( 3 weeks ago by YourDarkAccomplice)

LOL XD LOFL!!!!!!

LOL XD ROTFL!!!!!!! ... ( 3 weeks ago by YourDarkAccomplice)

LOL XD ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!

Wouldn't this be ... ( 3 weeks ago by randallmoody)

Wouldn't this be littering?

they would ... ( 2 weeks ago by pookyking2)

they would understand the textures of the water in the holes of the tube and it would stop them and make the change the direction of walking

yeah, i know, ... ( 2 weeks ago by punkernuns)

yeah, i know, evolutionists are too smart for the rest of us. we need something to entertain us now!

Mind-boggling stuff ... ( 2 weeks ago by Aetila)

Mind-boggling stuff here!

Is it just me or ... ( 2 weeks ago by lawlsimpopular)

Is it just me or does the song at the end sound like a dead ripoff of Angel by Massive Attack?

LOL ( 2 weeks ago by LochanaMusic)

LOL

OH MY GOD! How the ... ( 2 weeks ago by LochanaMusic)

OH MY GOD! How the hell do you come up with stuff like this!

I am stunned, I ... ( 2 weeks ago by Oddiccus)

I am stunned, I want to build my own Strandbeest...

I couldn't agree ... ( 2 weeks ago by DakkiDono)

I couldn't agree more.

Wow...they're so ... ( 2 weeks ago by DakkiDono)

Wow...they're so strangely beautiful. I love how they move.

:D sweet thought ( 1 week ago by suzsiz)

:D sweet thought

itd be kinda kool ... ( 1 week ago by howisdiscool)

itd be kinda kool if all the humans died, and they were the only things left. what would the later beings think they are?

star wars in the ... ( 6 days ago by Viodin0)

star wars in the making

makes me cry of ... ( 5 days ago by piclespar)

makes me cry of emotion.

This is something ... ( 5 days ago by ggrandpaad)

This is something John McCain should look into to spice up his campaign. Maybe he can get some ideas on his selection of cabinet members. Just imagine, a government consisting of biorobots. DavidGD620

fuckin shite waste ... ( 5 days ago by andy500120)

fuckin shite waste of time and space

youre the most ... ( 3 days ago by diegoarmandolozano)

youre the most stupid person in the whole world

These are pretty ... ( 2 days ago by sudnem)

These are pretty neat machines.

fuck you prick ( 2 days ago by andy500120)

fuck you prick

amazing ( 1 day ago by alien0715)

amazing

wow driftwood IS ... ( 4 hours ago by howisdiscool)

wow driftwood IS pretty cool

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