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Archive for June 10th, 2009

With a little bit of searching (randomly lol) I found this!

It is apparently called a strand beest; That’s right, strand beest, not strand beast lol. The you tube video I was watching about it had a narrator who talks far to fast for the show’s own good, and I kept thinking tramphese…. I eventually gathered the wit to look at the description, and find out that it was actually strand beest LOL. After having found the REAL name, I was able to find the “Ted, Ideas worth spreading” video below. Apparently, this thing will be able to “survive” on it’s own on the beaches, and learn to navigate them. I am not so sure about the “learning” part, but surviving on its own looks pretty possible! It has a simple “brain” Which is around six – 8 (probably 8 as that is one byte), bits; Yup, it is binary, and mechanical. It has a strange water sensor (I am, sadly, I am unsure as to how it works); This sensor detects water, and tells the “Organism” to go the opposite direction. I am a bit skeptic about it simply reversing direction, as that would end up making it simply go back, and fourth. Also, Also it does not really fall under the category of an Organism……. However I just find it dang cool LOL. The mechanics involved in it are just amazing!