Barry Crawford has a fundraiser for a magnificent project: MECHATEUTHIS.
He intends to display this glorious mechanical creation at Burning Man, which is fine, I suppose…but once Burning Man is over, he needs to keep moving north and east, because it’s ultimate destiny must lie in Morris, Minnesota, in my yard.
I wonder if the university would complain if I gave credit to teams of 8 students every semester, whose job was to crank it for my pleasure all the time?
vytautasjanaauskas says
“I wonder if the university would complain if I gave credit to teams of 8 students every semester, whose job was to crank it for my pleasure all the time?”
I wouldn’t approach the administration with that wording if I were you.
PZ Myers says
“I propose a training regimen to increase upper body strength for our student athletes.”
YOB - Ye Olde Blacksmith (Social Justice Jaegerkin) says
Daaaammmmmmnnnnn That is so awesome.
I wish I had just half of the engineering and fabrication skills he has.
On the plus side, now I’m reenergized to go work on my “Rustopod”
congenital cynic says
That is one seriously awesome piece of work. That’s as cool as those beach animals that the Dutch artist Theo Jansen made. I just love stuff like this.
birgerjohansson says
We need to increase the oxygen content massively, so we get giant dragonflies again!
Artor says
Very nice, but it needs to breathe fire too.
Trebuchet says
I love the collander thing for the eye. Seems to me my family used to have something like that.
Mobius says
That is so KEWL!
Funny Diva says
Trebuchet:
vegetable steamer!
I have one in my kitchen! But it’s not mechanized, alas.
Can’t wait to see a final video, where all the legs move…
Trebuchet says
@9, Funny Diva: Thank You! I knew it wasn’t a proper colander but couldn’t remember what it was used for. In our house, it was probably mostly use by me playing with it.
ebotebo says
Totally Groovy!
Fair Witness says
You’ll put your eye out with that thing!
fabianocaccin says
(Project) MECHATEUTHIS ! ! !
Best name for a metal band E V E R !
Sorry. Had to.
WMDKitty -- Survivor says
“I wonder if the university would complain if I gave credit to teams of 8 students every semester, whose job was to crank it for my pleasure all the time?”
PHRASING!