Build Your Very Own Incredible, Wind-Powered Creature
Your next rainy day, you now have no excuse to be bored. You’re welcome
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Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor who makes incredible, wind powered creatures. Here’s what they look like in action:
Who wouldn’t want a strandbeest of their own? Nobody. Luckily you can buy some of his models—scaled down, of course—to build at home. And here, Adam Savage from Mythbusters, takes you through building one.
Your next rainy day, you now have no excuse to be bored. You’re welcome.
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