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A Kinetic Sculpture
JaffaCakeLover
Source for a few flying ones: Ornithopters by Bob Potts: http://www.mbandf.com/mad-gallery/creators/bob-potts/
Sarahgail
Slower you slut
Yourassic
Sorcery!
OnlyCoolKidsHaveTheBeetus
I'm on random &found this &I'm pretty high &this made me both super comfortable &super uncomfortable at the same time.
Thisisirrelvantcontent
How does one unfuck ones mind?!
BatWonder
Breach in the fabric of space itself
YoungVeteran
Some of these are too short.
bohemiancrabcity
So where can I buy these?
flassk
#5 #6 #7 #8 all cost no mana and fly.
NovaMakesMemes
Next time your gonna mind fuck me can you buy me a drink first?
IShopAtSoDoSoPa
Can someone make a DIY of the flapping wings whose gears are made of popsicle sticks
darthblaker7474
Chicken Run, anyone?
theycallmeMrGlass
Can we see the silvery metal ball of death when it's still?
MaxJensen
Makes me wanna play Besiege.
Sharkslife
I hope you wore protection because you just minds fucked me!
kettleblack
I think you're forgetting one OP,
Crauza
oh i remember this one
LeCacty
It needs a little minigun. Fuck yes I accept our new hamster overlords!
ahillview
I'm no counting em, but one of them was pretty fucked up awesome.
TheMwarrior50
I have one of those. It normally comes with a little fan; its basically a little walking windmill :D
bwandee
SCIENCE! Or is it math? ...ENGINEERING!
SosWeb
#3 and #14 are the beach animals (strandbeesten) from Dutch artist Theo Jansen and they do move without any help but the wind
aetherean
And there are bigger, more complicated ones than are shown here.
SosWeb
He did make a whole bunch of them, if you google you should find it's website! There are bigger ones yesss
lazydaysy
screen savers IRL
littlegreenapple
#1 trypopohbia tho
essimaria
Indeed. Couldnt watch the rest of the post cus body was on goosebumps and felt sick.
dolphinlightning
these all look like things Dumbledore would have in his office
stickybumfudge
#2 beeeeeeee ourrrrrrrrrr guest ,be our guest , put our service to the test
funktastic
needs more Arthur Gansen
TheOmnomnomnivore
If i saw that 3rd one without anyone around it, id probably piss myself
SosWeb
It does move on its own, only powered by wind. Strandbeesten by Theo Jansen. He made a whole bunch of them!
chopsmcgee
I know, right? That's the stuff of nightmares.
NeckDeepInAHorse
I don't get second one...
atombongsmoker
I don't know for sure, but i think the light source is acting as a pendulum going in a circle. It creates shadows of the figurines that-->
atombongsmoker
Look like they are moving, or perhaps dancing.
hitomishhinobi
Instructions unclear.. Now own 32 wind chimes
GnomeAndGarden
You had me at ornithopters.
Squeak74b
Ornithopters will shit on everything you love.
LupusBorealis
Regardless of the century, plane, or species, developing artificers never fail to develop the ornithopter.
leadoxide2
Can someone explain or give sauce for #13 and #14
ImSoMersenneTwister
You mean #12 and #13? I want to know too.
NNUfergs
It's a kinetic sculpture called nº 943 - 1238 by artist pe lang. Here is a video of it, vimeo.com/85486504 still not sure what's going on.
NNUfergs
OK, the little black rings slide along the rotating shaft in different directions depending on their orientation.
NNUfergs
When they collide with each other they reverse direction and create the illusion of passing through each other.
leadoxide2
Ah, thank you. I could not figure out how they would pass without colliding and getting stuck.
Wextersmachinegunhands
I really like this
ShakeDogResurrected
SadCannibalNoises
The second one is kind of poignant. It's like they're trapped in stasis, but their souls are dancing.
danfinger
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5k4rnCQ0f_wSOYUk_VEmcQ
Crauza
I'm glad you do
IWasBannedBecauseImgurSucks
Any chance you could provide sources? These are really worth watching longer than a small gif's lenght :(
IWasBannedBecauseImgurSucks
Especially if there are different angles for some of the bigger ones
Wextersmachinegunhands
these definitely don't grind my gears. It's rather soothing to watch
asbrom123
#9 is John Douglas Powers' kinetic sculpture. His work is infuriatingly amazing. I was also lucky enough to be taught by him and he's great!
progressorstatusquo
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StonesOnTheHill
What does he teach, I you don't ind me asking?
uchytjes
The art of being able to walk to the bathroom to take a shit without looking like you need to take a shit.
asbrom123
Not at all! He teaches college level art classes. http://www.john-powers.com
Walfas
Of all the sculptures here, #9 is probably the simplest when you look at it.
asbrom123
That may be true, but I think the effect the piece has on the viewer is more important. It wasn't over-engineered. 1/2
asbrom123
2/2 I think that's what's pretty great about his work. It's simple but the visual poetry is beautiful.