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Theo Jansen's Strandbeest

Theo Jansen's Strandbeest

This website describes the work of the Dutch physicist, Theo Jansen, in designing a "new nature" or walking beach creature (Animari). They are made out of yellow plastic tubes, and actually walk in the wind. He started this project in 1990.

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Animari, new nature, Art, beach animals, physics, new forms of life, engineering, plastic yellow tubes, Theo Jansen, Wind power, wind-powered machines
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 21, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
December 18, 2014
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Submitter:
Sally Robertson
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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Flash
Language:
English
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Sally Robertson
Sally Robertson (Librarian)
9 years ago

This looks like a great thing for engineering students to study. It needs to be reviewed by some mechanical engineers and physicists.

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