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Strandbeests - WIP Video - Kindly requesting feedback

Hi all!

This is a preview for our upcoming video about strandbeests. We've had a lot of fun making this and would love to hear your thoughts on it!

Is there anything we got wrong? Anything you'd tweak? Or anything you'd like to cut or would like to see? Please let us know!

We plan to publish this video towards the end of next week.

Thank you so much for your continued support and help! We're incredibly grateful for it.

Casper and the whole team here at Ve

Comments

And how does he support himself?

Chris Mullin

At 5:00, you say he's only "allowed" to use a few materials. Is that self-imposed? Who is allowing him or not allowing him?

Chris Mullin

Symbiosis <> independence. You simply re-iterated the point I already made.

Kimberly Green

Sure it is. It's symbiosis. Sort of. Technically speaking, the Portuguese Man-of-war reproduces the same way. It's (as I recall) a symbiote of four distinct organisms, none of which could survive (much less reproduce) on its own. Only one has reproductive capabilities, and is responsible for reproducing the entire symbiote.

darkwater4213

I was going to say--what he created was a NOT gate, and then a flip-flop. I wonder how he'll go about AND, OR, kaj XOR gates?

darkwater4213

A short intorduction of Theo would be nice, here from Wikipedia: Jansen was born in Scheveningen in the Netherlands. He grew up with a talent for both physics and art, and studied physics at the Delft University of Technology. Jansen left the university in 1974 without a degree. While at Delft, Jansen was involved in many projects that involved both art and technology, including a paint machine and a flying-saucer machine.

OPC

The 'nerve cell/valve' at 23:00 can also be interpreted as a transistor

Jan Doggen

You're spot on Paul, we'll change this. Thank you! - Casper

Veritasium

For 17:15 you could use a video of a cat (accidentally) touching water and jumping away immediately.

Hod

The energy storing principle at 17:51 makes me think of the wat catfleas jump. When a certain threshold is reached, the stored energy can be used. I could be wrong, but the analogy might help understand the mechanism. https://youtu.be/A5KvNcNz9aQ?t=199

Hod

Just a thought, but when Theo Janseen shows the "nerve cells" and they are clattering (23:15), I assume its oscillating, can you show the "circuit diagram" and why it oscillates? I see it as "Flip-Flop Oscillator" like in the Electronics. but not quite sure

Dan_in_SD

Love the segments of Adam Savage and his build. Nice!

Dan_in_SD

1:25 - If your map can do the Umlauts in "Münster" and "Osnabrück", I would like to request the missing one in "Düsseldorf" as well ;) (As "Dussel" translates to idiot)

SkaveRat

Reminded me of the movie idea/script titled "A Topiary" by Shane Carruth. (The movie was never made, but the script is out there.)

Bahman Engheta, PhD

The picture at 1.42 is Vinkeveen. It is shown in the context of the danger of sea level rising, but this is not a village being swallowed by the water rising. Actually, both the land and water there are below sea level. The water you see here is the result of peat excavation.

Paul Peijzel

At 1:28 the statement about the lowest point being "under water" should say below sea level. Otherwise it implies the land is flooded rather than recovered / usable. There is a 7th challenge before they can live "independently": They need to be able to reproduce. Otherwise, old age and systemic failure will end the species. (They do reproduce now ... via the whims of a helper organism. But that's not independence.)

Kimberly Green

It is De Volkskrant -- we'll change this! Dankje Pieter! - Casper

Veritasium

1:50 columnist for a local newpaper. If this the De Volkskrant, then it is a national/dutch newspaper, a local news paper would be restricted to a city or a region.

Pieter Gosselink


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