Tatjana van Vark – amazing art (collection)
Check out this collection of devices, sculptures, contraptions and more from Tatjana van Vark – Link. Pictured here, The Inertial Navigator Platform.
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Chatty, a talking mannequin with a human face
Edo on Pink Tentacle writes – “Chatty, a talking mannequin with a human face, is on display at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2006 (at Tokyo Big Sight through March 26). Developed by Ishikawa Optics & Art Corporation, Chatty has a face that is brought to life by means of a video projector inside its […]
Electro-Mechanical Pong
“Real” Pong! – “Pongmechanik is an absolutely physical game. The game is realized electromechanically, and essentially consists of four elements: A relay computer, the mechanical movement with collision detection, the display and the acoustic components.” [via] – Link.
Juggernaut – da Vinci inspired wooden toy
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Smeece85’s writes – “My final Model for our second Industiral Design project this semester. The assignment was to create a wooden toy inspired by da Vinci. My solution is a car powered by a falling weight. Then the weight reaches the bottom of its arch, it hits a trigger and […]
Liquid Clock
The Water Clock Children’s Museum of Indianapolis displays time as colored & filled up water vessels – “Designed by French physicist and artist Bernard Gitton…The clock, which is 26.5 feet tall, uses 70 gallons of a solution of water, methyl alcohol and food coloring. The alcohol prevents algae and fungus from growing inside the pipes […]
Optical Illusions blog
Vurdlak writes – “This website will be all about optical illusions. I will post new illusions every now and then and make this website biggest and most quality collection on the net. Over and out.” The site has a ton of great illusions that will make your eyes water and your brain tweak, also a […]
Panda painted onto single hair
Micro art is going to be BIG this year, er small! – “Chinese micro-painter Jin Yin Hua has painted an image of a giant panda on a single human hair. The artist took 10 days to create the mini-masterpiece using a single rabbit hair as a paintbrush. Visitors to a Chinese gallery who wanted to […]
