if you go down to the woods in Canada whatch out for...

nicklouse
nicklouse Posts: 50,673
edited February 2011 in The Crudcatcher
the Robots.

Stolen from another place.


Part 1 of 53:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Krv3gE-c4


It's a video diary of a Canadian guy who lives in the forest and decides to build a giant mechanical robot spider and it's pretty fascinating stuff if you've got a spare few hours.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Haha i love how to build one thing, he decides to build other things to help. Endless cycle of building!
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    That is just fantastic, cheers Nick.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    brilliant, watched 1 and 2 this morning.

    Using a big log to pull the saw he made is brilliant :D

    Its like Scouts on acid :lol:
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  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,010
    :shock: :D wonder if he's watched robot wars :lol:
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    He's the Andrew WK of robots
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  • wordnumb
    wordnumb Posts: 847
    He gets to 53 without killing himself?
  • D-Cyph3r
    D-Cyph3r Posts: 847
    So this is what happens if you spend your life living in the woods with no human contact...


    I gotta move out into the wilderness ASAP.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Awesome!
    I'm a bit worried about the chances of that bandsaw blade staying in place though :lol:
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    edited February 2011
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    Awesome!
    I'm a bit worried about the chances of that bandsaw blade staying in place though :lol:

    how the blinking heck is that band say staying in place?*

    im very much looking forward to the following 50 odd episodes.

    *just say the extra set of bearings, it all makes a bit more sense now.
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    I just got so absorbed in it, started 28 last night, the guy and (presume) girlfriend are stars. Great stuff, good find Nick.
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    ive just noticed, he is using a set of cheap headphones as his ear defenders!

    im upto number 11, this seems a waste of a day off but im enjoying it nonetheless.
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    doing them in 10s/15s and enjoying coming back to them, not sure I could do it all in one, but i can't sit that still usually anyway
  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    edited February 2011
    Woah, that is nuttier than rat 5h1t in a pistashio factory!

    Quality find! 8)
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  • toby_winkler
    toby_winkler Posts: 1,298
    He is an absolute genius! Watched the first 5, can't wait to watch more when I get home.
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  • Alienman
    Alienman Posts: 91
    Wow. Impressively crazy.

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