Comments on: Massive machine animals in France http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jeff http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-113668 Jeff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-113668 Very nice, but can we trip it with cables? Does it have a ridiculously vunerable under-belly? This is obviously a disguised Empiral walker! Very nice, but can we trip it with cables? Does it have a ridiculously vunerable under-belly? This is obviously a disguised Empiral walker!

]]> By: cinemajay http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-113987 cinemajay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-113987 Sort of reminds me of Lucy the Margate Elephant: http://www.lucytheelephant.org/indexhi.html ...be warned: the website is adoringly antiquated! Sort of reminds me of Lucy the Margate Elephant:

http://www.lucytheelephant.org/indexhi.html

…be warned: the website is adoringly antiquated!

]]> By: Skeptobot http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-113739 Skeptobot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-113739 I saw the Elephant and puppet girl in london. It was brilliant. One brilliant aspect you don't often here about is how it was advertised. They didn't make it clear at all what was going on. They didn't make it clear, where the Elephant was. You had to hunt it. Me and my friend spent almost an hour wandering around, asking people, following crowds. We knew we were getting closer when we kept finding the crushed cars. Then we turned to a corner to walk straight into it. A brilliant day. I saw the Elephant and puppet girl in london. It was brilliant. One brilliant aspect you don’t often here about is how it was advertised. They didn’t make it clear at all what was going on.

They didn’t make it clear, where the Elephant was. You had to hunt it. Me and my friend spent almost an hour wandering around, asking people, following crowds. We knew we were getting closer when we kept finding the crushed cars.

Then we turned to a corner to walk straight into it.

A brilliant day.

]]> By: davorg http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-115023 davorg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-115023 See the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sultanselephantlondon/">pool of Sultan's Elephant photos on Flickr</a>. See the pool of Sultan’s Elephant photos on Flickr.

]]> By: DrChewbacca http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-116073 DrChewbacca Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-116073 Just one detail : it's not exactly an "exhibition". The Machines will stay in Nantes permanently. The Elephant is currently the only one that's fully functionnal. The other ones are being displayed while being built ; when finished, the squid and other fishes will be used on a big merry-go-round. > <a href="<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/sets/72157600573243435/">More photos of the Machines available here</a> Just one detail : it’s not exactly an “exhibition”. The Machines will stay in Nantes permanently. The Elephant is currently the only one that’s fully functionnal. The other ones are being displayed while being built ; when finished, the squid and other fishes will be used on a big merry-go-round.

> More photos of the Machines available here

]]> By: DrChewbacca http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-117901 DrChewbacca Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-117901 This is the link that didn't work in my previous post : <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/sets/72157600573243435/">more photos of the Machines in Nantes</a> This is the link that didn’t work in my previous post : more photos of the Machines in Nantes

]]> By: Riblets http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-114074 Riblets Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-114074 Don't forget their best project, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc Don’t forget their best project,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc

]]> By: Angstrom http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-113646 Angstrom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-113646 The performance of "The Sultans Elephant" in London was pretty amazing, sadly I didn't get to see it in person. these beasts all wandered around London for 4 days acting out a modified Jules Verne story The performance of “The Sultans Elephant” in London was pretty amazing, sadly I didn’t get to see it in person.

these beasts all wandered around London for 4 days acting out a modified Jules Verne story

]]> By: frenchienick http://boingboing.net/2008/01/28/massive-machine-anim.html#comment-114160 frenchienick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-114160 This place rules! My grandparents live in Nantes, where this is located, and I always stop by here on my way to visit them. My three year old daugther loves it almost as much as I do. The coolest thing, aside from the elephant, is the beautiful merry-go-round, with mantas, fish, and other sweet creatures. It is absolutely worth the trip if you are in the Loire area. You gotta love french state-subsidized art! This place rules!
My grandparents live in Nantes, where this is located, and I always stop by here on my way to visit them. My three year old daugther loves it almost as much as I do. The coolest thing, aside from the elephant, is the beautiful merry-go-round, with mantas, fish, and other sweet creatures.
It is absolutely worth the trip if you are in the Loire area.
You gotta love french state-subsidized art!

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