Comments on: How to build giant Space Invaders as public art http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: koopapoopas http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1237990 koopapoopas Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1237990 Reminds me of the Apple Icon Garden from the good old days: http://icongarden.jory.org/cgi-bin/icongarden.pl?lang=en&curpic=7 http://www.quora.com/History-of-Apple-Inc/Where-did-Apples-icon-garden-sculptures-go-after-the-garden-was-decommissioned Reminds me of the Apple Icon Garden from the good old days:

http://icongarden.jory.org/cgi-bin/icongarden.pl?lang=en&curpic=7

http://www.quora.com/History-of-Apple-Inc/Where-did-Apples-icon-garden-sculptures-go-after-the-garden-was-decommissioned

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236832 Antinous / Moderator Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236832 <blockquote>Don't tell Lady Gaga or she'll want a dress made out of raw wood.</blockquote> Chances are that she already has clothing made of <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/how-is-rayon-made.htm" rel="nofollow">cooked wood</a>.

Don’t tell Lady Gaga or she’ll want a dress made out of raw wood.

Chances are that she already has clothing made of cooked wood.

]]> By: peromyscus http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236804 peromyscus Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236804 I lol'd at "tree meat". Don't tell Lady Gaga or she'll want a dress made out of raw wood.  I lol’d at “tree meat”. Don’t tell Lady Gaga or she’ll want a dress made out of raw wood. 

]]> By: destroy_all_humans http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236732 destroy_all_humans Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236732 This is happening at Indie Cade and their website does an effective job hiding it's location: http://www.indiecade.com/index.php/2011/where/ This is happening at Indie Cade and their website does an effective job hiding it’s location: http://www.indiecade.com/index.php/2011/where/

]]> By: Nagurski http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236521 Nagurski Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236521 I love the way the MAKE article is a tutorial on how not to do it. I love the way the MAKE article is a tutorial on how not to do it.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236453 Lobster Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236453 Last time someone did Ignignokt as an art installation, people called the bomb squad. Last time someone did Ignignokt as an art installation, people called the bomb squad.

]]> By: flowergardenslayer http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236381 flowergardenslayer Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236381 Very cool!  Only change I would make would be to put in a steel re-inforcement to allow for the non-touching pixels.  Thus you could eliminate the slight overlap you see in the "mandibles" in the bottom of the pictured invader. Also using gator board instead of plywood, since it's super strong, and much lighter! Very cool!  Only change I would make would be to put in a steel re-inforcement to allow for the non-touching pixels.  Thus you could eliminate the slight overlap you see in the “mandibles” in the bottom of the pictured invader.

Also using gator board instead of plywood, since it’s super strong, and much lighter!

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/how-to-build-giant-space-invaders-as-public-art.html#comment-1236375 bcsizemo Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122181#comment-1236375 I want to see Ignignokt and Err as giant art installations... -While it'd be in bad taste, if Ignignokt could be doing it as hard as he can, it'd be a nice touch. I want to see Ignignokt and Err as giant art installations…

-While it’d be in bad taste, if Ignignokt could be doing it as hard as he can, it’d be a nice touch.

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