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Karakuri: Japanese Clockwork Automatons Are The Coolest Thing Ever.

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http://vimeo.com/24412432

Articulated and Articulate 17th Century Robots Karakuri is the art of clockwork automation, dating back to Japan’s Edo Period (17th and 18th Centuries). Once the spring powered clockwork mechanism hit Japan, in the 1600s, the Japanese put the spring’s stored energy to use with art, flair, and grace. These automatons can perform incredibly intricate, and [...]

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Kseniya Simonova Makes Sand And Motion Into Living, Breathing, Beauty. Coolest Thing EVER.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqNl6Tc70M0″

Unbelievably Powerful Sand Animation Ukranian artist (and polymath) Kseniya Simonova seems a little Bjorky, in a good way. By this I mean I think he creativity is off the chart tectonic, like a meteor of ball lightning. If you read her About Me, you’ll see she has a bunch of degrees in carious subjects. She’s [...]

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This Is The Last Thing You’ll See Before You Die. The German Robot That Can Feel Emotions

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Hurrah, Youdopia! The Germans have created a robot that can feel, and emote. Not only that, it can tell what emotions you’re feeling. German empathy has at last been synthesized. German emotions. Aggressions, obsession with perfection, and racial hatred Awesome. Maybe if we’re lucky it can learn to judge the worthy from the unworthy. German [...]

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Funniest Shit Ever: FAIL blog, A Goat And A Very Unfortunate Student

in Doodles, fnord, funniest shit ever, humor

The Penis Mightier All Hail The FAIL There’s not to say about this, Youdopia. This little doodle is hilarious, because it’s hilarious (unless you think it isn’t). It’s the Funniest Shit Ever. Sometimes all you need is a few minutes on Failblog. I hope you like.

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Coolest Shit Ever: The Known Universe In Six Minutes

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Knock knock. Who’s There? Infinity. Infinity who? Infinity is pretty amazingly large. My dear Youdopia, one of the blogs I read daily, is The Daily Grail. This little video which is a zippity doo dah tour from Tibet to the edge of the cosmic horizon and back, was posted there. I just nicked it and [...]

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