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Cope

Cope

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I would REALLY enjoy getting to see these in person and take a good hard look at how they work and what makes them "tick".

That would just about be the best beach day ever. Some cold beers, a surf rod and these things cruzing around...






Enjoy.
 
I didn't know what this was by the name. Can you imagine if all that thought and effort was put inot doing something useful?
 
Cope said:
I would REALLY enjoy getting to see these in person and take a good hard look at how they work and what makes them "tick".

That would just about be the best beach day ever. Some cold beers, a surf rod and these things cruzing around...




Enjoy.
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they are awesome to see in real life
i caught an exposition on them in Chicago once, and ive see them on the beach at Zandvoort

pauly said:
Wow! I’d like to see the mechanics of one of those!
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simply amazing, there is a crankshaft on the center which is powered by wind and simply uses rods to move
its simplicity is staggering once you delve into it

we've probably gone through half a dozen of these kits, and they are great for a rainy day with the kids or grandkids

Strandbeest Model Kit Toy | eBay


(and this seems like a great price)
 
I'm sure someone could harness that and make some kinda transportation.
 
Pull them out after a couple hits of acid! LOL... Now that would be a trip...
 
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I bought a kit a few years ago, but haven’t assembled them yet. Very cool indeed! These are a mechanical engineer’s dream for sure!
 
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