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    Image of Margatron Margatron
    10/13/09

    In reply to 18th Century Silver Swan Automaton Looks More Realistic than Most Modern Robots
    Clockwork is the new steampunk.
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    Image of SimonEyez SimonEyez
    10/12/09

    In reply to 18th Century Silver Swan Automaton Looks More Realistic than Most Modern Robots
    clearly you haven't seen a real live swan to have been suprised by the "realism"
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/12/09

    @SimonEyez: Considering it was made over two centuries ago, I am astonished by its craftsmanship and the ingenuity of it.

    The most strikingly unrealistic aspect of it is that it is not making an ungodly racket or trying to bite people.

    Other than that, its creator was clearly nothing short of brilliant.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/12/09

    In reply to 18th Century Silver Swan Automaton Looks More Realistic than Most Modern Robots
    Have you ever seen a swan in real life? They are vicious bastards.

    Making a robotic swan - even if only a clockwork one - is just asking for (lovingly and painstakingly hand-crafted) robotic disaster.
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    Image of madog madog
    10/12/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: My mother was attacked by a swan once... Once.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Super Rideable Rubber Band Robot Automaton
    You'll put your eye out with that thing.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/19/09

    @NerdBurger_GitEmSteveDave:


    I'll tell them an icicle fell on me!

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    06/19/09

    @nutbastard: I wonder if I can hit one of the Bumpasis's dogs w/it.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/19/08

    In reply to Amazing Mechanical Elephant Is Not Afraid of USB Mice
    Ok, this one time I actually do welcome our mechanical pachyderm overlords.


    And the rest of those things are awesome too...

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    Image of JDisnidiet JDisnidiet
    11/19/08

    In reply to Amazing Mechanical Elephant Is Not Afraid of USB Mice
    As soon as I saw the word "conduits" I knew who wrote this - please, please, hire a proofreader.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/19/08

    @JDisnidiet: Yes, proofreading is a Good Thing and, yes, this being a blog there are more typos and grammatical errors than you might find on a more rigid, news-oriented site. The ex-grammar nazi in me agrees. Somewhat.


    But in this case your bit of snarkiness is just unfounded; Jesus was just quoting the text exactly as it came from the original website. If his quotation marks aren't enough evidence for you, go to the source website and read it for yourself.

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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/19/08

    In reply to Amazing Mechanical Elephant Is Not Afraid of USB Mice
    The elephant is beautiful. They are all cool, but he is gorgeous.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/19/08

    @Curves: He is and they are. And, I'm sorry, but I still like steampunk, especially when it's done this well.
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    11/19/08

    In reply to Amazing Mechanical Elephant Is Not Afraid of USB Mice
    Yes, but does it come in a USB Humping Elephant version?
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    Image of Thats Dr Bear to You Thats Dr Bear to You
    11/19/08

    @bosskev: They thought about it but realized that it would destroy any computer it was connected to
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/19/08

    @Thats Dr Bear to You: "...it would destroy any computer it was connected to"


    I thought that's what Vista was for.


    * rim shot *

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/19/08

    In reply to Amazing Mechanical Elephant Is Not Afraid of USB Mice
    It's an AT-AT Walker with a trunk and tusks.
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    Image of adamator adamator
    11/19/08

    In reply to Amazing Mechanical Elephant Is Not Afraid of USB Mice
    Elephunky.
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