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Kinetic Necktie-Tying Sculpture

by 1389AD ( 90 Comments › )
Filed under Art, Open thread, Satire, Technology at February 9th, 2011 - 9:00 pm

Why Knot? – A kinetic sculpture by Seth Goldstein

The YouTube description calls it “A kinetic sculpture that continually ties and unties a necktie.”

I am not sure whether this fits best into the category of “art”, “satire”, or “technology”. It is not a modern takeoff on Rube Goldberg, but rather, an experiment in robotics and perhaps topology.


Sometimes I feel like a donut. Now I know why.

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 200 Comments › )
Filed under Art, Education, Humor, Open thread at May 12th, 2010 - 10:00 pm

[Image from here.]

The next time you eat a Krispy Kreme, you’re going to remember that diagram, and you’re going to contemplate what the donut hole really represents. You’re welcome.

For all you elongated donuts, here’s an Overnight Open Thread.