Adam Savage Meets Theo Jansen's Strandbeest!
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Dutch artist Theo Jansen brings his Strandbeest creatures to San Francisco to walk along our coast! Adam has been fascinated by these giant PVC-constructed machines for a long time, and finally gets up close to meet one in person and chat with its creator. Watch how the Strandbeest strolls across the sand!
Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen is currently on display at The Exploratorium in San Francisco: www.exploratori...
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Watch Adam build his own full-sized Strandbeest here: th-cam.com/video/G96YQQ7vW8w/w-d-xo.html
"I'm gonna build one of these"- the magic words I was waiting for.
Haha, know exactly what you mean! :)
is tested premium exclusive one of the other magic words?
Denis Ryan I used to live in San Fransicko it must be all the LSD that cause him to build this shit.
Because he was infected by the Strandbeest
Yeah --- howbout a 20ft. tall skeleton man ...
I kinda appreciate how Adam actually took the time to figure out how to properly pronounce Theo Jansen and strandbeest.
Well I'm Dutch, and - maybe you've guessed it - in English it's beach animal.
th-cam.com/video/nWMp_z7Jnxw/w-d-xo.html
That should lowkey be the norm for all people tho. I find really "rude" to misspronounce names of people you want to interwiev or make content about, which sadly happens a lot. Like i get it, names from certain countries are hard to pronounce but, when someone makes a documentary about someone, at least learn to pronounce their name right.
I can't decide what I like best, the beauty of these machines or Adams raw appreciation for them and their creator
I am so glad Adam took over Tested... you have no idea.
I love how he's so passionate and completely in love with his interests, yet he's so humble and respectful and in awe of their creators. It's amazing to watch and take part of.
The best part.... NO MORE WILL!!!! :)
no more gaysian justin bieber??
yeah. hes gone forever
WAIT ADAM HAS BEEN RUNNING TESTED? so I can subscribe now??
Adam pronounces "Strandbeest" as you would say it in Dutch at the start of the video while Jansen himself does it in the english way :P
In the Netherlands, where they are built, the beaches are windier, so the strandbeasts walk better there.
They evolved there. If you take most animals out of their natural enviroment they'll have a rough time adapting.
But in time they might.
And faster
@@theothertonydutch They didn't evolve at all, not to ruin the fun. The people just built new ones as the beests live there forever as immortals. However, if they were able to some how create more of themselves without external help (probably by eating each other and constructing themselves over time) then they can be considered alive, and the probability of mistake goes up (this is a good thing). Mistake is good because this leads to natural selection taking affect on the new changes. This will *finally* lead to evolution! :D
@@theothertonydutch the Strandbeast might have a natural predator elsewhere.
And no crowds
I love seeing Adam so happy over something so amazing, Thank you Tested for introducing us to so many new and innovative ideas!
A few years ago I have had the luck of building one of these strandbeests out of perspex tubes and meeting Theo Jansen in person. It was really a great experience and only when you build one of these standbeest you really start to understand the cleverness of Theo Jansen's design
I've visited his beach to watch his creations in motion. It's amazing.
So refreshing to see something so original.
It's 20 years old now.
@@kiereluurs1243 But it's still so refreshing to see something so original.
imagine building a bunch of the these and put them in a huge windy dessert. Then just leave them and see how far they will go. You could maybe even put at small Camera on one, and follow its Journey. :)
Genius!!!
The camera better be powered by windmill.
+Woo 991 or just have a really long lasting battery. Either way, that's a minor detail.
Da_zonk nah, it has to be 100% wind powered.
+Woo 991 im sure that's possible :)
This was actually really nicely edited and shot, it works as a standalone art-documentary. I'm assuming thats Joey's work, good job Joey!
I have shown Jansen works to my 14 years old students... They were amazed!!
I want to see a army of em wandering in a foggy Victorian era ghost town, "that town be tha land a tha strandbeasts, nay go there"
Yes. Theo Jansen please do this!
And young Ghorwed...must go and do battle and pass his test of manhood. Slay a Strandbeest. But when he arrives, he sees that the beest is intelligent and means him no harm. So, instead, they become bonded comrades...
It's look strange at first but when you realize how it's work , it's just become super awesome
Adam has been talking about these things for so long now, I love the fact that he got to meet the artist in person.
What an important and brilliant man.
Theo Jansen has been an inspiration for Years! Nice to see him getting more notice.
yea i remember seeing that creation years ago, i wanna say its been a decade since i first saw it
Watching how much pleasure Adam got from building the models, I'm super excited for him that he was able to meet this guy (and the Strandbeests)
i'm here just for the contagious Adam's genuine enthusiasm..Amazing
Can't wait to see Adam's version
I love seeing Adam exited ^_^ It brightens my day to see someone that invested in something
@StickySteez StickySteez Yeah I would totally be exited myself! Theo Jansen's creations is an absolutely stunning work of art and engineering. But there is just something infectious about Adam's exitement for creation and creativity. He is unashamed of his enthusiasm for the "strange" and the "niche" in a way that really inpiered me when i was a younger and more shy nerd. Thank you for replying to a 5 years old comment to bring me back to this video. I had nearly forgotten about it : )
good for you Adam its about time you got to see them. Two semesters ago i was writing a report for a history of modern art class on the strandbeests at the Peabody Essex Museum over in salem MA. i was shocked to see you on video there in the exhibition talking about Theo.
This makes my heart happy.
Brilliant. A modern day Leonardo.
Love seeing Dutch people/stuff on these channels, makes me proud
I"m getting choked up how much child like excitement Adam is experiencing. to actually touch something of such wonder and to know it and how it works and behaves and then to have one walking in front of you, to you, beside you. Bio Mechanical Magic
I had the honor of listening to Theo Jansen during a Maker Faire over here in the Netherlands last year where he showed one of his Strandbeests, and described to us the design process, mathematics and the extraordinary inventions builtin to the "animals". Especially the "pvc logic" actuators he designed are amazing. Look up the videos where it shows the Strandbeests walking into the surf, and reversing because it senses when it enters the water.
Genuinely excited to see Adam so passionate about the Strandbeests. Well done Tested.
Truly a work of art in motion. Thanks for sharing.
Adam Savage is such a nerd. But not in a bad way. The enthusiasm he brings to these nerdy passtimes and oddities is just so refreshing.
So from one nerd to another, Adam, I salute you.
There is something so beautiful and peaceful about watching the Strandbeest. Been a fan of these creatures for some time. Like Adam, I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD ONE.
Theo has his workplace just around the corner of where I live. After all those years they still amaze me...
Theo Jansen is a construction genius! It boggles my mind how you actually design and build these remarkable machines!
I visited Theo Jansen as well. Really nice guy and the machines he makes are fantastic.
i have been fascinated by these for years, I am so glad to see the proportions are out, so now maybe i can make one.
Adam's passion is contagious!
Can't wait to see what Adam's Strandbeest looks like.
So glad you guys could get together and talk. Please do make one of these Adam!!!
I've been fortunate enough to see (and push) Strandbeests in person. Easily the most amazing thing I've ever seen made out of stuff you can buy at you local Ace Hardware.
proud on my country again
I second that! NL for the win. :)
Koen Vandenberk *of
It is not crude, it is art meets engineering
The first time I saw one of these animals I felt a feeling I had never felt before. I still can't explain that feeling.
Two of my most favourite people in one video. Overload. I think I'm going to swoon.
Love Théo's stuff. A nice sincere approach towards his art.
Super mooi echt heel stoer.
Proude to be dutch.
Very nice to see Adam so excited.
I've seen a documentary about his 'strandbeesten' it is amazing how this man made these things all out of cv pipes an ty raps. After so many years he finally made it!
What a great vid! I love Adams curiosity and respect :)
cool to see Adam so happy and amazed.
Theo, you are an incredible artist. I'm just baffled by these machines.
This is the first new Jansen content I've seen in like 4 years! So good
Being Dutch this makes me proud. We have times that we actually make awesome pieces of art, and this is definitely one of them! I also love that he called it a Dutch name, because it's just lovely seeing foreigners trip and almost choke trying to pronounce a little Dutch!
he should have called them schafscharnagels then.
I could tell a few seconds in that Adam was going to build one. I might check them out at the Exploratorium. I miss the old location.
Wow, I wish I could see one of these in person.
I went to his workplace with school, he is a really nice dude.
I saw him and the beesten at Schevingen a while ago, it was great. He gave a presentation on how he created them. Just using plastic bottles, pvc pipe and garden hoses he made a complete pneumatic logic system with pumps, and units /or units, timers, repeaters - the works. Felt like i was 10 years old again, fiddling with lego technic. I recommend experiencing them in person like Adam!
Beautiful idea!
I love Adams enthusiasm for so many things.
This piece of art should be inside every ME textbook.
Thats awesome! i had to order myself a model after watching the one day build that you guys did they are just too cool!
he has even vigger ones here in holland, they have a "feeler" wich suchs in water if its there and it will change direction this man is a legend
I had to write a paper for my animation art degree and my paper talks about art being an extension of human evolution as they are memes according to Richard Dawkin's meme theory in the Selfish Gene, and in it I had included research on Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests.
I argued that fictional characters are basically mental entities that live and reproduce through human minds as memes that can even evolve into new characters, they also out live their creators. Strandbeests take it to the next step by actually being alive in the physical world.
But both the teachers who are grading my paper turned out to be religious and do not subscribe to evolution, so I received a low grade.
Sounds like a really interesting paper, shame your professors let their own biases influence their judgement.
What an amazing hat!
And.. god dammit.. Why do the religious pretty much always make things more difficult then they have to be?
That made me think in a way I haven't in a long time, thank you. And also, your professors sound incompetent and you should talk to the administration if it isn't a religious school
Change institute, some people shouldn't teach or stay close to young bright minds for that matter
That sounds like an absolutely awful environment for learning. Limiting imagination and fresh ideas because they don't align with the teachers is the opposite of what a good teacher should be. Especially for an art degree; art should be free to express whatever the hell the artist wants. Is there nobody higher up you can discuss it with, or are they all zealots?
Too bad the interview was a bit short. It would have been nice to see Theo Jansen talk at length with Adam in a more relaxed setting. Perhaps building a strandbeest together.
Our dutch hero
That's awesome in an interview Adam said Theo was the person he would want to meet.
That is simply amazing. What ingenuity, what imagination, a totally fabulous beast!
Great music choice too! Really fits when the Beest is moving in the wind.
nice to see Adam doing what he loves. next build a Standbeest.
Giving the wind an animal form... amazing.
Love him
I've been a big fan of these for a few years. Really great to hear your interview with him, and I to would love to see the strandbeests in person. Thanks for the video!
Really cool, the movement looks so organic. I like Adam's Heisenberg outfit too.
I have heard of these before... I didn't realize how beautiful and amazingly life like... they're actual creatures. It's amazing
oh please tell me we get to watch adam make one :)
chance is it would be an exclusive content for Tested website. We might get to see the result tho.
adam savages one day builds: strandbeest model
There are model building kits (one of the kits strictly following Mister Jansens design pretty accurate, one using the linkage for a two legged"machine") from japan and he already build those. You can find both videos on TH-cam/Tested.
So I hope he will build one from scratch :-)
Even using plywood would be fine, as some strandbeest from Mister Jansen where in fact made of wood.
(3D Printing would also be possible, but a bit boring)
sarowie t
Adam, you and Jamie should definitely have a strandbeest competition! Making and racing!
I feel like this is a version of the conversation that I would have had with Jim Henson, if I had gotten to meet him. I would have had so much to say and no words to express my feelings. The tension in Adam's throat, empathy kicks me and I feel it as if it was mine.
Thank you for including us in this moment.
There's something satisfying about watching them walk
Makes you realise just how talented this man is when you see how hard Andy found his similar (albeit it harder) attempt.
That guy just invented a new art form
I'd love to see Adam make one.
Adam Savage is one of the few TV Stars who actually made the switch to TH-cam with perfect success.
I am creating one of these for one of my biggest school projects right now, I love theses beests!
I hope we get to see you build one Adam can't wait to see it have a great day.
I'm happy Adam got to see it. :)
That thing reminds me of Howl's moving castle.
These are astounding feats of engineering and this man is an utter genius, but watching them still creeps me out a little bit.
My cheap little Strandbeest is one of the best things I've bought. Everyone loves it!
this is so much better than any robot i've ever ever seen. so lifelike.
Can't wait to see Adam's Strandbeest.
These pipes..ARE CLEAN!
I'm soo looking forward for Adam's build of this...!
Imaginative and Creative man, art it what it is!
This deserves a longer video.
His work it's magic!!
It felt like Adam got a little teary talking about the machines
Watching this makes me proud to be a dutchman.
those strandbeest' look amazing! Would be amazing to see them in everyday situations like, "oh look there's one crossing the road, slow down for it to finish" ^.^
One day, millions of years from now, someone is going to find remains of one of these together with human bones and assume that the earth used to be populated by the most horrific PVC creatures with human heads.
You seriously need to play Horizon Zero Dawn...
I love this guy's work. So inspiring and beautiful.
..This invention of Theo Jansen has potentials & future! 👍🏼
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.