[phendrenad2]

I love simulation theory because it keeps me from going insane when I think of something randomly and it's on the front page of HN the next day (for the first time in 7 months).

Anyway these would be cool if they could actually move humans. Imagine crossing a vast desert with some friends on one of these bad boys.

[jackcosgrove]

On the subject of coincidences, I went to order one of the Strandbeest mini sets from this very website last week.

Unfortunately their virtual store is closed for a couple weeks more. I was prepared to place an order and wait, but on the website checkout page there was a random person's name as if I was checking out someone else's order. It's probably an innocent mistake, like a hard coded default value or something.

I like to support artists directly, and it was a bit disappointing that there was so much friction with the buying process.

[082349872349872]

Did you not get the popup?

> During the months of July and August you cannot place orders in our webshop. ... Theo Jansen and his team wish you a nice summer.

[GaryNumanVevo]

July and August are when he's out prototyping new animals, no time to run an online store.

[saaaaaam]

Art takes time.

[Galaxeblaffer]

https://youtu.be/rqs9Awx5zgQ?si=Ojawx-oejvcRkopC, will probably not cross a dessert, but pretty cool.

[joegibbs]

What if it's only after you see it that you think you thought of it the day before? If it's all in your head, there's no way of knowing that your mind didn't just make up the memory of thinking about something in the past, like deja vu.

[Cthulhu_]

I'm sure they could, but they'd need a different design to carry the extra load; at the moment it only carries its own lightweight construction.

That said, for personal transport in windy / flat conditions, a kart with a parachute kite works as well, you see those on the beach on occasion too.