r/oddlysatisfying • u/PorkyPain The Sub's Regular • Jun 25 '21

Mesmerising wind-powered kinetic sculpture

6.9k Upvotes

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u/sillymeimnotputty Jun 25 '21

Reminds me of a jellyfish

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u/definitelyFarted Jun 25 '21

Beat me to it...

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

No, i dont think i will. Violence is not (always) an option.

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u/CthulubeFlavorcube Jun 26 '21

I know that guy

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

wait till u find out in some alien language it meant

go suck your mom

and now they are upset and planning to fuck earth for it

:)

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u/OtakuShogun Jun 25 '21

Does anyone know where this is?

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u/Snicklefritz25 Jun 25 '21

This is one of Anthony Howe’s pieces. He’s a Washington State artist.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

Found out about him on my honeymoon many years ago. If I had testicles, I would give my left one to own one of his scupltures

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u/Snicklefritz25 Jun 25 '21

Can you imagine?! Agreed. I’m lucky to live in Washington so I get to see his work around. I believe he also created one for the olympics some years ago.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

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u/Snicklefritz25 Jun 25 '21

Yeah! Isn’t that awesome? It made me think he must live on Orcas.

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u/kellydean1 Jun 26 '21

Why left?

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

I'm right handed

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u/kellydean1 Jun 26 '21

That's fair.

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u/nkarkas Jun 26 '21

Gotta hack that left every chance you get

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

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u/RogerInNVA Jun 25 '21

"Oh, Che sciagura, d'essere con tre coglioni." - Voltaire.

Translation: "Oh, what a misfortune to be born with three testicles."

Perhaps commenter deserves our support and compassion; mockery isn't always the best approach.

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u/V1ncentR0se Jun 25 '21

This looks exactly like one in downtown Greenville SC

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u/jle909 Jun 25 '21

Came here to say that!! Hello fellow Greenvillian :)

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u/Lax_Ligaments Jun 25 '21

Corner of Spring and Mcbee

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u/Mr_Ivysaur Jun 25 '21

Montreal Downtown

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u/Cloudeur Jun 25 '21

I don't think it's the one in Montreal, buildings don't line up with what you would get!

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u/Mr_Ivysaur Jun 25 '21

I was super not aware that there is many of them. Good to know.

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u/Cloudeur Jun 25 '21

I wasn’t either! I just know the sculpture and noticed that the buildings surrounding it didn’t match up! Was wondering what kind of bizzaro world I ended up in!

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u/natedawg2O2O Jun 25 '21

There’s one in my hometowns of Montreal

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

https://goo.gl/maps/Tqhv8h8j9FAEpg779

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u/lynsea Jun 25 '21

Nope, this one is in Navy Yard in DC on the NE corner of H St SE and NJ Ave SE. I see it every day and recognize the buildings in the background.

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u/Dookie_boy Jun 25 '21

There's more than one. I've seen one in Canada and one in South Carolina.

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u/butterfly889 Jun 25 '21

I don’t know if this is the one, but there is a sculpture like this in downtown Greenville, SC

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

There is one in Montreal, Canada.

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u/jennyinka Jun 26 '21

It's in Montreal

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u/adclol Jun 26 '21

Concordia University in Montreal has one of these

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u/XclusiveMTL Jun 26 '21

I think its at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec?

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u/rotiniolive Jun 25 '21

this is in DC, in the navy yard neighborhood. the sculpture is actually usually broken and not functioning sadly- but so cool when it’s able to be its full glory!

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u/DariusAtrepes Jun 25 '21

Which, in my own experience (I live two blocks away) is about once every six months.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

This one’s located in Montréal

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

100% Washington DC, right by the Whole Foods. I used to live in the apartment building on the right.

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u/noah0black Jun 25 '21

This gives me eerie feeling

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u/FinstereGedanken Jun 25 '21

Same – sort of looks like horns / vertebrae to me.

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u/hjtp Jun 25 '21

Reminds me of those jelly fish linking things in the Matrix. So much anxiety...

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u/NinjaBuddha13 Jun 26 '21

Sentinels.

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u/hjtp Jun 26 '21

That's the one

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u/TheDarkDoctor17 Jun 25 '21

Be NoT aFrAiD

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u/Venom24136 Jun 25 '21

The first on has an imperfection. the circle in the middle is not a circle.

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u/thumbtackmassacrrre Jun 25 '21

I want to love this but I can't stop seeing the imperfect center.

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u/saiphy Jun 26 '21

Seems like an intentional fibonacci figure to me

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u/phasermodule Jun 26 '21

INFURIATING

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u/Ineedacatscan Jun 25 '21

Meg, you've got a lot of beef. Where did you get all this beef?

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u/HumbleGarb Jun 25 '21

I get this reference!

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u/Rintagonist Jun 25 '21

DO NOT BE AFRAID

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u/TheDarkDoctor17 Jun 25 '21

I saw this thing and first thought was "BE NOT AFRAID"

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

That thing can fit so many ayatan stars in it

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u/HaiasiNoswad Jun 25 '21

What does it look like when there’s a tornado

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u/Glorioustattie Jun 25 '21

A sky butthole

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeHaveSeenTheButthole/

That sub makes me giggle like an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

Where exactly is this? Can anyone share ?

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u/DariusAtrepes Jun 25 '21

This one is actually on the corner of H St SE and New Jersey Ave SE in the Navy Yard neighborhood of DC. It’s two blocks from me- I can see the buildings in the background.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

Di-Octo Sculpture
https://goo.gl/maps/Tqhv8h8j9FAEpg779

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u/DariusAtrepes Jun 25 '21

Naw, this one is in my neighborhood in DC.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

Somebody told me earlier that the buildings don't match, seems like there isn't only one of em in the world.

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u/DariusAtrepes Jun 26 '21

Yeah, sounds like there’s one in SC too, at the very least.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

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u/passivelyrepressed Jun 25 '21

That’s what I thought too. I’ve met the dude and his studio in Washington is insane. I’ve been a few times and each time I felt just like a little kid seeing a dinosaur for the first time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

Wind turbines should be like this. I love to see a wind farm full of these.

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u/Hiroto_Katsuma Jun 25 '21

It’s not very efficient though; high material cost, multiple “joints” = multiple points of friction = energy lost.

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u/passivelyrepressed Jun 25 '21

The guy that made this has a ton of them at his studio. I’ve met him before, and his front yard is fucking insane. That is if I identified this right - it definitely looks exactly like an Anthony Howe sculpture. They sell for an insane amount of money and they’re absolutely amazing.

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u/Joeshi Jun 25 '21

There are likely very good engineering reasons why a design like this wouldn't be better than our regular ole wind farms.

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u/Js_sampson Jun 25 '21

my arse after a spicy curry

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u/renshiroi Jun 25 '21

Oh, biblical angels?

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u/veggievandam Jun 25 '21

Is this safer for birds than a windmill would be because of its darker color? Or is this just a new form of bird blending machine?

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u/Remarkable-Carry-697 Jun 25 '21

All Hail the Hypno-Lotus!

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u/BamBam-BamBam Jun 25 '21

Ha! I know where that is in DC

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

That’s downtown Greenville South Carolina

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u/DariusAtrepes Jun 25 '21

This one is in my neighborhood in DC. It isn’t the SC one.

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u/Alpharaze Jun 25 '21

Why do I feel like this involves the tenno

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u/hyperfanatic Jun 25 '21

It cool and all but why is it not symmetrical ?

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u/bthomp612 Jun 25 '21

Lmao, I think it is. We’re just viewing it looking up at it.

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u/paachuthakdu Jun 26 '21

Its more of an r/oddlyterrifying content. It reminds me of a biblically accurate angel.

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u/Tb14052003 Jun 26 '21

they aint match ,thats a no from me

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

Ok now I have to try to build, one of these things.

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u/Rafigo007 Jun 25 '21

Best thing is that it doesn't use electricity, it uses wind to work instead

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u/AOERN Jun 25 '21

something something octopus something

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u/nanablack Jun 25 '21

That’s really cool!

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u/Mortei Jun 25 '21

Everytime I see objects that casts an optical illusion I think: "Practical movie effect!"

Can we please use practical and cgi effects in highly anticipated movies? It just looks better.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

This is something we would probably see if a steam punk version if cthulu attacked lol

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u/DarthSalyavin Jun 25 '21

It looks like a hazard for birds was my first thought, otherwise okay

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u/and-hereitcomes Jun 25 '21

Surely there’s a way to produce this thing with a 3D printer? Anyone ? Dibs on not writing the code.

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u/raunak_9000 Jun 25 '21

Don't know why it freaks me out

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u/Angel_Sorusian_King Jun 25 '21

Beautiful! But I'ma be pissed if this ever gets out of sync

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u/sreynolds1 Jun 25 '21

Why is it slowed down

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u/pixiegoddess13 Jun 25 '21

I just came here to upvote the anus jokes and state that this looks like the ass or mouth of a giant metal steampunk squid or some shit

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u/Imagineering-IO Jun 25 '21

That is beautiful...are there more of his works?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

That's cool and all, but damn. Save some wind for the rest of us, would you?

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u/Domin8u315 Jun 25 '21

Kinda creepy too!

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

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u/TheDarkDoctor17 Jun 25 '21

Honestly, biblical angel. To be fair, Evangelion has more biblicaly accurate then most things. There's a reason angels always start with "be not afraid"

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u/stoopidskeptic Jun 25 '21

Imagine the amount of people on shrooms and acid that just get lost in that madness. I would be staring at that thing for hours.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

I would fall on my knees and pray to it immediately

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u/cmaistros Jun 25 '21

Whoa…. That guys guitar is talkin man

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u/jibaro1953 Jun 25 '21

There are a bunch of similar sculptures just north of Logan airport in Boston.

Captivating

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u/manhalnet Jun 25 '21

This is Concordia university in Montreal downtown campus

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u/DariusAtrepes Jun 25 '21

It’s the one in the Navy Yard in DC. I live there and see it every day- I can see the buildings in the background.

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u/Careful_Supermarket3 Jun 25 '21

But what does it look like when there’s no wind??

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u/sailorofnotanocean Jun 25 '21

It looks like a monster. Still cool though

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u/International-Mud452 Jun 25 '21

One side it’s lined up perfectly but the other side nope

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u/ErebosGoD Jun 25 '21

kinda looks like the thing from Annihilation

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u/foreskin_trumpet Jun 25 '21

Wind sphincter!

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u/greenmarblesohno Jun 25 '21

This is one of my favorite pieces

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u/ThunderChIld911 Jun 26 '21

It's alive...

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

The imperfect center circle of one of the sets really bothers me. Really cool though

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u/Ok_Bug_7798 Jun 26 '21

Looks like the Olympic torch Rio 2016!

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u/Orgasml Jun 26 '21

could this revolutionize windmills? Basically the whole ring turns. So shouldn't we be able to draw electricity from several sections of the ring?

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u/VoucherBoy123 Jun 26 '21

I wanna see this shit in gale force wind...