yeah mark is a genius. he made it on his own. the gyros keep it balanced. Rockit is almost as hi-tech as a Titan mark 5.Big Wallaby wrote:I WONDERED WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HIM!
At the Portland International Auto Show where he worked one year, I had brought a jib arm for some video I was creating for my brother's class that had an exhibit there. He approached me and asked me to record him for an ad they needed to make. At that time he was working on a robot that had special gyros in it so that he could place his CG about a foot away from anything that was on the ground, sort of like a raptor's feet.
That robot is completely hand-made, and is extremely complex on the inside and out, so much attention to detail. How does it work? I'm not telling. The creator is more secretive about it than Disney!
How to Train Your Dragon Live !
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At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
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So have you seen the inside? That's something he lets few experience, though they are even more impressive when you know how they work, how they interact with him as the operator, how he activates certain activities (such as the music)... It's great to see him still in business with new robots even after what, a decade? You can tell he loves what he does.drcorey wrote:Rockit is almost as hi-tech as a Titan mark 5.
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Anahiem in January.
"A little swordplay, now and then, keeps my mind off sheep!"
"You're messing with my Zen thing, man."
"Dreams are as portals,
flat visions of misty places,
fragments bound below my surface,
but I can write dreams,
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inscribed but now unbound,
I touch them,
and they are real,
and they are real."
"You're messing with my Zen thing, man."
"Dreams are as portals,
flat visions of misty places,
fragments bound below my surface,
but I can write dreams,
they flow from me,
inscribed but now unbound,
I touch them,
and they are real,
and they are real."
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No word yet on Orlando or Tampa.
Oh, and if it's anything like Walking With Dinosaurs, the advertisement makes it look cheesy in ways it is not. I was noticing that here as well.
Oh, and if it's anything like Walking With Dinosaurs, the advertisement makes it look cheesy in ways it is not. I was noticing that here as well.
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I myself like going there in febuary.CujoSR wrote:Anahiem in January.
it's rainy season there and really beautiful.
When it starts raining every one runs and hides. and you get the whole place to yourself. most any ride will let you on dripping wet. and when you want to rest, just have a seat and watch the wild ducks having fun swimming down main street.
tourist are funny. OMG, help us! it's raining...
sometimes you just want to shove the smelly ones back out in the rain for another wash cycle.
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For real?CujoSR wrote:Anahiem in January.
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For realsies. Check out the VIP section on the web site and it lists more dates beyond what's currently for sale.TiggerHappy wrote:For real?
"A little swordplay, now and then, keeps my mind off sheep!"
"You're messing with my Zen thing, man."
"Dreams are as portals,
flat visions of misty places,
fragments bound below my surface,
but I can write dreams,
they flow from me,
inscribed but now unbound,
I touch them,
and they are real,
and they are real."
"You're messing with my Zen thing, man."
"Dreams are as portals,
flat visions of misty places,
fragments bound below my surface,
but I can write dreams,
they flow from me,
inscribed but now unbound,
I touch them,
and they are real,
and they are real."
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I'll wait for dragons on ice.TiggerHappy wrote:For real?
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It never seems to work for them! One fiery burp, and its "Dragons On Ankle Deep Slush" !drcorey wrote:I'll wait for dragons on ice.
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You just need Ice Dragons (or Ice Drakes if you're not too picky) :D:delsdad wrote:It never seems to work for them! One fiery burp, and its "Dragons On Ankle Deep Slush" !