Clive ThompsonNov 22, 2022

Behold a plant equipped with a machete

The artist attached electrical sensors to the plant, and its electrical activity triggers unpredictable swings of a glisteningly sharp weapon

Link to the original video here: https://www.dwbowen.com/plant-machete

Thoughts from me in this blog post (item #4): https://clivethompson.medium.com/contranyms-song-sharks-and-a-plant-that-swings-a-machete-cf510c89b059

plant machete — David Bowen

plant controlled robot holding a machete

David Bowen
Show threadWhatever WorksNov 23, 2022
@clive how in the name of sanity did anyone get the idea this was a good idea?
Show threadClive Thompson

@SitekOtaku

Well, to be fair, it's a work of art, so part of the point is that it's a bad idea lol

Nov 23, 2022 at 5:23amWeb