memoirs of a space traveller

in which Ijon Tichy visits a tiny planet, whose inhabitants save living space by frequently storing themselves as 'atom dust'.

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Aliens (1986)

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Flynn C Jones

collage on paper, 2012

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Tetrahedra of Space by Frank R. Paul

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Dhrti devi dasi

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Behind the scenes, a staff member assembles a giant millipede model, 1957. 

(You can see it today in the Hall of North American Forests!)

Update: the millipede was constructed out of plaster and papier-maché covered with shoe polish.

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“The enraged animal hugging him close in his huge paws.” (1878-1891)

via NYPL

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Luis Rojo luisroyo.com

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Luis Rojo luisroyo.com

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Max Bertolini selected by 1ll-society

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Elektro is the nickname of a robot built by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in its Mansfield, Ohio facility between 1937 and 1938. Seven feet tall, weighing 265 pounds, humanoid in appearance, he could walk by voice command, speak about 700 words (using a 78-rpm record player), smoke cigarettes, blow up balloons, and move his head and arms. He was on exhibit at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and reappeared at that fair in 1940, with Sparko, a robot dog that could bark, sit, and beg. (See him in action here.)