cool video... at first i really thought it was a real elephant.. i was almost amazed seeing how big it is... it was until i came closer to my monitor when i realized its a robot elephant... :)
But you have to say the real one is even more amazing because it doesn't need several operators to make it work. The elephant can operate itself. And it also has emotions and an intelligence too.
@gargara77 Tell Disney World the same thing, or any money used to film shit like Transformers or even Harry Potter. Most people will tell you people work hard to bring a little joy and creativity into their own lives. How about try and take the money you'd waste on having a kid(s) and use it to help this over populated rock instead? Most people don't think of it that way. One college fund for a western kid who will drop out probably made this "useless money eater"
@KatamariOnTheSwing I think it's sad so much money is given to celebrities. They're quite literally paid to *pretend*. Let's not forget the shitty reality shows that have suddenly taken over TV.
They're rolling in millions of dollars, when there are people out their risking their lives for them every day.
@infraball They were tired of being invited all over the world to perform with it (not suprising considering its complexity and that it weighed 50 tons) and they didn't want to be known only because of the elephant. The Giant Girl is still being used though.
@Silentsam90 ah.. that's a shame. couldn't they have sold it to someone willing to travel with it at least though..? it would've probably sold for a lot... oh well. the girl is very cool, too.
magnificent. when he trumpeted partway through, a chill went up my spine and I suddenly felt like I did when I was a four-year-old at DisneyWorld. also, I like that it's a little steampunk-ish.
@PyrozPlayground I went to see Sultans Elephant it was such a memorable spectacle. At one point the crowd had pushed closer to the barriers and in the path of the elephant, as it approached spraying the crowd with water and trumpeting the crowd had to quickly get out of it's way!
It really was magical, and is something that really will stay with those that experienced it.
@APBriggs2009 That's awesome that you actually got to see this... :) I wanna see it one day. It's on my list of things to do before some crazy crap happens. hehe
they could have easily hac the elephant completely covered and hid the wheels in veils or with a baby elephant following behind..still most awestruck display of animation I've seen..disney should take note
Ah! pretty amazing video - Re: recent comments, thumbs up, very humorous! LMAO! - but, did 'you all' know that Elephants have been recorded, playing gong-like instruments - and they are naturally really musical & melodic! - these animals, & others - are Far more intelligent than humans have previously thought - they are not some 'unfeeling creature' - they are much like us - same family!
Hey Lacey, Secretary of Coolness! - I just meant by same family 'mammals' - & 'they' are far more intelligent than humans have previously thought - hence, is why they should be protected & not slaughtered -
This type of mechanism can be used for various purposes, not just for entertainment. It would be a giant-robot fine, just do not believe the weight of this creature to keep moving on their own feet ...
But there is a statement after all. Because is not only art as a representation of nature (mimesis), but is a representation about the human being representing nature, that act of depicting what have being perceived but with the mediation of creativity, and the learning about the means in the process. That's why you can have the movements so close to reality, but at the same time you have all the infrastructure of it uncovered, not meaning to trick you. Take care, God bless...
I think it takes more than an arts degree to make that. Probably a good many engineering degrees as well you miserable bastard. Fair enough it lacks the subtlty of impressionism, but there's plenty of mechanical finesse. Who cares about the artistic statement anyway? It's damn cool!
@weatherboxlisp It is damn cool, a highly worked on project, AND a piece of art! The greatest engineers were artists. Example: Filippo Brunellesci, who engineered structures and buildings, including the Duomo of Florence, other cathedrals, and one of the first hospitals for displaced and abandoned children! This is where art meets innovation, creation... what is realized is the great outcome of this natural marriage between art and science.
seen the spider last night in liverpool. was amazing. but i think the elephant looks that bit more incredible...but maybe i have to seen the rest of the spider extravaganza?!?!?!
Cool! I never expected the one in Liverpool to be a spider, I was thinking Liver Bird or sumfin. I know loads of other people did too. I did think lambanana, but a huge mechanical lamb would have just been WRONG! I LOVE THE ELEPHANT! YAY!
no its not a liverbird. i have seen it the other day by chance..its a creature that you find in a bath....should be good. you need to get to liverpool on the 5 6 7th sep..
That big elephant makes me think of the big crocodile clock from HOOK. The scene where the big crocodile comes to live and tips over to eat Captain Hook who yells out
I was there and yes it was the best 2 days in London in the 16 years I've been here. Royal de Luxe and La Machine is now building a spider which is planned to walk the streets of Liverpool in September 08... The sketchers are available to view on the net and I think it will be spectacular
Then it began to move our direction and the crowd was moving backwards as well. Slowly this giant (I literally mean giant) elephant came moving towards us from the distance and was slowly getting closer and closer. Eventually it got right next to, it was wlaking down the centre of a high street, it would walk aroudn looking realistic and spray everyone with water from it's trumpet. We kept following it around London, there was music and even people riding on top of it. Best day ever
I went to see this on the final day. It was one of the most amazing things to happen in my life. As we approcahed where it was believed to be we kept seeing ccrushed cars and giant water bowls. When we got there, a hug crowd has amassed and we were stuck behind an entire crowd of people. All we could see was the top of it's head. It didn't move for half an hour when suddenly this giant trumpet came in the distance and it's head popped up and ears sprang out...it had awoken.
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i went and saw this a few days ago at the gallery in Nantes, France. maybe im wrong, i get its art, but does no1 else thing this maybe a slight waste of time, money (2.5 million euros) and resources. There are more taht just the elephant, but they all seem every pointless...
yea i never sed it wasnt art and culture, but come on, paint a picture, don't waste so much. think what could have been done, with 2.5 million euros worth of resources. im not normally some charity freak, but that coulda gone to better use.....
There is something very eerie about this video. It scares me to think that if we don't take better care of the earth's creatures we may be experiencing them this way in the future. It is awesome and very moving.
The music is played by Balayeurs du desert who released the music on a CD called Jules Verne Impact - hard to find the CD, but you can download from iTunes
The music is played by Balayeurs du desert who released the music on a CD called Jules Verne Impact - really hard to find the CD, but you can download from iTunes
wow - that is incredible. What workmanship!
hudstar2011 7 hours ago
FUckin eh
duesx187 3 days ago
ma shaalloh
ilman112 3 weeks ago
nice robotics :D
peeweet123 1 month ago
cool video... at first i really thought it was a real elephant.. i was almost amazed seeing how big it is... it was until i came closer to my monitor when i realized its a robot elephant... :)
iampeeay01 1 month ago
The next wars will be fought with robo-elephant tanks.
laughingman1447 3 months ago
That's an amazing machine there.
But you have to say the real one is even more amazing because it doesn't need several operators to make it work. The elephant can operate itself. And it also has emotions and an intelligence too.
scruffypete1 3 months ago
Dear Santa...
sunac 4 months ago 2
It was amazing being there. A magical event.
iwatchbooks 4 months ago
Drive that around a real elephant and see what happens.
EpikHater 6 months ago
i must possess this beast
MrVincentR 7 months ago
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Meh. A kindergartner could have made that atrocity.
dstonemega 7 months ago
Disney Animal Kingdom, eat your heart out.
13lackfriday 7 months ago
Maximals, TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!
MrIcemanHotty 7 months ago
How many african child can saved with this useless money eater furry machine?
gargara77 7 months ago
@gargara77 So I take it you give all the money you would spend on your entertainment to African children?
SQLinjected 7 months ago 4
@gargara77 Tell Disney World the same thing, or any money used to film shit like Transformers or even Harry Potter. Most people will tell you people work hard to bring a little joy and creativity into their own lives. How about try and take the money you'd waste on having a kid(s) and use it to help this over populated rock instead? Most people don't think of it that way. One college fund for a western kid who will drop out probably made this "useless money eater"
KatamariOnTheSwing 7 months ago
@KatamariOnTheSwing I think it's sad so much money is given to celebrities. They're quite literally paid to *pretend*. Let's not forget the shitty reality shows that have suddenly taken over TV.
They're rolling in millions of dollars, when there are people out their risking their lives for them every day.
EpikHater 6 months ago
@gargara77 the same can be said about 99% of all other YouTube videos. Pretentious jackass.
MiglioAlex 6 months ago
потрясающе
plutonij238 9 months ago
wowowo, que hermoso trabajo
catheryn2625 9 months ago
They have not destroyed it, it's in Nantes, France. In fact, it's already on show
mondoylirondo88 10 months ago
Its pretty damn amazing, I wish I'd seen it at the time. Too bad they destroyed it.
Silentsam90 10 months ago
@Silentsam90 they did?! why would they do that?
infraball 10 months ago
@infraball They were tired of being invited all over the world to perform with it (not suprising considering its complexity and that it weighed 50 tons) and they didn't want to be known only because of the elephant. The Giant Girl is still being used though.
Silentsam90 10 months ago
@Silentsam90 ah.. that's a shame. couldn't they have sold it to someone willing to travel with it at least though..? it would've probably sold for a lot... oh well. the girl is very cool, too.
infraball 10 months ago
magnificent. when he trumpeted partway through, a chill went up my spine and I suddenly felt like I did when I was a four-year-old at DisneyWorld. also, I like that it's a little steampunk-ish.
zukomomo 10 months ago
take it down, take it down, take it down!!!!
csrtitus 11 months ago
SNAKE! your mission is infiltrate the parade and destroy METAL GEAL ELPHANT
darkmasteralucard 1 year ago 2
Hey, did you know this is a mode of transport and it will be visiting different countries around the world?
58turtwig 1 year ago
This is cool!
MeaghanEdwards 1 year ago
This is the most amazing, beautiful, disturbing, wonderful, eerie thing I've ever seen. 0_o
PyrozPlayground 1 year ago
@PyrozPlayground I went to see Sultans Elephant it was such a memorable spectacle. At one point the crowd had pushed closer to the barriers and in the path of the elephant, as it approached spraying the crowd with water and trumpeting the crowd had to quickly get out of it's way!
It really was magical, and is something that really will stay with those that experienced it.
APBriggs2009 11 months ago
@APBriggs2009 That's awesome that you actually got to see this... :) I wanna see it one day. It's on my list of things to do before some crazy crap happens. hehe
PyrozPlayground 11 months ago
oooh clearer video. smh. im disappointed
vixxa 1 year ago
I want one. I pay with credit card
alphadore 1 year ago
lol very creepy in a way
LuckyIzzy659 1 year ago 2
Brilliant.
lmmortalDragon 1 year ago
definitivo los seres humanos tambien podemos hacer cosas buenas
adry0910 1 year ago
in the future we will had am rodot in our house and wash the dishes!!!!!!
SoLaR607 2 years ago
es muy genial las cago espero que venga este año que viene
evangelio2 2 years ago
esde verdad o de mentira??
parece de verdad
davidrasta2008 2 years ago
they could have easily hac the elephant completely covered and hid the wheels in veils or with a baby elephant following behind..still most awestruck display of animation I've seen..disney should take note
stuffyteddybare 2 years ago
Dude I just read about this on Cracked. HAD to come see it in action! i want!
636lover 2 years ago
me too
guitarmaster95 2 years ago
Awesome!
taxpayeranthem 2 years ago
Ah! pretty amazing video - Re: recent comments, thumbs up, very humorous! LMAO! - but, did 'you all' know that Elephants have been recorded, playing gong-like instruments - and they are naturally really musical & melodic! - these animals, & others - are Far more intelligent than humans have previously thought - they are not some 'unfeeling creature' - they are much like us - same family!
sirdoug3 2 years ago
@sirdoug3, same family, NO. high intelligence YES.
laceyschism 2 years ago
Hey Lacey, Secretary of Coolness! - I just meant by same family 'mammals' - & 'they' are far more intelligent than humans have previously thought - hence, is why they should be protected & not slaughtered -
sirdoug3 2 years ago
@sirdoug3, yes i fully agree with the no slaughtering thing :)
laceyschism 2 years ago
My guess is it would shit itself. Lol.
gunut07 2 years ago 10
bellisimo!!!!
rack25 2 years ago
wonderfull
SOMJI63 2 years ago
this is so cool...whats the story behind this and the giant little girl?
misssiera311 2 years ago
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dear all,
very very remarkable !! i'd like to know the religion meaning of this representation. please tell me if someone knows. tks!!
rebecca8877ify 2 years ago
@rebecca8877ify, @rebecca8877ify, not everythinf has to have a religious meaning, geeze!
laceyschism 2 years ago
very intelligent mechanism.. natural smooth moves
lovinnia 2 years ago
La machine very good!!
It is done in Yokohama now.
TANJYUNNI 2 years ago
Can you imagine the reaction of a herd of African elephants to be confronted with this creature? It would be a reaction that I could not predict.
ANDREROSALVOS 2 years ago 3
LOL!
sajitenroad 2 years ago
This type of mechanism can be used for various purposes, not just for entertainment. It would be a giant-robot fine, just do not believe the weight of this creature to keep moving on their own feet ...
ANDREROSALVOS 2 years ago
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it's a robot. okay, but why is everyone so suprised... i don't think it's a big deal anyway...
MarukoShin 3 years ago
i saw this live, i still cant get the experience out of my head. A truely inspiring event
Chrisod65 3 years ago
FANTASTIC!!
freakystyley73 3 years ago
But there is a statement after all. Because is not only art as a representation of nature (mimesis), but is a representation about the human being representing nature, that act of depicting what have being perceived but with the mediation of creativity, and the learning about the means in the process. That's why you can have the movements so close to reality, but at the same time you have all the infrastructure of it uncovered, not meaning to trick you. Take care, God bless...
himvpdmr 3 years ago 3
You...actually went there?! OMG!! I SERIOUSLY WANT TO SEE IT! *_______* is it on in 2009? :D
paklk75 3 years ago
there doesnt have tobe a statement to everything. its just a robotic elephant
kingofallpie 3 years ago
OMG that thing is massive O_O
XxMetalKidsXx 3 years ago
I think it takes more than an arts degree to make that. Probably a good many engineering degrees as well you miserable bastard. Fair enough it lacks the subtlty of impressionism, but there's plenty of mechanical finesse. Who cares about the artistic statement anyway? It's damn cool!
weatherboxlisp 3 years ago 37
@weatherboxlisp It is damn cool, a highly worked on project, AND a piece of art! The greatest engineers were artists. Example: Filippo Brunellesci, who engineered structures and buildings, including the Duomo of Florence, other cathedrals, and one of the first hospitals for displaced and abandoned children! This is where art meets innovation, creation... what is realized is the great outcome of this natural marriage between art and science.
luctuk04 1 year ago
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Liberal arts hippie technology. Harness the power of a liberal arts education
dioxviad 3 years ago
you're a dumbass if you think that a simple liberal arts degree could get you anywhere near an animatronic of that complexity...
shotgunmario 3 years ago 3
you're a genius to have taken his comment at face value
soyjuice888 3 years ago
Could you be more jealous?
acorniv 3 years ago
seen the spider last night in liverpool. was amazing. but i think the elephant looks that bit more incredible...but maybe i have to seen the rest of the spider extravaganza?!?!?!
scallyhunter 3 years ago
Cool! I never expected the one in Liverpool to be a spider, I was thinking Liver Bird or sumfin. I know loads of other people did too. I did think lambanana, but a huge mechanical lamb would have just been WRONG! I LOVE THE ELEPHANT! YAY!
Hazelwing 3 years ago
mim22070 & funkwalker
thanks for the coms, as you now know its a great big spider.....so get your arses to liverpool and come and see it. it should be a great show...
earlgene 3 years ago
did not say what it was, yet again, it may be a big lie...it may be a big funky yellow lamb.
chill out mon....
earlgene 3 years ago
no its not a liverbird. i have seen it the other day by chance..its a creature that you find in a bath....should be good. you need to get to liverpool on the 5 6 7th sep..
if you have arachnaphobia say away.....
earlgene 3 years ago
Thanks earlgene! Way to ruin the surprise! Idiot! Can somebody please delete this comment?
funkwalker 3 years ago
I heard it was the same thing.
I'll be there on the 6th, should be awesome.
hazelstars91 3 years ago
Earlgene ur an ass.
mim22070 3 years ago
It has been in most papers recently anyway so i dont think you can blame Earlgene alone.
kermyt69 3 years ago
my aunty jackie is in charge of all the tourist information centres in liverpool she knows wat it is and i think i do a big liverbird
gymnastrocker 3 years ago
That big elephant makes me think of the big crocodile clock from HOOK. The scene where the big crocodile comes to live and tips over to eat Captain Hook who yells out
"IIII WAAAANT MYYYY MOOOOMMYYYYY!!!".
shortyg53 3 years ago
I can't wait too see the Liverpool version of this,apparently it's 20ft bigger than this.
PD1968 3 years ago
i know what it is but anyone hu finds out what it is is sworn to secrecy.ill tell u it if u like ^__^
KrazyAnimeKitten 3 years ago
that's awesome. especially the throat singing music in the background.
Flalaski 3 years ago
it was so amazing i can remember still it looked quite real
TheGreenDuck3000 3 years ago
What 0.0 Great ^^
DunkelWaldTroll 3 years ago
Kind of reminds me of the giant rendered elephants in the Lord of the Rings films...
Jflux69 3 years ago
very cool
excelente!!!!
grankratos 3 years ago
should have called it "the sultan's mammoth"
enigmatically 3 years ago
I was there and yes it was the best 2 days in London in the 16 years I've been here. Royal de Luxe and La Machine is now building a spider which is planned to walk the streets of Liverpool in September 08... The sketchers are available to view on the net and I think it will be spectacular
uvflower 3 years ago
nice gros bisous danuza trussar
danuzatbrazil 3 years ago
Breathtaking... and it inspires the imagination.
4SCARECROWS 3 years ago
This is impressive. I'm watching without blinking.
I would LOVE to see what these folks could do with the characters from various Dali or Bosch mindscapes.
ozzyscruggs1 3 years ago
Lol, that would be a mind blowing I'm sure
Bengali25 3 years ago
part 2:
Then it began to move our direction and the crowd was moving backwards as well. Slowly this giant (I literally mean giant) elephant came moving towards us from the distance and was slowly getting closer and closer. Eventually it got right next to, it was wlaking down the centre of a high street, it would walk aroudn looking realistic and spray everyone with water from it's trumpet. We kept following it around London, there was music and even people riding on top of it. Best day ever
zatiomist 4 years ago
I went to see this on the final day. It was one of the most amazing things to happen in my life. As we approcahed where it was believed to be we kept seeing ccrushed cars and giant water bowls. When we got there, a hug crowd has amassed and we were stuck behind an entire crowd of people. All we could see was the top of it's head. It didn't move for half an hour when suddenly this giant trumpet came in the distance and it's head popped up and ears sprang out...it had awoken.
zatiomist 4 years ago
i wanna ride in that thing!!!!
this is so cool. i want to see a giant puppet in real life!
cammo6901 4 years ago
I already posted a comment under SardineTea without the #1. I deleted that account so now I'm SardineTea1...same person.
sardinetea1 4 years ago
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i went and saw this a few days ago at the gallery in Nantes, France. maybe im wrong, i get its art, but does no1 else thing this maybe a slight waste of time, money (2.5 million euros) and resources. There are more taht just the elephant, but they all seem every pointless...
wolfy5k 4 years ago
Guys, it's art and culture,you know?
- 2500millions for navy boat charles de Gaulle
- 2,5millions for royal de luxe
"his maybe a slight waste of time, money (2.5 million euros) and resources" are you sure?
bacarra44 3 years ago
yea i never sed it wasnt art and culture, but come on, paint a picture, don't waste so much. think what could have been done, with 2.5 million euros worth of resources. im not normally some charity freak, but that coulda gone to better use.....
wolfy5k 3 years ago
There is something very eerie about this video. It scares me to think that if we don't take better care of the earth's creatures we may be experiencing them this way in the future. It is awesome and very moving.
SardineTea 4 years ago 3
Oh shut up...
UltimateHigh 4 years ago
This is probably the funniest comment I've ever read on. Full marks UltimateHigh!!
Stopthebadman 3 years ago
Very imposant!
dizzy87ninja 4 years ago
SNUFFY LOL!!!!
largefilipino 4 years ago
imagine if there actually were elephants that big!!
youngaikidoka 4 years ago 2
there 'were'. They were called Mammoths.
:)
BL1TZEN 4 years ago
i meant in this day and age! haha
and i dont think even mammoths grew that big!!
youngaikidoka 4 years ago
You're right, most species of mammoth were only the size of an asian elephant, or smaller! Much smaller than this guy!
MinaDesade 4 years ago
tis is soooooooooo cool!...
angelohh79 4 years ago
this scared me.
kellyasp52 4 years ago
Where is here? amazing.and good music.
runta07 4 years ago
The music is played by Balayeurs du desert who released the music on a CD called Jules Verne Impact - hard to find the CD, but you can download from iTunes
himikey 4 years ago
Thats amazing and the face looks so realistic, it even blinks its eyes. WOW.
hodgietwo 4 years ago
Talk about a pimped out ride! hehe
moniker127 4 years ago
Oh wow...this is like something out Girl
Genius! Elephant automata, the only way
to travel! ^_^
meekachan 4 years ago
That's what you call one MAHOOSIVE elephant
YungaRanger 4 years ago
Great, thank you for shearing this wonderful thing.
marciacola 5 years ago
haha thought it was some real giant elephant..in far vision..!!
iseedat 5 years ago
haha neat!
CaptainFF 5 years ago
wonderful, beautiful, amazing! if it were only made of gold!
peteranton 5 years ago
FANTASTIC! The USA doesn't see much like this. Maybe that's part of the problem....
Peace, all.
AirFarceOne 5 years ago
AMAZING!!!!
noah330033 5 years ago
I did see this show in Antwerpen it was great
delachendezon 5 years ago
The music is played by Balayeurs du desert who released the music on a CD called Jules Verne Impact - really hard to find the CD, but you can download from iTunes
himikey 5 years ago
man... it moves so realisticly
Hyperboi4evr 5 years ago
Amazing! What a wonderful creation! I love it! I wish I could see it!
odesseus 5 years ago
beautiful!
mellzz 5 years ago