Robot Spider terrorizes Liverpool!

Overheal

http://gizmodo.com/5044936/50+foot-robot-spider-plans-to-attack-the-uk-on-friday

Commuters at Liverpool's Lime Street station need only to glance at a nearby office block to bear witness to their impending doom. What they will see is a 50-foot, 40 ton spider that currently lies dormant, but it is set to "come alive" on Friday. Apparently, the spider is a component in an elaborate bit of street theater that will take place at various landmarks throughout the city—culminating in a "spectacular finish" on Sunday.

Mwahahahahahaa.... who else thinks it looks like a tachikoma? (who else knows what a tachikoma is :P)

Turd Ferguson

Overheal wrote: »

who else thinks it looks like a tachikoma?

Looks more like my ex tbh!

kowloon

Summon megastreisand!

Newsflash!!

Fly on the wall documentory team missing in Liverpool!

dr.bollocko

Jaysus. For a second there I thought this was a re-regged account thread.
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Doesnt look like it.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Might be the answer to Liverpool's width problem...?

dr.bollocko

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Might be the answer to Liverpool's width problem...?

I dunno.
If he has eight legs, city will probably try to sign him after christmas anyway.

Marksie

Phht, its Liverpool. Come friday it will be on blocks and the legs for sale on ebay

iTroll

Marksie wrote: »

Phht, its Liverpool. Come friday it will be on blocks and the legs for sale on ebay

It is not white either so it will probably get stabbed too.

:pac:

javaboy

Merseyful hour! I wonder if it eats beatles.

Wazdakka

What they will see is a 50-foot, 40 ton spider that currently lies dormant, but it is set to "come alive" on Friday.

:eek:

Fair play to the architect of the building that they have that thing hanging off the side of in the picture..

Tha Gopher

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I dunno.
If he has eight legs, city will probably try to sign him after christmas anyway.

:pac::pac::pac:

Brilliant.

Galvasean

This enormous spider shall consume us all! :eek:

Mitch Buchannon

Overheal wrote: »

Mwahahahahahaa.... who else thinks it looks like a tachikoma? (who else knows what a tachikoma is :P)

A Tachikoma (タチコマ) is a fictional AI walker/roller tankette in the Ghost in the Shell universe, appearing in the manga created by Masamune Shirow and the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex sub-universe. They are best described as a "spider type multi leg combat vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence". The spider design appears in other places in Shirow's other work, like the Appleseed manga. Shirow is noted to keep numerous spiders as pets

Overheal

.....w2g there mitchie.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I for one would like to welcome...

Lirange

Yer wan looks well fed. That's a scouser diet for you.

javaboy

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I for one would like to welcome...

I've seen your work in fighting the "yore ma" epidemic. I was impressed by some of your retorts. I thought you were one of the good ones.

But now you've stooped to this. I'm very disappointed Ikky. Where is that ashamed emoticon I asked for?

FruitLover

Overheal wrote: »

(who else knows what a tachikoma is :P)

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*ahem*

Latchy

I knew sonbody would beat me to it ( only cuz i live in Liverpool )

but i am going to take my own digi pic of spider tomorrow

watch this space

Overheal

FruitLover wrote: »

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*ahem*

Don't make me go nerd-fu on you!

Tar.Aldarion

Looks cool!

hal9000

:pac:
MARKETING DEPARTMENT:
Hey Guys, you know whats cool?
Spiders Right!
and you know what else is cool?
Giant Robots!

Overheal

ITS ALIVE!!! RUNN!!!! :eek:

http://gizmodo.com/5046092/the-50+foot-mechanical-spider-awakens?autoplay=true