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... that the '''''Canard Digérateur''''', or '''[[Digesting Duck (nonfiction)|Digesting Duck]]''', was an automaton in the form of a duck, created by Jacques de Vaucanson and unveiled on May 30, 1739 in France; that the mechanical duck appeared to have the ability to eat kernels of grain, and to metabolize and defecate them; and that, while the duck did not actually have the ability to do this—the food was collected in one inner container, and the pre-stored feces were "produced" from a second, so that no actual digestion took place, Vaucanson hoped that a truly digesting automaton could one day be designed? | ... that the '''''Canard Digérateur''''', or '''[[Digesting Duck (nonfiction)|Digesting Duck]]''', was an automaton in the form of a duck, created by Jacques de Vaucanson and unveiled on May 30, 1739 in France; that the mechanical duck appeared to have the ability to eat kernels of grain, and to metabolize and defecate them; and that, while the duck did not actually have the ability to do this—the food was collected in one inner container, and the pre-stored feces were "produced" from a second, so that no actual digestion took place, Vaucanson hoped that a truly digesting automaton could one day be designed? | ||
... that "'''[[Ten thousand annoyances]]'''" is a classic Taoist parable? | |||
... that the 2011 fantasy role playing exploitation film '''''[[Owlbear With a Shotgun]]''''' inspired the 2024 meme exploitation film '''''[[Hobo with a Gas Pump]]'''''? | ... that the 2011 fantasy role playing exploitation film '''''[[Owlbear With a Shotgun]]''''' inspired the 2024 meme exploitation film '''''[[Hobo with a Gas Pump]]'''''? | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 30 May 2024
... that the Canard Digérateur, or Digesting Duck, was an automaton in the form of a duck, created by Jacques de Vaucanson and unveiled on May 30, 1739 in France; that the mechanical duck appeared to have the ability to eat kernels of grain, and to metabolize and defecate them; and that, while the duck did not actually have the ability to do this—the food was collected in one inner container, and the pre-stored feces were "produced" from a second, so that no actual digestion took place, Vaucanson hoped that a truly digesting automaton could one day be designed?
... that "Ten thousand annoyances" is a classic Taoist parable?
... that the 2011 fantasy role playing exploitation film Owlbear With a Shotgun inspired the 2024 meme exploitation film Hobo with a Gas Pump?