Elenco Rhinoceros Mini-Beest Kit - Manual (Page 14)

A prominent feature of this new beest is
the nose, the wind sensing part. The
beest always turns its nose into the wind.
The beest turns against the wind and
walks not only back and forth, but
diagonally. It governs its own motion, so
the name Gubernare (means govern in
Latin) was given. Now, another sense was
granted to the beest: the sense to detect
the wind's direction. Strandbeests are
evolving.
Nose
This portion always points into the wind. Jansen calls this part the nose.
The nose prevents the beest from falling by a sideways gust.
Four wing like pieces are arranged to
create aerodynamic flow.
A wing is also built on a plastic pipe
skeleton.
Gubernare is a
governor of
the wind.
The pipes are shaped so that the foot rocks back and
forth. It is important to minimize the load on the feet.
Tip of the leg
(Foot)
These feet carry the massive weight of the beest. The feet
don't get buried into the sand either.
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