Rednecks Built a Spider Mech!

By Alex in Video Clips on Dec 14, 2007 at 4:17 am

I hope this ain’t fake, because it is soooo awesome! These guys created an 8-legged, gas-powered spider mech "because they could!"

A: Three months to design … six months to build. $15,000 budget and probably 3 times that in man hour….
Q: Why did you do this?
A: It was art … we did it because we could.
Q: Does a history of mental illness run in your family?

Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – Thanks wade7!

Update 12/13/07: It’s called the Mondo Spider, created by Charlie Brinson, Dillard Brinson, Alex Mossman, Leigh Christie and Jonathan Tippett – Thanks Anonymous!

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E.T.Cook
Dec 14th, 2007 at 7:09 am
I think he said 20 times that in manpower, not 3.
E.T.Cook
Dec 14th, 2007 at 7:10 am
Oh, and he said “is there a history of mental illness in your family?”

My God man!!! Get your ears checked
Muenster
Dec 14th, 2007 at 7:32 am
altough it wouldn’t sound as cool, it would probably move better if it had rubber pads on the feet for grip.
William
Dec 14th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Why do you call him a redneck? Looks like a mechanical genius to me. Very cool!
roger
Dec 14th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Same question as William. I didn’t see any rednecks.
Tom
Dec 14th, 2007 at 9:38 am
It’s a Tachikoma v1.0!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikoma
Enter_Narne
Dec 14th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Yeah, exactly what indicates to you that these guys are rednecks?

Also, I agree with E.T.Cook’s comments.

If you’re going to blog at least blog correctly.
Dave
Dec 14th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Very cool. But you’re certainly not gonna sneak up on any giant flies in that thing.

I wonder how it does when you take it off a parking lot. How badly does it tear up turf whilst turning?
Jim
Dec 14th, 2007 at 11:21 am
C’mon guys don’t you get it?

It’s OK for liberal elite bloggers to call people “Rednecks”.
Darragh
Dec 14th, 2007 at 11:35 am
It looks really cool, I could see it becoming some kind of a crazy war machine. I wonder how much fuel it guzzles…

And guys, don’t criticise, everyone on the ‘net is calling him a redneck. The blogger didn’t make it up.
Pudifoot
Dec 14th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I think the spider mech from Wild Wild West looks more fun.
Anonymous
Dec 14th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
link to builders wed page http://www.mondospider.com/
Klink-O
Dec 14th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
As a redneck I appreciate the compliment of being associated with these guys. Now how can I enter this into NASCAR?
SenorMysterioso
Dec 14th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
seems like a rough ride and very loud

still, I want one asap
Alex
Dec 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Ah, in my defense it was late at night and I could only turn my speaker ever so slightly as to not wake up the baby. Anyhow, you guys get the idea!

And thank you for the link to the builder’s page, Anonymous!
Sid Morrison
Dec 14th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Rednecks from British Columbia? Probably not too many. I checked out their website and I think I’d paint them techno-hippy-geeks. Everyone needs a label of course, but theirs isn’t redneck.

If anyone does want to see creations of real rednecks, I wholeheartedly endorse “Farm Show Magazine” (www.farmshow.com). Every issue is chock full of crazy things Rufus and Vern welded up from old tractor bits and angleiron out in the barn while they were waiting for the corn to grow. Some of the stuff looks clever and useful, but a lot is truly off the wall. Lots of dangerous devices waiting to rip the arms off the operator or his children. On the link, Farm Show They are now selling a compendium book of past “Made it Myself” ideas for $10. It’s mighty entertainin’ for the buck.
Sid Morrison
Dec 14th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I can’t resist an immediate followup… I need to buy the book myself just to get more info on the “homebuilt field-burner” they have shown on this page:
http://www.farmshow.com/store/encyclopedia.asp
Levi
Dec 14th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
haha… i thought tachikoma too.. all it needs is a unnecessarily large canon on the front…
biltmore
Dec 14th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Definitely a redneck. Did you see the handlebar moustache?
jodee-odee
Dec 15th, 2007 at 2:32 am
redneck or not, the machines will eventually take over, didn’t any of us learn from skynet?

either way, pretty freakin rad
Thomas
Dec 15th, 2007 at 11:42 am
I agree with jodee-odee. This technotron is clearly after our women. Trust not this metal abomination, even as frickin sweet as it is.
lol
Dec 15th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
That guy is NOT a redneck. He does not have a redneck accent.
Pol x
Dec 16th, 2007 at 6:44 am
it was the moustache that made him look all rednecky, right?
jtippett
Jun 3rd, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Hey Neatorama Commenters,

Jonathan Tippett here, the guy in the video.

If it helps settle the argument, I’m a medical device engineer and a kinetic sculptor with a sense of humor about facial hair. I mostly enjoy throwing people off who don’t know me by donning “social camouflage” to play with poeple’s assumptions. Redneck? You’re call.

In response to some other comments:
1) It needs to slip to turn – rubber feet would not work.
2) It is not a war machine, it is a giant piece clockwork art.
3) There is more to come but we need support. If you like having amazing things to view and comment on, you should consider supporting the arts. Check out http://www.eatart.org, that’s where the Spider lives.

Cheers,

Jonathan

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