Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 10, 2012
June 09, 2012
June 11, 2012
Transcript:
Ever the showman! Dutch entertainer Arthur Van Poppel performs as a one-man band using clockwork powered automated musical instruments to back them up! There are more than 1000 active satellites currently orbiting the earth! Robo bonobo! The Great Ape Trust Sanctuary in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, had a robotic ape built to explore the possibility of direct communication with bonobos.
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Mostly Water Premium Member almost 12 years ago
The Earth doesn’t look very happy about all those satellites.
fixer1967 almost 12 years ago
RUN, IT’S THE BONOBO TERMINATOR!!!!!!!!
Stephen Gilberg almost 12 years ago
You can’t really tell from the illustration, but Van Poppel’s vehicle is shaped roughly like a fish.
goweeder almost 12 years ago
What the heck is a BONOBO?(You all seem to know.) Sometimes I feel SO dumb!
iced tea almost 12 years ago
Our moon is the most famous satellite. Men have walked on it. Maybe one day, a woman will walk on it.
Captain Colorado almost 12 years ago
“Planet of the Apes” meets “The Terminator”
Artie Adams almost 12 years ago
So he does karaoke?
alan.gurka almost 12 years ago
Why didn’t they just ask the Bonobos directly, instead of going the long, roundabout way of building a robot? Must have been a gov’t grant.