Maker Faire Detroit was filled with clever gadgets and wonderful creations. Looking back on the event, one exhibit pops to the front of my mind - the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir. I first caught of glimpse of it in between performances and wondered to myself what the heck it was:
However, upon my second time passing the car, the delightful assortment of electromechnical sea creatures sprung to life and danced about in rhythm with the B-52's "Lobster Rock" playing through the car stereo system. To quote the Maker Faire info card on the vehicle:
This award winning art car from Houston has 250 electromechnical lobster and fish, 300 pounds of batteries, 2 Linux computers to coordinate all the singers, and more than 5 miles of wire in the control system. "Quiet please, this is serious."
Richard Carter has more information on his wonderful, scaly choir on wheels at:
http://www.sashimitabernaclechoir.org/
I was too slow on the draw to catch 'Rock Lobster', but I did manage to shoot some video of the song & dance show at Maker Faire:
More photos of this fantastic automobile can be seen at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/pdp7pdp7/MakerFaireDetroitSashimiTabernacleChoir
Stay calm & Solder On,
Drew
