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Kinetic sculpture is an object that physically moves, and the Dutch artist "Theo" Jansen likes to create his own type of mechanical "animal." He places these sculptures on beaches where there are strong winds, so the mechanism can walk across the sand. What does he call these objects?

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The correct answer is: StrandBeests.

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Jansen has been building Kinetic Sculptures on the Dutch beaches for the past 25 years. He calls them StrandBeests, which means Beach Animals. Many consider him the Leonardo da Vinci of our time, as he merges art with engineering.

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