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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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Necrocapitalism and the Use of Dead Spiders in Robotics
This chapter explores the concept of necrocapitalism and the use of dead spiders in robotics. It discusses the discovery of the hydraulic pressure system in spiders, the ability of dead spiders to grip more than their body weight, and the preservation methods for prolonging the functionality of dead spiders. The chapter also touches on other examples of necrobotics, such as taxidermy birds used in drones and muscle tissue from dead mice powering experimental robots.
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