9/27/2005: Animated peeing sculpture

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"Gotta go", is my only thought about this one; via Boing Boing, this is what appears to be public art in Vienna. I mean Prague.

There are peeing sculptures, and there are animatronic sculptures, but this artist appears to be the first to combine the two. From the English language web page for the project:

The idea is disarmingly simple. Two bronze sculptures pee into their oddly-shaped enclosure.

While they are peeing, the two figures move realistically. An electric mechanism driven by a couple of microproccesors swivels the upper part of the body, while the penis goes up and down. The stream of water writes quotes from famous Prague residents.

Visitor can interupt them by sending SMS message from mobile phone to a number, displayed next to the sculptures. The living statue then ‘writes’ the text of the message, before carrying on as before.

The web page features animations and videos (and audio!) so you can get an idea of what they're doing.

Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD.