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Published: 2016-09-15 02:59:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 4591; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 13
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Probably the simplest possible take on the attachment configuration for the "Surfborg" arms q.v.:with the raptorial "stomatopod" limbs bolted almost arbitrarily to the upper body of an otherwise more-or-less default humanoid frame. I should emphasize that this is only ONE possible interpretation, and that much less orthodox body forms are also very likely--I just haven't gotten to those yet. : p
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I've never mentioned this but one of the things I love most about your work is the way you draw limbs interacting. The idea of them folding and coiling together is so simple, but I honestly don't think I see anyone else doing it.
Thank u so much for this! It'll make my writing a lot easier. Three questions, one, how do the limbs articulate when swimming? I'm thinking like Corixidae? Two, are the lower limbs also aquatic, or are they normal terrestrial limbs?
Thanks a lot again, I'm really blown away by the detail and style of it. Faved!
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I'm really glad you like it, I hope it comes in handy! I guess the way I handle limb folding is inspired more by arthropods, especially crustaceans, rather than vertebrates...Maybe that's kind of a counterintuitive combination of characteristics?
Q1: How do the limbs articulate when swimming?
Wow, that's a really good question...I guess I pictured the raptorial limbs folded up compactly against the body while the primary hominid/brachiating limbs do most of the work, at least in a standard "crawl." The Corixidae idea makes immediate sense to me, though, especially when employing the butterfly or breaststroke. In that case I'm envisioning coordination of all four arms to maximize propulsive muscle power; think something like
artapir.tumblr.com/post/150475…
This would also be a good model for coordination of multiple limbs in myoborgs and other such transhumans with far more arthropodian body forms, such as
Scylla Preliminary Study
Q2: Are the lower limbs also aquatic, or are they normal terrestrial limbs?
The lower limbs are standard humanoid/hominid/bipedal primate, at least in this case. When I picture limbs diverging from the primate norm in these kinds of transhumans, I generally tend towards something more crustacean, like
Brachyataur
Hope that helps! Wait, didn't you have three questions...??
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Mission accomplished!
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I could not even begin to imagine how it worked
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