aku-aku: v.. To move a tall, flat bottomed object (such as a bookshelf) by swiveling it alternatively on its corners in a "walking" fashion. [After the book by Thor Heyerdahl theorising the statues of Easter Island were moved in this fashion.] source: LangMaker.com. Aku Aku also has another meaning to the islanders: a spiritual guide.
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Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages, and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms
Posted by dav at 2004 March 25 04:24 PM
File under: FinishedReading


Hacking Matter by Wil McCarthy

This is a book I picked up from the author when he spoke at the 2004 Emerging Technology conference.

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