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There is an image and video archive at the ICC Web site, cosponsors of the Tokyo event. You can check out the complicated networking configuration also. The interview with Mark Pauline SRL's Director is interesting, confusing and certainly gets you thinking about all this stuff. If you happen to be in Japan check out the ICC Theater Program.

On December 23rd, 1999 a major SRL show entitled: "SRL Thoughtfully Regards: The Arbitrary Calculation of Pathological Amusement" is taking place in Tokyo. A 40 foot high cube "with 28 tons of that good SRL stuff" is getting shipped to Tokyo. All your favorite death and destruction teleoperated machines will be there.

SRL encourages participants to build and create their own machines. They must simply follow these guidelines: General Guidelines:

• Devices must be large, at least 1000+ lbs.. and have an unusual appearance, (i.e. No mad max cars please).
• Devices should either be lethal, or appear to be lethal to humans.
• Devices that create large amounts of flame, use jet engines, create loud sounds, or employ unusual means of locomotion, will be given special consideration.
• Devices must be remote controlled, special exceptions may be made, but this is unlikely.
• Devices must be able to survive for an hour in extremely hostile environments.
Can't get enough of all the SRL mania...get the video tapes! Documenting such infamous performances titled: "The Unexpected Destruction of Elaborately Engineered Artifacts : A Misguided Adventure in Risk Eradication, Happening Without Known cause, in Connection With Events That are Not Necessarily Related", "A Calculated Forecast of Ultimate Doom: Sickening Episodes of Widespread Devastation Accompanied By Sensations of Pleasurable Excitement", "Crime Wave" and more.

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