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@geoffkait  I am not trying to be at all snarky here, but is that eBay posting a gag of some sort.  The pic looked to show a nicely crafted product but the write-up sounded like a comedy bit followed up by the dismissive questions.  This whole thing may be well known to many but predates my recent involvement with the forum.

Just wonderin'

: )

hifiman5
@geoffkait I am not trying to be at all snarky here, but is that eBay posting a gag of some sort. The pic looked to show a nicely crafted product but the write-up sounded like a comedy bit followed up by the dismissive questions. This whole thing may be well known to many but predates my recent involvement with the forum. Just wonderin’

Actually, it’s not an eBay listing, it’s an Audiogon listing for Machina Dynamica’s brand new isolation stand that mimics the biological capabilities of the woodpecker. The woodpecker is able to withstand very high negative g’s on the order of -1000 g whilst pecking wood, thus preventing brain damage or even death, because of unique biological characteristics of the tissue and bone surrounding it’s brain that absorb and dissipate the shock and vibration. The active material in the Bio Mikro G isolation stand is micro-scale glass beads that behave like the spongy tissue surrounding the woodpecker’s brain. And the bamboo mimics the bony material of the Mr. Woodpecker’s head.

Geoff Kait
machina dynamica
no goats no glory

@geoffkait My bad on the ebay listing instead of Audiogon.  I just looked at the ad. again.  Is the stand designed to support components within a certain range of mass?  It looks like it could be applicable to supporting a large power regenerator like a PS Audio P10 or a sizable amplifier.

hifiman5
@geoffkait My bad on the ebay listing instead of Audiogon. I just looked at the ad. again. Is the stand designed to support components within a certain range of mass? It looks like it could be applicable to supporting a large power regenerator like a PS Audio P10 or a sizable amplifier.

The dimensions of the top plate are 18x12 so the Bio Mikro G can isolate a range of components, from turntables to preamps to CD players to amps to power conditioners/power regenerators to small or medium size speakers. The Bio Mikro G is about two inches high and contains about 5 lb of glass microbeads below the top plate. All wood is bamboo. Viscoelastic feet support the stand.

Geoff Kait
machina dynamica