Amusing Rednecks Build A Gas Powered Mech Spider June 8, 2010 gags I have no idea who these guys are, but they managed to build an 8-legged, gas-powered spider mech in their spare time. Screw NASA and DARPA – turn them over to rednecks plus Burt Rutan and we’ll have a Mars colony and Robotech in 10 years.