# Pedaling pelican with speed and wing controls

Simon Willison ran Kimi K2.6 through OpenRouter. The simple SVG prompt produced a self-contained HTML animation with pause, speed, and wing-flap controls. The wheel, crank, near foot, and wing move in the unmodified source. Replies on HN point out a still leg and a flipping ankle, preserved here as generated.

- Recorded date: 2026-04-20
- Date precision: Day
- Date basis: source-publication
- Model (source label): Kimi K2.6
- Model attribution: Source-reported, not independently authenticated
- Creator / publisher: Simon Willison (@simonw)
- Format: Animation
- Prompt category: Source-documented test
- Original prompt: Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
- Last updated: 2026-11-10
- caseRole: case
- caseNumber: 1373
- timelineVisible: True
- datePrecision: day
- dateBasis: source-publication
- Original source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47837045
- Archive record: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/en/specimens/simon-hn-kimi-k2-6-pedaling-pelican-2026-04-20/
- Rights: Works belong to their original creators. Archiving does not change their licenses.
- Media: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/media/collected/2026-11-10-history-continuation/simon-kimi-k2-6-pedaling-frame.png
  Source: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/simonw/ecaad98efe0f747e27bc0e0ebc669e94/raw/9fcb0a890876c458a30349b3e04d39a3750c2283/pelican.html
- Animation preview: https://pelicanmap-demos.aveniqa.com/demos/historical-motion/simon-kimi-k26-2026-04-20/