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# fofr: Gemini 4 Argon makes a pelican-on-a-bike video with Fourier epicycles and Lyria 3.5 music

fofr (@fofrAI), X, 2026-10-13.
Source: https://x.com/fofrAI/status/2110043023954284889

## Why it matters

The most viewed Argon launch-day demo in the sweep list (about 244k views on 14 Oct); video made by Argon with music it prompted from Lyria 3.5.

## Summary

Views 243849, likes 2766, reposts 167 via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-14 (morning); posted Tue Oct 13 16:20:34 +0000 2026. Listed in the sweep's Techmeme discussion posts (sweep 2026-10-14). Not opened on x.com.

## Archived text

> Argon has this amazing natural understanding of the world. It can do so many things from first principles.
> 
> Here's a pelican riding a bike, using fourier epicycles. 
> 
> Video made by Argon.
> Time-synced Lyria 3.5 music prompted by Argon.
> 
> > Quoting @fofrAI: Gemini 4 Argon is live.
> > https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-argon/
> > 
> > There's a lot to show you.

Archived 2026-10-14 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 245,779 views, 2,776 likes, 168 reposts, 96 replies (at fetch time)
Media: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2110042439679356928/vid/avc1/1920x1080/_040EKr0I8s1J2Sq.mp4?tag=29

## Cited in

- 2026-10-13: [Google releases Gemini 4 Argon broadly](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-13-gemini-4-argon-general-availability/)