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03/04/2006

Top 10 Strangest Lego Creations

It's time for our weekly Top 10 list and this week our editors bring you the "Top 10 Strangest (or Coolest...) Lego Creations". Leave us a comment with your own favorites. [PCMag]

10. Lego iPod Case

This interesting BrixPod Classic iPod Shuffle case gives your Shuffle the appearance of a full-sized iPod made of Lego bricks. [MacBlog]

9. Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite

Nathan Sawaya used over 10,000 Lego pieces and spent 3 months making this "Han Solo in Carbonite" masterpiece. [NathanBrickArtist]

8. Lego Volvo XC90

Built by Lego Master Model Builders, this Volvo XC90 is the official car of Legoland California. [car.kak.net]

7. Lego NES Case

If Nintendo came out with a Lego NES case, this would be it. Everything is 100% Lego - power/reset buttons, controller ports, LED light cover, and even the vents up top. One more picture here. [RetroNintendo]

6. Lego Harpsichord

This Harpsichord was constructed entirely from Lego parts (over 100,000!), including keyboard, jacks, jack rack, jack rail, plectra, soundboard, bridge, hitch pins, tuning pins, wrestplank, nut, case, legs, lid, lid stick, and music stand. It has a range of 61 notes and weighs 150 lb. [OddMusic]

5. Lego Pinhole Camera

This person took a Polaroid 95a, stripped it down, and than reassembled the camera with all Lego parts. Like a real mechanical 35mm camera, it includes a manual crank which takes 23 clicks to advance one frame. [FoundPhotography]

4. Lego Knitting Machine

Rarely do we come accross something so interesting yet odd, take a look at this fully functional knitting machine made entirely out of Lego pieces. [TRFJ]

3. Lego Difference Engine

One of the most imaginative Lego creations ever. Made by Andy Carroll, this difference engine is able to solve mathematical problems (2nd/3rd-order polynomials) and calculate the answers to 3 or 4 digits. [Gizmodo]

2. Lego Air Conditioner

Behold, a functional Lego replica of Carrier's latest air conditioner, complete with valves, compressor, and working fan. [Make]

1. Lego Pinball Machine

Created by Lego fanatics Gerrit Bronsveld and Martijn Boogaarts of the Netherlands, this fully functional pinball machine was made using over 20,000 of these colorful blocks. The Lego Pinball Machine features an operational coin slot, rotation bumpers, auto kickback, 5-digit mechanical display (for points), 13 RCX Mindstorms computers, and even a ramp. [PinballNews]

Honorable Mention - Lego gMac 475

If you liked the Lego PC, check out this Lego gMac 475 (constructed from a Macintosh LC 475 ), an oldie but goodie. (Thanks, Jeff)

Honorable Mention - Lego Brick USB Drive

Lego blocks can be used to build just about anything these days, including this USB drive. Its even got clear backing so you can view the innards. Instructions on how to build your own can be found here. [Brickshelf]

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Posted at 03/04/2006 9:32pm by Wex
Thats cool....i like the USB drive.
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Posted at 03/04/2006 10:41pm by [Geeks Are Sexy] Tech. News
Oh man, I want that volvo truck :) I wonder how long it took to actually build it.. probably a couple of 100's of hours.
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Posted at 03/04/2006 10:49pm by paradox
Yeah, the USB thing is cool, but MAN that car is awesome!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 00:22am by Awesome Guy
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lego-Mosaic-of-Gollum-from-Lord-of-the-Rings-Art_W0QQitemZ6259186287QQcategoryZ73508QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This is also cool.
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Posted at 03/05/2006 00:25am by You heh
Farked!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 00:43am by rob
Stupid.
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Posted at 03/05/2006 00:44am by smug
#3, Lego Difference Engine definetly the best
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Posted at 03/05/2006 00:45am by Magnus
Very cool, but the #10 should be #1. Did you read that PC World article?
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Posted at 03/05/2006 00:58am by NST
Wow, just perfect for a dork like me, lol
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Posted at 03/05/2006 01:04am by Blogueando.com - ¡Actualidad. Ahora con Podcast! » Blog Archive » Las 10 creaciones más extrañas en Lego
[...] Las 10 creaciones más extrañas en Lego. [...]
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Posted at 03/05/2006 01:16am by BEn
the car is an xc90 not an cx90
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Posted at 03/05/2006 01:18am by buddha
Wow, that lego flashlight is awesomeness yalls
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Posted at 03/05/2006 01:21am by The Dude
Yep, these are all pretty damn neat.
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Posted at 03/05/2006 01:34am by r00tware » Top 10 Strangest Lego Creations
[...] read more | digg story [...]
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Posted at 03/05/2006 02:01am by GOD
I like all the ones that can function. The car doesn't actually work, so I'm not as impressed by it, even though they spent more time on it.
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Posted at 03/05/2006 02:22am by Legomyeggo
Wow! I like how the "leave a comment" instructions include html parameters! \Oh and the Legos are phenomenal! //It's not a flashlight Buddha, it's a camera...doh!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 02:33am by Arturo Goga | tecnologia | videojuegos | musica | internet | peliculas | libros |
[...] Techeblog ha publicado una graciosa lista, con las diez construcciones con LEGOs más extrañas que se hayan visto. Este Volvo XC90? Está en el puesto 8. [...]
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Posted at 03/05/2006 03:11am by CrookedAsterisk’s Blog » Top 10 Strangest Lego Creations
[...] This is hardcore. Whoever made these have a lot of time on their hands.read more | digg story [...]
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Posted at 03/05/2006 03:14am by leg0tronic
you missed this one: some type of machine to play a japanese psp game?!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 03:29am by Second-Level.com » Blog Archive » Unique Lego creations
[...] Lego does have quite the cult following when it comes to fans though.  And with that, you get some very odd, strange, but all around cool Lego creations.  This is a short list of some of the best ones to date.  It has a bit of a technology skew, but its still a fun list to look at.  [...]
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Posted at 03/05/2006 04:20am by James Gagne
That is some freakin' cool stuff. Wow! I can't believe people actually have the time to waste on stupid crap like this! No wonder our economy blows, everyone is playing around instead of working.
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Posted at 03/05/2006 04:38am by Pop
Best list of all time!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 04:54am by Ivan Minic
I don't know how you find this.. but this is simply brilliant :)
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Posted at 03/05/2006 04:57am by BitMapper
I dunno, this Top 10 list makes me kinda sad. Everybody used their Lego blocks to make replicas of things that already exist. Why didn't they use their blocks to make original creations? Just think of the poor nerd who spent 3 months of his life to replicate Han Solo in carbonite. He could have made something original, but no, he copied "Empire Strikes Back" just like 5 million fanboy geeks before him. Come on, people! Use your imaginations!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 05:11am by Curtis
You are all mistaken. The Han Solo is clearly the coolest.
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