Tag Archives: LEGO

Throwback Thursday #12

After last week’s down-to-Earth living in Brighton special Throwback Thursday, this week we take the stars. I can’t remember where I got the above image from (probably Twitter), but it’s awesome. Around our planet, we have one moon (you may … Continue reading

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailers

The new trailer for Star Wars episode VII: The Force Awakens was released last week, and it is goooood. It reminds me a lot of the original films (IV – VI), rather than the prequel films (I – III), which … Continue reading

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Famous Film Scenes In LEGO

This is a really cool piece of stop motion animation using LEGO minifigs. They’ve recreated a wide range of famous film scenes using just LEGO, and it is awesome. Even if the sticking-out-at-the-side-arms are a little odd. Onwards!

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The LEGO Movie – Everything Is Awesome

The LEGO Movie – Everything is Awesome. I saw The LEGO Movie over the weekend. It is, for want of a better word, awesome! Funny, charming, beautifully animated, and exceedingly feelgood. Plus, it has this great song in it, which … Continue reading

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Scavenger Hunt In The CERN Computing Centre

CERN have gone and done something brilliant. “Hidden among the racks of servers and disks in the CERN Computing Centre, you’ll find Hawaiian dancers, space aliens, gorillas… all LEGO® figurines! These characters were placed about the Centre for the arrival of … Continue reading

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Live X-Ray View Of Rubik’s Cube Solver

This is pretty cool. It’s a live X-ray view of a Rubik’s Cube being solved. It’s really interesting to see the insides of a Rubik’s Cube, and how simple yet elegant it is. Also, although the LEGO solver isn’t nearly … Continue reading

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The LEGO Movie

“The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on … Continue reading

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LEGO Minifigs

The history and timeline behind the humble LEGO mini figures is pretty interesting, and is displayed above in a very handy infographic (Cool Infographics). I love the fact that there are over 4 billion LEGO minifigs in the world. That’s … Continue reading

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Weekly Ramblings – LEGO Crayon Egg Tittles Electricity Language

Another (slightly delayed) Weekly Ramblings! As I seem to have done a fair amount, I’ll start this week off with some LEGO. Specifically, how tall can a LEGO tower physically get (BBC)? Using a hydraulic testing machine, researchers worked out … Continue reading

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Weekly Ramblings – Sandy Hobbiton Invented Negative Curiosity

Weekly Ramblings time! I can’t seem to go a week without finding some awesome LEGO. This time, we have the whole of Hobbiton recreated in LEGO! This is a brilliant set, with so many little details hidden away everywhere. Last … Continue reading

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