The Universe Is Made Of Atoms And Lego Blocks
Little knew Democritus—the ancient greek philosopher, mathematician, and biologist who first postulated the atom in the 4th century BC—that his Great Order of the Universe would produce Godtfred Kirk Cristiansen’ Patent #3,005,282 for Lego blocks.
Created by writer Christian Bök, the illustration shows all the 25 ways to combine to 6 x 2 Lego bricks. I don’t know about you, but I love some poetry, science, and bricks in my morning cereal. [Poetry Foundation via Brothers Brick]
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@Paul Beardfacé:
On those rare occassions when the LEGO fan community is in complete accord with The LEGO Company on terminology, we create a universal paradox that allows us to trump Douglas Adams. And if you can't fathom why that's such a big deal, check out how varied the color names are:
[www.peeron.com]
On the left are the Peeron inventory names, two columns to the right of those are the Bricklink names, and five columns to the right of those are the official LEGO color names. Note how weird some of the official color names are (brick-yellow is what they call tan parts, like Luke Skywalker's hair), and realize that even the LEGO set designers and Master Model Builders use their own personal color terminology that doesn't always agree with the official list. But pretty much everyone across the board calls those parts "2x4 bricks".
Purple Dave
@Amsterdaam is Egon Spengler: i loled, thanks. and you got a follower
@Purple Dave: The bonus of 4x2 is it's similarity to 42, in the Universe context of things
@Amsterdaam is Egon Spengler: Oh you stud. You 8-studded block.
@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I saw his art in person! I went on a boring trip to Redding California, but it all paid off when a random museum there happened to be exhibiting his art for a while. It's near the sundial bridge for anyone who wants to check it out, probably still there.
They had the giant T-rex fossil lego and everything. And a real full T-rex fossil next door too, coincidentally.
I figured this out when I was like 6
Jarek James
@Anthemx:
Commonly accepted terminology is actually "2x4 LEGO brick". The reasoning is that there are a craptop of "1x" and "2x" bricks, but not many in the "3x" or wider range, and sorting the two main groups by width is really helpful because most of the time people will want to build with only one of those widths.
Purple Dave
@Curves: uh, YEAH?!
See, now I just want to get 50 bricks out & recreate this...
crap!
I guess I could download LDD or do it in AutoCAD instead...for now, but that wouldn't quite be as satisfying.
PdxPhoenix
@Aglet:
i can verify that anagrams exist, yes.
@Fizzie:
didja run outta fingers or somethin'?
That sort of looks like the lego Kama Sutra.
Amsterdaam
Oh! I see that you're missing a "w". You can buy one from me - very special price, only for you my friend...
jak0b
That bottom right one should definitely not count.
@Fizzie: omg fail. dont ask.
The 2 in the last row on the left side are 5x2 for some reason?
I'm pretty sure the bottom rows didn't exist in the early universe, but were created when the first generation of lego stars went supernova.
Can anyone verify the anagram rumours?
Does this mean The Creator is a Legomaniac?
Speaking of lego art. Nathan Sawaya is a really cool artist that uses lego.
[brickartist.com]
Purple Monkey Dishwasher
@Anthemx: they are. And you are not picky, just observant.
yogibimbi
Um. Not meaning to be picky, but aren't those 4x2? :)
Anthemx