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Build A Stone Wall With These Lego-Inspired Concrete Blocks

12:27PM July 13, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Who wouldn’t want to build a minifig fort from a set of concrete blocks made to look like Lego? More »


Geek Out

Lego’s Stop-Motion Promo Vid Is Adorable

12:20AM January 5, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

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A Giant Lego Map Of Europe

4:20AM October 30, 2010 | Sam Biddle

You could go to Barcelona and Paris, make out with foreign strangers and post lots of Facebook photo albums about it. Or you could check out this enormous, 15sqm Lego map of Europe. It’s at least cheaper. More »


Gadgets

Don’t Throw A Brick Into Your Washing Machine

4:30AM August 1, 2010 | Casey Chan

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Actually screw it, you can if you want to. Seeing a washing machine have a seizure is totally worth it. More »


Science

Bio-Manufactured Bricks Are Made From Bacteria, Sand, Urine

11:00AM May 18, 2010 | Rebecca Boyle - Popular Science

An American architecture professor in Abu Dhabi has come up with a new generation of sustainable bricks – grown by bacteria using sand, calcium chloride and pee. More »


Brick Lights Show Concrete’s Soft Side

11:30PM September 15, 2009 | Mark Wilson

If they weren’t just a concept, you could spruce up that barren concrete wall with glowing stars, hearts, unicorns—pretty much everything awesome. More »


There’s a Brick In Every Lego Collector, And It’s Bigger Than Your Skull

1:00AM May 25, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Jason Freeny, the designer who brought us that amazing-yet-freaky minifig anatomy lesson last October, wants every Lego aficionado to know that there’s a huge red brick inside all of you.

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How Lego Bricks Are Made: The 80s Version

12:30AM May 12, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I wish I knew about this 80s video before I visited Lego to show you how it’s made. But then, I would have missed the secret Lego vault and the cathedral-sized storage buildings. [Thanks Kooberz]

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Lego Helps Autistic Children to Develop Social Skills

9:00AM December 29, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Looks like our favourite bricks can help you do more than building giant spaceships, fly away in planes, or get you married: Researchers have discovered Lego can help autistic children to develop social skills.

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Lego Silver Rings Will Brick Your Marriage

11:20AM December 4, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

The only rings I’ve ever liked are nipple rings, The Lord of the Rings, wedding rings–I collect them–and Ringo Starr. I love these silver Lego rings, though. You can customise them putting any brick you want on top.

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