Jan 24, 2011: LegOhio
 

http://cellar.org/2011/LegOhio.jpg

Via NPR.

Some nutter has built a replica of the Ohio Stadium in his basement. Using Lego. I'm kinda impressed and horrified at the same time. My kids build some amazing lego stuff -our "family room" is basically the Lego(s) room. But if they decided to do something on this scale, I want to see a Starwars battle scenario, or an Amazonion rainforest or Niagara Falls or something... not an empty football stadium with super-sized punters...

Maybe that's just me ;)

Still pretty impressive, though, in a nerdy kinda way....

link

I wonder how he got it to curve so smoothly?

p.s.
It's not "Lego".
It's not "Legos" either.
It's "Lego bricks".

Too much time on his hands...

Should be grading his students' papers...

Never underestimate the power and diligence of a Buckeye fan!

Cool stuff, am sending link to family.

Some guys just naturally curve. :p:

This guy is clearly a nut.

:D

Wombat,

The only reason the Lego company doesn't call them Legos themselves is because that would weaken their brand name, as it risks the generic-ization of their brand.
I am a nerd myself, and while not exactly a Legos fanatic, I do appreciate the concept of not "doing it wrong." On the other hand, I resist being told what to do by lawyers just because it meets their agendas.

Maybe you already know this. Maybe not. I thought I would share it, in case anyone else around here wasn't already aware.

hear, hear!

FIFY
I refuse to use the coffee-vocabulary at Starbucks...
Coffee comes in either a large, medium or small cup.

You don't order a Grande Latte Matte Flopsy Popsy Snopsy?

Yeah, me neither. What a joke. Just give me a large coffee, kthxbai.

Dear Wombat and the like, I think if you open your heart and mind (and eyes), you'll find that the "correct" terminology for lego/legos/Lego bricks depends on where you live. As a Brit in the US, it really grates to hear them called "Legos", and I do understand that is not parlance used by the manufacturer. However, I am not, fortunately, an urban gorilla, and I am able to adjust my vocab to suit the majority of my audience, in order that I might not come across as a total jerk when really all I want to do is share an interesting pic I happened across. kthxbai.:)

Oh, and these days, you can get curved Legos. :p:

I really really wanted to type "curved lego bricks" because that is what i would say, but some times you just have to.....

:D

My counter-order is: Just give me a cup of the "house-coffee"... it usually sets eyes a-twirling