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When I had LEGO® as a kid I never imagined that it would still be around, unchanged, when I was a middle-aged man. My old blocks are still in useable condition, having endured many years of abuse.
To me, it seems logical that an army tank, made of LEGO® should render the occupants safe from harm;
A house made of LEGO® would be hurricane-proof and would float, in the event of flooding; A ship made from LEGO® could carry massive cargoes and remain afloat almost indefinitely, with its intricate compartmentalisation.
It would also allow houses to "grow", in the event of family additions, "shrink" for empty-nesters and be easily repaired (by any smart 4-year-old) in the event of damage/dislocation.
Refugee housing can whipped up in hours, complete with walls that contain an insulating barrier of air.
We need to go back to the lessons of our childhood, kids.
Halfbakery: Lego House
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[jutta, Sep 22 2005]
Halfbakery: Lego Ship
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[jutta, Sep 22 2005]
Halfbakery: Lego for the Homeless
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[jutta, Sep 22 2005]
Halfbakery: Modular Housing
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[jutta, Sep 22 2005]
Grownups hack Lego
http://news.com.com...751.html?tag=st.pop
She never died. [moomintroll, Sep 22 2005]
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"To me, it seems logical that an army tank, made of LEGO® should render the occupants safe from harm." |
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A rather unique take on armor - unless you're hoping to distract your enemies into sitting down to work on their castles? |
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True enough, [jutta]. At first glance it would seem so. If you've ever tried to destroy something made from LEGO® then you'll understand what I mean. |
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Maybe I'm being a _little_ disingenuous, but only a little. |
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Ah, okay. So this is about the mutual "stickyness" of blocks of lego. I was distracted by the side benefits of modular construction for real-life applications, which we've done a few times before. |
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That was the original point. I tried to cover the other bases with the modular nature of the blocks. It was all about the difficulty of separating them, at the outset. |
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I also thought about whether or not they might withstand strong winds more effectively than current construction methods. |
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//an army tank, made of LEGO®//...would have to be taken apart and put away before bedtime...or no bedtime story. |
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That's going to make the invasion of Iran a real pain in the arse, isn't it? |
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//an army tank// which can be pulled apart and scattered across the landing to slow down the advance of enemy troops. |
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That's the spirit, [moomintroll]! |
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I like it [+], although I see a big flaw : Lego
never produced green bricks in standard
packs and I fear that bright red or blue
tanks might be a little obvious in the
theatre of war. |
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And may I add : welcome back [UnaBubba],
it's good to have you here. |
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//Lego never produced green bricks in standard packs// But they *could* start producing Legos that explode. That would mean that if you took your Lego tank apart, activated all the pieces, and scattered them across the landing like [moomintroll] said, you would have substantially more power to slow down the enemy. |
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Lego items are not as impregnable as you might think. Way back in the day my dad once glued the lego bricks into place, so that the item was built like it showed on the box. |
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Despite the glue, the little service station was rent asunder with the rage of a 7 year-old (me!). |
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Of course, but children are far more destructive than soldiers. If you want to "field test to destruction" any item just give it to a pack of kids. Anything short of a cube of tungsten is toast within an hour. |
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Your right about that. The only thing I give kids now is rocks. Occasionally they can break one of them, or use them to break my windows, or put them in my fuel tank...ummm....hmmm. <scratches head> |
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I think I'm going to stop giving kids rocks. |
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//if you took your Lego tank apart, activated all the pieces, and scattered them // Exploding ploughshares? Perhaps if you took off the reactive armour... |
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The problem with combining the ease of Lego design with architecture is that nobody would ever have a house built -- "Aren't they done playing with my new house YET?" |
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