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rlly hope nobody has started drama over ppl drawing lego characters as poc. like whyre you pressed theyre literally plastic blocks.
Apparently this lego goat is one of the rarest Lego pieces because it was only ever released in one set, a mill raid in the kingdom line:
The mold has since been destroyed, so look at the pieces now:
🎶 Robin Hood and Little John walking through the forest / Laughin' back and forth at what the other has to say / Reminiscin', this-n-thattin', havin' such a good time / Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day 🎶
Robin Miller, 1973
A long time ago my brother and I used to make tops out of Legos and battle to see whose top could keep spinning the longest while battering the other top. It was really fun - I remember making size classes, battle arenas, entire tournaments, and, most importantly, dozens upon dozens of tops. My brother was the strength player, building tops that could withstand multiple hits while dishing out some of their own; of course, being the smart guy, I made intricate stuff (that didn't always hold its own).
Today I stumbled on one of my favorites.
Please excuse the poor photography.
This is Jet. It's rather large and has a defensive feel to it, but other than that, it kinda looks like a boring old top, doesn't it?
Well why don't we open it up for a sec.
Jet's not-so-boring insides.
On the inside lies a giant machine! Jet actually takes in the wind rushing by it to propel it longer than it would normally go and to help keep it stable.
I would have zoomed in, but my camera got fuzzier when I got closer, so I recreated it in Lego Digital Designer instead:
Now with an actual color scheme!
And here's a better view of the insides.
The central shaft on each wing is the intake. The wind is split into two streams, one of which helps with stability, while the other keeps it spinning longer.
One more picture (last one, I promise!).
A diagram of the wind direction.
Air comes in through the pink and green lines. The green intake spirals within each chamber until it is let out on the bottom. Having one of these on each wing helps push back if any one of them leans toward the ground.
The pink streams are all directed toward the center. As a result of the way they're let in, they spiral around in the center (yellow circle) until being let out through the orange outputs. However, the outputs are small, so it takes a little pressure to get through.
I bet none of the physics actually works like this, but I did test what happens if I just block off the intakes entirely. Not only did it output less air (you can feel the whirlwind it creates normally), it also consistently spun for less time. This wasn't because I spun it with less power, mind you - I tried this multiple times, and every time I tried to be consistent.
I wonder if something like this could be applied to actually important things, or if it would be practical at all. Probably not; in our competitions, my brother broke this one a couple of times.
Here's the file I made, if you want to have a look.
some old benny drawings :p
The other day I wanted to play with my legos but all three of my sets were already built and sitting on shelves around the house so for fun I took apart all of them so not only did I satisfy my lego playing needs but also next time I want to play with my legos all three of my sets are dismantled and ready to be rebuilt and if that's not autism genius than I don't know what is
living through these mini kemelife figures 🫶
A moment for the vase ✨ thank you to my grandpa and his awesome 1970’s collection <333
