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Escher’s Relativity in LEGO

Clarence — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:09:56 +0000

I swear. With all these LEGO posts, you wouldn’t be remiss if you thought WDS was a LEGO blog. But alas, it is not! They’re just cool that way. But I’m thinking we might need to start a LEGO category to accomodate the wild world of LEGO. Anyway, check out this badass rendition of Escher’s “Relativity” done completely in LEGO by Andrew Lipson.

Check out LEGO renditions of some of Escher’s other works: “Ascending and Descending,” “Waterfall” and “Belvedere” after the jump.

Tagged: LEGO, Escher

“Ascending and Descending” by M.C. Escher

“Waterfall” by M.C. Escher

“Belvedere” by M.C. Escher

TMX Elmo like you’ve never seen him before!

Clarence — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:07:04 +0000

I managed to get a couple of TMX Elmos last week. Yes, that’s right. A couple. That, in itself, is entry-worthy. But that’s not the point of this entry. (By the way, if, for some reason, you don’t know what a TMX Elmo is, check out our previous coverage.)

I had a little trouble bringing the Elmos back to work–they had to go through security. First, an inspection of the boxes I did not want opened. This was followed by a trip over to the x-ray machines. As they were going through the machine, I took a little peek at the monitors. It didn’t bode well that Elmo was filled with circuits and wires. The security guard took a snapshot and told me they’d have to bring in the bomb-sniffing dogs. Great.

As we were waiting for the dogs to arrive, I thought to myself, those x-rayed Elmos look pretty badass; that would make for a great entry on WDS. I took the opportunity and asked the guard if I could snap a couple of pictures of the monitors. He laughed and said, “Sure.” So here you are: TMX Elmo like you’ve never seen him before.

I can’t help but wonder what the TSA would think of Elmo.

Click thumbnail for larger image or check my flickr photoset for more pictures.

Tagged: Tickle Me Elmo, TMX, X-Ray

Updated Tickle Me Elmo: EXTREME edition!

Clarence — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:46:19 +0000

Do you remember Tickle Me Elmo? Parents all over the country beat the ever living bananas out of each other just to get their hands on the most sought after (and elusive) Christmas toy in history. If you’ve ever played with one, you can easily understand. It’s just fun.

This Christmas marks the 10th anniversary of Tickle Me Elmo and you can bet your fancy pants that Fisher Price wasn’t going to let such a milestone tiptoe by. Enter the Tickle Me Elmo: TMX (TMX = Tickle Me eXtreme). Good Morning America debuted this amazing product this morning. I don’t want to spoil the video for you, all I’m going to say this is a must watch. Watch the clip on ABC News.

I am so getting one. Even if I have to punch a couple of sweet, old soccer moms in the face.

via Gothamist

Tagged: Tickle Me Elmo, TMX, Fisher Price, Good Morning America, Toys