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 When LEGO blocks were first introduced
in their current form in Denmark in the late1940s, founder Godfred Kirk Christiansen could not have
imagined how wildly popular his "toy" would become with sculptors. That generations of kids would while
away hours at a time building original and predesigned structures per printed instructions were his
realized dream, Godfred (may I call him Godfred?) would be in awe over
how his creation has been applied from professional and amateur artists. The June 2012 issue of Scientific
American has an article titled "Fusion's Missing Pieces" on the current state of nuclear fusion, and with it is
a photo of a cut-away view of a tokomak made entirely of LEGOs by Sachiko Akinaga
(click thumbnail above for more pics). Do a Google search on "lego art" and be amazed at what is out there. "lego robotics" turns up hundreds of often sophisticated microprocessor-controlled
machines. Try it on just about any subject, be it engineering, science, chemistry, mathematics, industry,
aerospace, automobiles, architecture, or electronics and be amazed at the skill of people. You might
find something that will make a good cover photo for your next PowerPoint presentation
(be sure to give attribution to the creator). LEGO is a contraction conceived
of by Christiansen from the Danish phrase "leg godt," meaning "play well."See the 1/2-scale LEGO Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 gas turbine engine. Here are a few LEGO sets you might be interested in buying:  LEGO Architecture
Set of 7 - Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater, Guggenheim Museum, Empire State Building, John Hancock Building,
Seattle Space Needle, Sears (Willis) Tower, The White House  LEGO City Cargo Plane
Special Edition  LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Robots
These images have been chosen for their uniqueness. Subject matter ranges from historic events, to really cool phenomena in science and engineering, to relevant place, to ingenious contraptions, to interesting products (which now has its own dedicated Featured Product category). Cool Pic Archive Pages | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Posted May 24, 2012 |
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