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[thomaser]

Check this out... this guy builds his computers with LEGO blocks:

A little maintenance guy!

I want one of these!

Got to love the little door for the cable, and the relaxed dude on the roof

More pictures on his site.

 

[human5892]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

What a cool yet nerdy thing

 

[Archaix]

I envy him. That man has found his true purpose in life.

 

[levious]

wait wait... is that Dahler Mendi dancing with white women? Please explain.

 

[Xenon]

wait wait... is that Dahler Mendi dancing with white women? Please explain.

Yes please and a link to the video would be nice.

 

[levious]

http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/04/aug/10Daler.asp

ah, new album coming soon!

 

[Tool]

I've never been a lego fan. That doesn't impress me.

 

[human5892]

I've never been a lego fan.

:O

You're dead to me.

 

[Meier]

This is arguably the dorkiest thing in the history of dorkdom and yet arguably the coolest.

 

[levious]

:O

You're dead to me.

you're more dead to me... than your dead mother.

 

[SickBoy]

How much heat can Lego tolerate? It's cool, but I'd hate to see it turn into a Lego slagheap if the components got too hot

-SB

 

[Tool]

:O

You're dead to me.

Although I am a fan of the Godfather. I can't read that line without seeing Michael talking to Fredo.

 

[Makura]

The idea is good, but the execution leaves much to be desired IMO.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

Although I am a fan of the Godfather. I can't read that line without seeing Michael talking to Fredo.

Ahahaha

levious beat me

 

[Willco]

While a LEGO PC case does sound cool, those things are ugly as sin.

 

[human5892]

The idea is good, but the execution leaves much to be desired IMO.

Acutally, I agree. I'd love to see some better color schemes (how about a blue and black case?) and more interesting designs (dude, you're making your own case. It doesn't just have to be a box with some Lego guys on top of it).

Still, just for having the idea, this guy is awesome, even if his execution has a lot of room to improve.

 

[yoshifumi]

that's pretty sweet but it would be cooler if he wasn't using seemingly random colors on the top half

 

[firex]

probably ran out of legos all the same color like i did when i made lego stuff as a kid.

 

[yoshifumi]

probably ran out of legos all the same color like i did when i made lego stuff as a kid.

that's a good point

 

[gofreak]

is there a real PC case inside there and did he just build the lego around it? i'd really worry about heat and such like if there's not.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

kinda cool

 

[Archaix]

probably ran out of legos all the same color like i did when i made lego stuff as a kid.

Exactly! Sure, he could make a fancy color coordinated Lego case, but who among us ever followed directions and made things of legos as they should appear in the real world? That's far too boring. This captures the spirit of Lego, and the rest of you who disagree are like the devil spawn of Nazis and PETA members.

 

[thomaser]

is there a real PC case inside there and did he just build the lego around it? i'd really worry about heat and such like if there's not.

No, I don't think so... here's a picture of the innards of one of the computers:

Looks like the LEGO-case and the components were built together at the same time.

I honestly think the garish colours, blocky shapes and tacky "houses" are exactly what makes this so great. It's like... the complete opposite of cool. Which must be HOT!

And the point about running out of colours is a real one... many of these blocks seem like old blocks, and those are often impossible to find in stores and must be bought from collectors. Blocks of some colours are quite valuable, actually

 

[B'z-chan]

There are better Lego PC cases.

The Tie Fighter (Mini PC) and DeathStar (server case) come to mind, dont have time to find pics now but they are out there.

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

Is this the same guy that's built a bunch of random shit and has like millions of lego blocks?

 

[Rei_Toei]

Cool Kinda reminded me of this: https://webspace.utexas.edu/sah725/index.html

^ This is a SNES/XBOX Hybrid. Maybe old.

 

[Apharmd Battler]

I have to say that's pretty interesting.......

 

[Mason]

I wish someone would use all one (or two) colors and come up with a really cool, sleek design. That'd be cool.