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The host of the British Emmy Award-winning television show 'Top Gear' is no stranger to building with strange materials. Besides tackling one of the longest-running car shows on the telly ('Top Gear' started in 1977.), James May also has his own program called 'Toy Stories,' which challenges kids and their families to experiment with classic toys. On that show, the energetic May sets out to build gardens of Plasticine or to create the world's largest model plane, proving that the most innovative playthings don't need batteries.For his next challenge, May wants to build a fully functioning house made entirely out of LEGO. Yes, this means a flushable toilet, working electricity, and even a LEGO bath -- if he can pull it off. The DIY skills learned on the set of 'Top Gear' are being put to good use; May is calling for public assistance, LEGO donations, and general help to build the two-story home, where he plans to live for several days.
The BBC is right on when they peg May and his fellow 'Top Gear' presenters as the "men with the best jobs in television." Not only does he get to test drive the latest Aston Martin, but James May gets to become a LEGO architect as well, proving that any little boy or girl's brightly colored dreams can come true. [From: BBC.co.uk, via Gizmodo]
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LEGO Meets Tech: 10 Top Designs
James May's idea to build a two story, functional LEGO house might is ambitious, but taking the plastic blocks to another level has been a practice since the building bricks were invented. Building with the blocks requires patients, a technical mind, and a love for the toy. Here is a look at some of the most tech-savvy Lego-made projects around, from iPhones to the Darth Vader.
10. In tribute to the late Michael Jackson, the LEGO People do a stop-motion version of 'Thriller.' Both a construction and animation feat. [From: BoingBoing]
9. Novelist Norman Mailer's LEGO City of the Future was built in 1965 and stands at seven feet tall. He constructed it to represent utopia, and it holds 4 million imaginary people. [From: Greg.org]
8. Check out this massively detailed, large-scale LEGO battleship designed by a German father. A replica of the Harry S. Truman, the model weighed over 350 pounds. [From: Brickshelf.com, via TechEBlog]
7. Not only is it an exact replica of a V8 32-valve engine, but this LEGO version actually moves, powering a little motor, just like the real thing. Take a video tour, and watch the gears and pumps move like its metal counterpart. [From: Brickshelf.com, via HackedGadgets]
6. 'Donkey Kong' gets the block-treatment when a vintage Mindstorms system is used to actually recreate the classic video game. Watch the video here.
5. Amy Hughes recreated the Abston Church of Christ, and her kitties took a liking to the structure, resulting in the creepily funny "Cats in (LEGO) Church" Web slideshow series. As we all know, when cats are involved, the Internet listens... [From: AmyHughes]
4. Auctioned off in Michael Jackson's estate is a life-sized talking Darth Vader statue, asking "What is thy bidding, my master?" However, the cape, obviously, is made of cloth. [From: CNBC.com]
3. Making an entire career based on LEGO building, Nathan Sawaya has some of the most artistic designs on the Web. 'iPhone' (above) and 'Underneath' are particularly beautiful. [From: DesignBoom]
2. Music can be LEGO-ized too: Twenty of the most recognizable album covers of all time are represented in their plastic forms, with reinterpretations of classics like Nirvana's 'Nevermind' or Pink Floyd's 'The Division Bell.' Hey, even geeks need their music. [From: TheToyZone]
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