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LEGO Engineer Pieces Together a Truly Useless, but Sinister, Machine

by Warren Riddle on May 12, 2010 at 06:30 AM

Useless LEGO Machine
It should absolutely go without saying that geeks love LEGO. The LEGO affair has spawned an infinite array of designs and contraptions, which typically forces block-heads to exponentially increase the size, complexity and scope of their creations. YouTuber and LEGO engineer Invisibules has shed those expansive trappings, though, and crafted a compact, interlocking machine that is simplistically (and disturbingly) impressive.

His "sinister" source of inspiration, as sci-fi legend Arthur C. Clarke originally and appropriately dubbed it, was Minsky and Shannon's incredibly creepy "Ultimate Machine" from the '50s. Despite its somewhat misleading title, the machine possesses a singular and frustrating function: the ability to turn itself off as soon as it's turned on. The creator's YouTube video demonstrates the contraption in action, and he even unlocks its sides to reveal a glimpse of the box's guts -- just in case anyone wants to duplicate his disturbing design. If for some reason you do, just make sure to keep its terrifying claw away from your knife drawer. [From: Boing Boing]

Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, ArthurC.Clarke, CreepySanta, design, fun, geek, lego, top, toys, ultimatemachine

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