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LEGO Competition Selects Three New Master Builders

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-a-master-model-builder dept.

H0NGK0NGPH00EY writes "The nationwide LEGO Master Builder search (covered here previously) came to a completion last week. At the last minute, LEGO surprised the competitors by announcing that they would select not one, but three Master Builders."

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  1. Re:Master Builder? No way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Uh, dude, the guy that did the Solo figure was one of the winners ... RTFA.

  2. Re:Master Builder? No way! by morzel · · Score: 5, Informative
    [this may well be an answer on a troll]
    The guy who constructed the Han Solo and Deathstar is actually one of the selected contestants (mr. Sawaya, IIRC).

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  3. Sounds? by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
    When Aaron Sneary first got married, the frequent noises he made playing with Legos annoyed his bride. But gradually, she warmed to the sound, knowing it meant he was having a good time, being creative and mentally returning to his childhood.
    Okay, what does "sounds" mean? Humming, muttering to himself, yoddling, fake farts, what? And at what level? A little talking to yourself is fine, but is it a complete dialog with multiple voices? "Yess, my pressciousss Lego..."

    Should we begin the construction of Lego sanitoria?

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  4. What about Master Piece-finders? by corebreech · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, c'mon, that's half the difficulty in building these things.

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  5. Lego Bible by mr.henry · · Score: 5, Informative

    This site always cracks me up.

  6. Re:In related news by acd294 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually I think that is just google that only looks for french documents.

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  7. Re:Lego Girl? by dont_think_twice · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You mean this?

  8. Re:Does anyone know? by Mateito · · Score: 5, Informative
    Lego bricks are made out of ABS plastics. This powerpoint doc" gives the following properties:
    • Density 1.05 - 1.07 Mg/m^3
    • Bulk Modulus 4.1 - 4.6 GPa
    • Compressive Strength 55 - 60 MPa
    • Elastic Limit 40 - 45 MPa
    • Endurance Limit 24 - 27 MPa
    • Fracture Toughness 2.3 - 2.6 MPa.m1/2
    • Hardness 100 - 140 MPa
    • Modulus of Rupture 50 - 55 MPa
    • Poisson's Ratio 0.38 - 0.42
    • Shear Modulus 0.85 - 0.95 GPa

    Which is enough to calculate at what at point point a solid cube of ABS will fail under its own weight. (Depending on your definition of fail.. but lets use, in this example example, a failure is when the pressure due to the blocks weight excedes the compressive strength).

    However, in order to calculate the failure for a lego construction, I need geometic information. Anybody want to weigh a lego brick and give me a detailed engineering diagram? I suggest we settle on the standard 4x8 brick. Note that the result will be affected by exactly how its constructed. Any bricklayers on slashdot care to make a suggestion on the best way to lay a 3 dimensional solid structure?

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  9. pics from the competition... by martin · · Score: 5, Informative

    The who was the source of the original story has the following pics of the finals

  10. Re:Does anyone know? by CreatureComfort · · Score: 5, Funny

    make a suggestion on the best way to lay a 3 dimensional solid structure?
    You're asking slashdoters this? The last time I tried to lay a 3 dimensional solid structure, I got my face slapped.

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