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Star Destroyer Built Before Your Eyes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the own-the-force-now dept.

hardcoredreamer writes "These people spent 10 hours constructing their very own Imperial II-class Star Destroyer from LEGO and capturing over 7000 frames of the process with their webcam. The images were encoded with divx5 and are available to download in a 4 minute .avi. mirror 1 , mirror 2 , mirror 3."

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  1. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    i swear i saw the guy eat a piece. in frame 3857.

    1. Re:heh by BlackMesaLabs · · Score: 5, Funny

      In frame 313, you can clearly see his head move BACK, and to the LEFT!
      BACK, and to the LEFT!
      BACK, and to the LEFT!!

    2. Re:heh by QuantumG · · Score: 1

      Was that the frame where his female building companion opened the pot noodle?

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    3. Re:heh by little_fluffy_clouds · · Score: 1


      Bill would be proud.

      Preach on, brother :)

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    4. Re:heh by narkotix · · Score: 1

      did the lego piece shoot first?

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    5. Re:heh by RikF · · Score: 1

      Still the man :) Gone, but he'll not be forgotten. RikF

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    6. Re:heh by numbware · · Score: 1
      In frame 313, you can clearly see his head move BACK, and to the LEFT! BACK, and to the LEFT! BACK, and to the LEFT!!

      But in frame 301 you can see his head move FORWARD and to the RIGHT, meaning the airbourne Lego brick came from behind him and to the left of him -- thus creating the recoil you saw in frame 313. Reports say Chewbacca was standing in a similar location. I believe we have a wookie to start questioning!.

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    7. Re:heh by bmgoau · · Score: 1

      Was that a female....building a starwars model from lego. and it looks to me like she did it fast then the two guys. Good show to the makes of the vid it was a good waste fo a few minutes.

  2. Re:/,-ed by chrysrobyn · · Score: 1

    Nice early troll for a +5 insightful, but the site currently works well and I'm pulling 90KB/s off the video... Unfortunately, I can't host a torrent when I finish. If it goes down, maybe someone who can will post an e-mail address.

  3. Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by Hungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This would have been far more interesting if:
    A) it had not come as a kit with all the parts in neat little bags
    B) They had not kept looking at the instructions.

    Putting together legos using the manuals really doesn't take that much does it? Now a to scale ISD out of 3m expanding foam carved with a hot wire and plumbed with LEDs .. now that would be cool AND you could float it on a pond.

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    1. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by cybercobra · · Score: 2, Funny

      Where did you steal my plans from?
      I'll get you for this!

      Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to change my pgp key.

    2. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by FidelCatsro · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Yes , but you know how many problems are caused by people not RTFM .
      That said , LEGO models like this are just collectors pieces for display(I have about 50), I make other models from my spare LEGOs going by models and so on this is where the real fun is. Designing and building your own .
      If you pay 300 (I have seen this kit go for anything from 200-400 roughly) then your not going to want to risk losing pieces

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    3. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Do you know how many Bothans died for those plans? They damn well BETTER use them!

    4. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by The+Grey+Clone · · Score: 3, Informative

      It goes for $299 on Lego.com right now. Ouch.

    5. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by kf6auf · · Score: 2, Informative

      I wouldn't pay more than $300 for it. But that's just me.

    6. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by epicstruggle · · Score: 1, Funny

      This would have been far more interesting if:

      -Get rid of the guy, add another chick
      -Strip as they put the ship together ....

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    7. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by ciroknight · · Score: 1

      Are you kidding me? Dude, that thing's massive!!! They had to even stop and EAT during it's construction. Doing that without a little guidance is a bit nuts.

      But still, the guy gets geek points for doing it in under 5 minutes AND he had a chick help (minus 10 geek points if the chick was his sister / relative).

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    8. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by ciroknight · · Score: 4, Funny

      *clears throat*, excuse me? I just clearly watched a video of them doing it in less than five minutes. So that whole "record" thing is wrong ;)

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    9. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by Inda · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I was expecting something different...

      It would have been more interesting if they started at the bottom and glued the first section to the table. They could have made a time-lapse animation of it being built a few pieces at a time.

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    10. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by ciroknight · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hate to reply again, but does anyone see this ironic? The day we're supposed to be blowing things up, we instead put Lego things together? Weeird..

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    11. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by ciroknight · · Score: 2, Informative

      Erm, the design of the model's kinda prohibitive; it has an inner framework and panels that attach to the outside. It'd be like a navel ship designer starting at the bottom and building the frame at the same time as they built the outer panels; while the ship might get built, it's horribly inefficient if the work is divided up evenly, and might not even get the same expected outcome if a problem arrised during construction.

      Of course, I'm speaking in general engineering terms, but specifically, you have to turn the thing over to attach the bottom panels. Also, while applying the larger body panels, a certain amount of force is acceptable, and too much could certainly break the model, especially if trying a bottom up approach as you pointed out.

      Don't get me wrong, it'd be hella cool, it's just not feasable :-/

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    12. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by apa666 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt!
      Don't you mean idiots?

    13. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by noidentity · · Score: 1

      Putting together legos using the manuals really doesn't take that much does it?

      Several years back I got the last model of the LEGO Supercar 8880 (black open frame, all-wheel drive and suspension) and it took me over 12 hours to construct it. I was amazed that I spent a whole day on it, having never built a model of that complexity.

      I have to agree about pre-designed models being counter to the core LEGO idea. I left the car together for years, then finally took it apart and haven't done anything with the pieces since.

    14. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by Robotron23 · · Score: 1

      Some Lego, especially the more kid orientated stuff, ie. pirate ships, bionicle, duplo and most smaller kits, etc, can be done without even so much at a glance at the instructions.

      I think for kits as large as the Star Destroyer you do need to look at the instructions at least a little, at one stage late in the video they hadn't assembled the top turret of the ship correctly - thus they had to look again and attach some pieces they'd forgot.

      When I was a kid I assembled a lot of Lego Technic kits, the ones with a lot of gears and moving parts. Completing a large technic kit without instructions is near enough Impossible. Most of the larger technic models are totally screwed up if a few pieces are out of place, due to the nature of the gears, shafts etc.

    15. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by Goth+Biker+Babe · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I was given the Back Hoe excavator LEGO technics set. It's both technics and pneumatic. Even with the instructions it took several sessions and I got the piping wrong. Some of these big sets would be difficult unless you're a very experienced LEGO builder.

    16. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by leuk_he · · Score: 2, Informative

      strange, for me it shows Price: EUR 369.99 , which is considerable more then $299 (looks like they got the euro dollar ratio in reverse since 354 dollar = 299 euro ?)

    17. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by welsh+git · · Score: 1

      Errrr, January 2003 ?

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    18. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by welsh+git · · Score: 2, Funny

      The geek WAS the girl, and the bloke was her b/f

      It's the girls site!

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    19. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by Wyatt+Earp · · Score: 1

      I built one.

      It's terribly complex and if one didn't look at the instructions you couldn't do it.

      For me, sorting the parts by type/size was a good 25% of the build time and effort.

    20. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by poor_boi · · Score: 1

      They kiss in the beginning of the video clip. So unless this film is from the deep south, I think they're probably unrelated. :-P

    21. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by John_Booty · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Gentoo: Like Deb, but faster and with none of the overzealousness. POWER TO PYTHON!

      I like how your signature contains an implicit criticism of Debian for "overzealousness", immediately followed by "POWER TO PYTHON!" in all caps. Pot, kettle...

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    22. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by NanoGator · · Score: 1

      "This would have been far more interesting if..."

      It took a solid ten hours of work *AND* there was a chick in it. Think about it. A chick helpin a dude build a Lego Star Wars model. I find it hard to believe you weren't sitting there watching that vid going "I wish I was that guy!" :)

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    23. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by n6mod · · Score: 1

      You did notice that the assembler with the directions was female, right?

      'nuff said.

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    24. Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! by leuk_he · · Score: 1

      Even then there is a considerable difference. Since VAT (comparable to sales tax) is arround 19%. this would explain only half of it.

  4. Re:/,-ed by Lord+Duran · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Try one of the mirrors - they're slow, but working. Downloading it right now (at 8kb/s -_-) from mirror 3.

  5. Benny Hill by njcoder · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else start humming the theme song for the Benny Hill show while watching this?

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    1. Re:Benny Hill by SamMichaels · · Score: 4, Funny

      Anyone else start humming the theme song for the Benny Hill show while watching this?

      I expected Tux to come out of the back room, smash it to pieces, and then see the 3 of them chasing each other around for 3 of the 4 minutes.

      That gives me an idea for a new sketch...

    2. Re:Benny Hill by doyen2000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yep. Once it was finished I expected him to chase her with the star destroyer. The benny hill music playing while he looked at the camera and giggled everytime he touched her with the pointy bit of the cruiser.

    3. Re:Benny Hill by agraupe · · Score: 1
      For more funny with the Benny Hill song, try this video.

      You'll either end up on the floor laughing, or think I'm a horrible person who deserves to go to hell.

    4. Re:Benny Hill by agraupe · · Score: 1

      Ooops... I hadn't checked the link in a while; it doesn't work. And since I don't feel like sacrificing my bandwidth to see it, I guess you'll just have to google for tribute.wmv until you find a working link.

    5. Re:Benny Hill by SnprBoB86 · · Score: 1

      ABSOLUTELY. I was gonna post this. The Benny Hill theme makes everything histerical, expecially whatever you are viewing is in fast motion.

      I would like to suggest that they re-encode the video with the Imperial March playing at double speed. (try this at home, it's quite funny...)

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    6. Re:Benny Hill by elmegil · · Score: 1

      Not you, but definitely whoever created it. Sorry, but some things really don't need lampooning.

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    7. Re:Benny Hill by sycotic · · Score: 1

      here it is :)

      http://www.notracist.com/tribute.wmv

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  6. Nice by ATAMAH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational /. battle station

    1. Re:Nice by gkwok · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't be so proud of this technological terror you've constructed.

  7. Re:/,-ed by The+Grey+Clone · · Score: 2

    I pulled it off mirror three. The slowest transfer rate I saw was 362 kB/s. Not bad for a comcast connection.

  8. Ice cream.. by Paska · · Score: 5, Funny

    These guys like their ice cream a little too much, they got down a whole entire bowl in 1 second flat.

    1. Re:Ice cream.. by madaxe42 · · Score: 1

      That's no ice cream - that's germknodel! Tasty austrian dish topped with poppy seeds and filled with damsen jam. With butter. Yum.

    2. Re:Ice cream.. by SeventyBang · · Score: 1


      Q: What's the difference between:

      a) the whole bowl
      b) the entire bowl
      c) the whole entire bowl?

      Is this anything like:

      a) the exact same thing
      b) the same exact thing
      c) exactly the same thing

      ????????

      And whilst we're at it, why do computer people seem to think it's means belongs to it?

    3. Re:Ice cream.. by GutBomb · · Score: 1
      And whilst we're at it, why do computer people seem to think it's means belongs to it?
      While it is incorrect, it would make more sense that way since almost all possessives have " 's "

      The burning question for me is: why do people like you care?
    4. Re:Ice cream.. by Cornflake917 · · Score: 1

      Oh! Oh! Teacher! I have the answer!

      The answer is:
      WHO GIVES A SHIT!

      Who the hell are these 'computer people' you speak of? Do you mean androids? Robots maybe?

      Seriously dude, pull the stick out of your ass.

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    5. Re:Ice cream.. by jimhill · · Score: 1

      "...almost all possessives have 's".

      Only if by "almost all possessives" you mean "possessive nouns". It's always been a mystery to me why so many people use it's as a possessive but not hi's, her's, or min'e. Come to think of it, there's a lot of pronoun-bungling going on, as I see a lot of your's, our's, and their's.

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    6. Re:Ice cream.. by SeventyBang · · Score: 1


      So that means people who consider themselves smarter than the rest of the population can't remember a small number of exceptions, perhaps one? Now that is sad.

      The reason "why" is because it gives everyone else a bad name.

      punta.

  9. Web server destroyed before your very eyes by gkwok · · Score: 5, Funny

    These people spent 10 hours constructing their very own Imperial II-class Star Destroyer from LEGO...and we spent 10 seconds taking down any server brave enough to offer movies of it.

    1. Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes by Justin205 · · Score: 1

      Surprisingly, it's holding up. The mirror seems to have died though. But not the original! ;-)

      And that's the original main page, and the original video! Quite stunning. I wonder if there's a "I survived a /.ing" club?

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    2. Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes by The+Grey+Clone · · Score: 1

      They have a "huge" version, at original quality on their webserver. 31 megabytes. Just downloaded that and averaged at around 150 kB/s.

      I agree. These guys deserve SOME applause, even though they're getting slashdotted at almost 5 am. Wait for the morning crowd. ^_^

    3. Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes by The+Grey+Clone · · Score: 1

      Pssh, it just dawned on me that by original video you might have been refering to the huge one. In which case - I should have thunk before I posted.

    4. Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes by jizmonkey · · Score: 1
      And that's the original main page, and the original video! Quite stunning. I wonder if there's a "I survived a /.ing" club?

      The video is hosted on his university account, not his blog ISP account. Universities are known for having web server farms and more bandwidth than $god.

      I think it's pretty unusual for a university (not departmental) web server be slashdotted. I don't remember that ever happening.

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    5. Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes by jcuervo · · Score: 2, Funny
      These people spent 10 hours constructing their very own Imperial II-class Star Destroyer from LEGO...and we spent 10 seconds taking down any server brave enough to offer movies of it.
      But our server is peaceful! We have a bandwidth cap, you can't possibly...
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  10. Here's Why ? by Gopal.V · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Have you ever wondered why geeks do all kinds of impossible and silly things ?. It's my theory that geeks without any problems will create some of his own - like I don't have my own star destroyer made out of lego or my kernel should blink SOS using keyboard lights when it oops() (etc..). My programming guru has recently taken up buidling models too - crazy I tell ya !.

    Considering how cool the dark side is recently - I'd have thought someone would've built the death star too - with a Nuetrino torpedos here in neon ?.

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    1. Re:Here's Why ? by jacen_sunstrider · · Score: 1

      *coughs* Proton torpedoes here, I believe you mean?

    2. Re:Here's Why ? by squoozer · · Score: 1

      picky mode on...

      Geeks don't do impossible things. By the very nature of impossible things they must be, well, impossible. This does raise the question of what happens when someone does something that was generally considered impossible. Does it break the universe?

      ...picky mode off

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    3. Re:Here's Why ? by Filip22012005 · · Score: 1

      Come on, don't flatter yourself too much. Lots of people accept challenges, not just geeks. Think of athletes, as anti-geeks, for one.

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    4. Re:Here's Why ? by cvd6262 · · Score: 1

      The professor that got me into regex, who, interestingly enough, was a professor of medieval French, told me, "You'll know you've gotten carried away when you start thinking of problems to solve."

      That is the difference between most geeks and most athletes. With the exception of perhaps moutain climbers, most athletes have others propose the problem-task and then they craft the solution-performance.

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  11. Re:Very nice by yobbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what I thought when they dropped all the bags on the table. I thought they were drugs :(

  12. Fun but... old? by The+Grey+Clone · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks really fun, however, it's from 2003. We're a little late, guys. There is a girl, though. I'm going to go watch it again.

    1. Re:Fun but... old? by jannesha · · Score: 1

      Ooooohhh, yeah. Did you see when she took off her sweater! Man, that was hot!

    2. Re:Fun but... old? by mbourgon · · Score: 1

      My wife's comment: why's she doing most of the work? Sure enough...

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  13. The headline could be better by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I watched the video.

    I couldn't help thinking that that was what I'd have been like if it wasn't for my girlfriend's constant vigilance...

    I kept on looking for someone holding a gun to their heads but I don't think there were any.

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    1. Re:The headline could be better by panaceaa · · Score: 1

      Does your girlfriend know you still post to Slashdot?

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    2. Re:The headline could be better by Ben_PhotoSydney · · Score: 1

      Excellent question. Like Thomas Jefferson said "eternal vigilance is the price of posting".

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  14. oh my by Francis85 · · Score: 3, Funny

    omg i'm wearing that same AYBABTU shirt at the moment o_O

    best part was when they ate, i felt like i was playing the Sims or something O_o

  15. Re:/,-ed by Gopal.V · · Score: 1
    Always use mirror dot or coralc cache. If you are a regular /. reader, please install and use coralize greasemonkey script or slashdot cache gm script.

    These days I have my mod_proxy url_rewrite check for HTTP_REFERRER and rewrite to nyud.net URLS

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  16. Re:Interesting, but... by dan+dan+the+dna+man · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nice lift from wikipedia there ;) I guess that's what it's there for, plagarising for that all important +5 Informative?

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  17. Re:/,-ed by Gordonjcp · · Score: 1
    Mirror 1 was working great, 1700KB/s download.


    Unfortunately, because I'm at work I've got Windows XP, which doesn't support playing back video.

  18. huge mirror by RoceKiller · · Score: 5, Informative

    Mirror of the "huge" movie

  19. Shameless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I watched the video, found it very amazing and interesting, and at the end was incredibly impressed.

    Then, I watched it again, and this time I actually watched them build the ISD, rather than simply stare at the breasts on the RHS of the screen.

    1. Re:Shameless by Ubergrendle · · Score: 1

      Thanks for the spoiler...seriously! Now I will actually go and download the movie. 8)

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    2. Re:Shameless by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 1
      For those that are wondering, you can get a shot of her face near the beginning. She's got red hair, and is pretty cute in a geek/punk kind of way. Plus, she's got a nice rack.

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    3. Re:Shameless by misleb · · Score: 1

      Are you guys 14 y/o or what? Geez.

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    4. Re:Shameless by triso · · Score: 1
      ...Plus, she's got a nice rack.
      Only if you define nice as petite or non-existent.
  20. Try it for yourself! by sinneb · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=10030

    Give it a go. For as little as 360 euro's you can try to beat the 10 hours! (if you have no friend(s) - the time to beat is 20 hours)

    1. Re:Try it for yourself! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      Give it a go. For as little as 360 euro's you can try to beat the 10 hours! (if you have no friend(s) - the time to beat is 20 hours)

      You must be kidding:

      http://www.legofan.org/

      "Lately we have been making quite a stir in the community, and we're not about to stop yet. Earlier this year, LEGOLAND California hosted a Star Wars® Weekend . Part of this event included 2 Imperial Star Destroyer (ISD) speed build contests. The times for the two contests, held on separate days, were 1 hour, 34 minutes and 1 hour, 21 minutes respectively. (for more information about LEGOLand California, please go to http://www.legolandca.com/"

      I think the world record for the star destroyer is somehting like 46 minutes...

    2. Re:Try it for yourself! by mcbevin · · Score: 2, Interesting

      3104 pieces at 1 piece per second is 51 minutes something. So 46 minutes is quicker than 1 piece per second - if thats for one person thats crazy.

  21. That's nothing by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny

    I once assembled some flat pack furniture in less than three days.

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  22. Star Wars Again ? by Kartoch · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Am I the only geek here who are not interested in all the star wars stuff in ./ ?

    This place is becoming a marketing heaven for Lucas.

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    1. Re:Star Wars Again ? by felonius+maximus · · Score: 3, Funny
      Am I the only geek here who are not interested in all the star wars stuff in ./ ?

      Yes, you am.

      This place is becoming a marketing heaven for Lucas.

      Yes, it are.

    2. Re:Star Wars Again ? by Stormwatch · · Score: 2, Funny

      Your geek license has just been revoked. Be sure to turn it in before leaving the building.

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    3. Re:Star Wars Again ? by SeventyBang · · Score: 1


      Free David Hicks [fairgofordavid.org]

      Betcha Mr. Hicks is receiving far better treatment than Schapelle Corby!

      (Why is the rest of the world intent upon imprisoning Aussie citizenry?)

  23. The real speed by octafed · · Score: 3, Funny

    I saw a similar recording from a sweatshop in china.

    The video looks exactly like when chinese people assemble it, but they don't speed up the footage :)

  24. Nice job, but... by hidispenser · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...that red-headed geek at the top better lay off the ice cream. He's developing man-boobs.

    1. Re:Nice job, but... by DamienNightbane · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Actually, I think that might be a girl.

  25. Re:/,-ed by unleashedgamers · · Score: 1

    Probably not slashdot'ed maybe after over 3 years nobody cares about it so the mirrors and stuff are dropped

  26. i want my 5 minutes back! by Hes+Nikke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ok.. so lego has a kit to make a star destroyer... yawn

    if they had made it out of generic bricks it *MIGHT* be interesting, but in the mean time.... i want my 5 minutes back... and i'm sure they want here 11 hours back.

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    1. Re:i want my 5 minutes back! by ultrafunkula · · Score: 1

      You've watched it. You can't unwatch it.

  27. Re:Very nice by ciroknight · · Score: 4, Funny

    Indeed.. Three mirrors on a Slashdot story. That's gotta be some kind of record!

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  28. That's no moon! by Maavin · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and no Deathstar, either.

    sorry..

    I once built "Airwolf" out of standard Lego bricks. That was nice. Until my cat tried its "landing capabilities", off the bookshelf... oh, well..

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    1. Re:That's no moon! by Blondie-Wan · · Score: 1

      Right. This is the LEGO Death Star. It's rounder and less pointy.

    2. Re:That's no moon! by SeventyBang · · Score: 1

      And that gets filed under the bookmark "toy$" - for obvious reasons.

    3. Re:That's no moon! by Psykechan · · Score: 1

      I once built "Airwolf" out of standard Lego bricks. That was nice. Until my cat tried its "landing capabilities", off the bookshelf... oh, well..

      Did it at least go behind a mountain before breaking back into it's component blocks? If not, then it's not a true Airwolf model.

      I used to watch that show and not only did Airwolf always rise out of a mountain but every other helicopter that was shot would always fly behind a mountain before exploding.

      I'm not exactly sure what purpose mountains have with the life cycle of helicopters but they do play a significant part in the birth and death of them.

  29. Somehow this makes news by Osmosis_Garett · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and the Deep Impact coverage doesnt? Slashdot once again moves down a peg. ... and why is two people following instructions news in the first place, even if there wasn't a far more noteworthy geek event taking place? Come on mods.

    1. Re:Somehow this makes news by madaxe42 · · Score: 1

      Much like when spaceshipone broke the record - slashdot didn't pick up on it for 24 hours.

  30. Re:/,-ed by lxs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately, because I'm at work I've got Windows XP, which doesn't support playing back video.

    Congratulations! You have first Windows XP-N post! Now go back to work.

  31. RE: Even more obligatory quotes... by Sabathius · · Score: 3, Funny


    If this is a Councillor ship, where is the ambassador?

    *crunch*
    *thud*

  32. Talk about old news .. by Errtu76 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    look at the date on the top of the article: Tuesday, 14 January 2003 !!

  33. Observe Gentleman.... by meatflower · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...the only known 4 minute stop motion video of life long virgins known to man!
    Yes, I realise the hypocrisy, this is "News for Nerds". But seriously, "Hey baby, check out this 4 minute video of me and my friends building a giant Imperial Star Destroyer from Legos! Yeah, its perfectly to scale! We set up this webcam to take a picture every 5 minutes and...."
    The "girl" has left the room, she is never coming back, all hope is lost.
    I'm a nerd, but not this kind of nerd. This is a nerd of higher caliber.

    1. Re:Observe Gentleman.... by Bender_ · · Score: 1


      I think you will be stunned once you RTFA and the attached comments, because the owner of the set is actually a girl. And its her and her boyfriend assembling it.

      Lame trolling attempt otherwhise...

  34. a prebuilt kit? by muntjac · · Score: 1, Insightful

    who cares! they built it based on instructions from a kit and filmed it. it could have been moderately interesting had it been their own design. as it is, not worth a post on slashdot by any stretch.

  35. The bigger news... by Vladan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the bigger news is that he convinced a woman to join him in this endeavour or maybe that he was able to concentrate on building a plastic replica toy after she agreed

    1. Re:The bigger news... by syylk · · Score: 1

      I think even bigger news is how the parent post reached new levels of stupidity.

      The owner of the blog is a GIRL (you know what it means, right?). Her name is Edda, and she's the poster of the news everyone is commenting about.

      The Lego kit is HER own. She built it with the help of HER boyfriend. He didn't need to convince her. She was very convinced from the start, since SHE is the geek.

      No geek can be female, right? Nice world you live in. I hope you don't breed.

  36. wow, big deal... i have one of these! by REBloomfield · · Score: 1

    It took me more than 10 hours to build, and i didn't video it, but guys, you can buy these in damn near every LEGO store in the UK.... and probably the US too..... the Death Star is out soon....

    1. Re:wow, big deal... i have one of these! by ciroknight · · Score: 1

      Well, they're kinda expensive.. you know, since one costs in line with an iPod and all.. really.

      Besides, fast motion pictures of anything being done is entertaining (yes, even grass growing and being mowed and growing again and a barn being painted and the paint peeling and being painted again..)

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    2. Re:wow, big deal... i have one of these! by strider44 · · Score: 1

      since one of them is a girl and one of them is a bloke, surely eventually they're going to figure out what to stick in where...

      I always get a chuckle when people who read slashdot try to bring out the geeks with no girlfriends stereotype.

    3. Re:wow, big deal... i have one of these! by REBloomfield · · Score: 1

      What's a girl?

  37. Re: Even more obligatory quotes... by gowen · · Score: 1

    There is no ambassador. His appointment was held up by a filibuster in the Galactic Senate.

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  38. Video.. with music! by Hyperhaplo · · Score: 1, Interesting

    http://01792.org/halo/art/uploaded/Lego_music.wmv

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    1. Re:Video.. with music! by Armadni+General · · Score: 1

      What's the name of that song?

  39. nobut... by whathappenedtomonday · · Score: 1

    watchingthatwholeclipmademesomewhatfidgety

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  40. Re:Very nice by xortw · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next week on slashdot: She how his little sister 'breaks the record'.

  41. Iknowwhatyoumean by jcuervo · · Score: 1

    I watched it fullscreen.

    Someone needs to mix some techno music into that or something.

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    1. Re:Iknowwhatyoumean by whathappenedtomonday · · Score: 1

      Hyperhaplo posted a link to a version with sound, but I havent checked it...still need to get rid of that tremor (or find something useful to do with it...).

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  42. Re:Very nice by ciroknight · · Score: 1

    Dude.. that record of less than 5 minutes is gonna be a hard one to break ;) I'd be entertained watching some girl (ESPECIALLY some girl) do it in a shorter amount of time (though longer would be appreciable as well...)

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  43. I'd prefer to see a... by ratta · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Star Builder Destroyed Before Your Eyes"

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  44. Somebody set up us the bomb! by core_dump_0 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Anyone catch the "All Your Base" T-shirt the guy was wearing? I'm surprised nobody mentioned it here!

    Anyway, awesome video!

    1. Re:Somebody set up us the bomb! by tod_miller · · Score: 1

      I was just about to say something, and I ctrl-f'd just to be sure.

      I thought it was the best part, possibly the pinnacle of human achievement!

      When I was a kid, designing lego sets was my dream job. Now, I think I have come full circle.

      Noooooooooooo!

      I preffer the good old technic lego sets, which actually do something engineering wise.

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    2. Re:Somebody set up us the bomb! by LoganKriete · · Score: 1

      Actually, someone did post about the AYBABTU shirt. He said "I think I have a shirt just like that."

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  45. Human Load Balancing by RoceKiller · · Score: 1

    If you're going to to download this file:

    Pick a number between 1 and 3 (inclusive). Hold it in your mind, you got one? Good. Substitute x in the following expression with you number:

    1+x=2*x

    If the expression is true, download the file from this mirror, if it's false, pick another mirror.

    1. Re:Human Load Balancing by EvilMonkeySlayer · · Score: 1

      But there is no mirror 5!

    2. Re:Human Load Balancing by RoceKiller · · Score: 1

      It should be available again now. Apparently it got listed as a mirror on TFA, which my server wasn't quite ready for.

  46. I'm so torn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Part of me is thinking, "These people must have no life. Imagine spending so much money on that."

    But another part of me is going INSANE with jealousy.

  47. my dream by VanillaCoke420 · · Score: 1
    That's all nice and stuff but it was like a prebuilt kit wasn't it?


    Anyway, I dream about building a space shuttle with Lego... real size, of course.

    1. Re:my dream by apa666 · · Score: 1

      Anyway, I dream about building a space shuttle with Lego... real size, of course.
      That's nothing. I dream about building one at 2:1 scale.

  48. Lazy by otter42 · · Score: 2, Informative

    One of those guys (the one in the dark shirt) was a slacker. He lets the other one do all the work.

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    1. Re:Lazy by Hohlraum · · Score: 1

      one of them was a 'girl' .. you know a 'guy' with 2 lumps of fatty tissue on their chest and a 'v-a-g-i-n-a'.

  49. I could have done that... by haakondahl · · Score: 1

    ...but I was too busy counting my girlfriends.

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    1. Re:I could have done that... by haakondahl · · Score: 1

      Actually, Quite happily married American living in Japan. Now-a-days, typing with one hand implies holding a sleeping baby in the other.

      But I couldn't resist the dig at this stunning headline.

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  50. Stealth by martalli · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lucky for them they weren't building a stealth fighter in 2003. Think of the trouble they would be in now!

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  51. What is he designing? by Actuator+Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    A navel ship? Oh yes, that would be cool!

  52. Re:I can't believe it! by DamienNightbane · · Score: 1

    I can solve all of those problems right now.

  53. Re:/,-ed by Jaruzel · · Score: 1

    Of course Windows XP supports playing back video. Don't be silly.

    What Windows XP in it's default configuration DOESN'T support is playing back DivX encoded video.

    *sigh* - It's mis-statements like yours that fan the FUD fire.

    -Jar.

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  54. Re:/,-ed by Gordonjcp · · Score: 1

    Just proves that Windows XP isn't ready for the desktop. Why should I have to fiddle about to get video playback working?

  55. Yesterday, 125 most imp science ?s by cinnamon+colbert · · Score: 1

    Today, starwars lego.... And people wonder why the Asians do all the high tech

  56. Re:Yeah, and she did most of the work. by SomeGuyFromCA · · Score: 1

    Well, it was *her* toy...

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  57. Re:and this is posted in slashdot! by Jerry+Smith · · Score: 1

    There is a girl in it!! *rewinds the movie for another look*

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  58. Wtf? by zkn · · Score: 1

    Geeks constructed lego boxed set of ISD following manuel carefully 2years ago.

    Is this the death of slashdot? Ohh wait...

  59. Mirror mirror on the wall... by DrHanser · · Score: 1

    ...who's the biggest of them all?

    I've got the "huge" version mirrored here because it's the Fourth of July and I'm bored and because I can and because I feel like wasting bandwidth because it's there to be wasted, and you can't stop me!

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  60. Decentralized torrent by guruz · · Score: 1

    is magnet:?xt=urn:btih:MK5JEDNNR2EIZVJGWV4ZGCPU4KDSIC DX

    (medium version)

    (cut away the whitespace)

  61. Here is a torrent by MrJones · · Score: 1

    Found this .torrent in mininova.org:
    http://www.mininova.org/tor/67191

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    1. Re:Here is a torrent by MrJones · · Score: 1

      Its a registered tracker, please ignore that URL :(

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  62. Shouldn't that be a Consular ship? by gzunk · · Score: 1

    Not that I have anything against councillors

  63. Re:/,-ed by wo1verin3 · · Score: 1

    >> Why should I have to fiddle about to get video playback working?

    Just like those people who call tech support and complain about having to make changes on their system to get something to work...

    [customer] Why should I have to fiddle about to get it working?

    [techsupport] Well you don't have to if you don't want it to work.

  64. WTF? by KoReE · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Okay, I'm *really* not being a troll, but how is building a Star Destroyer from a *kit* front-page news on Slashdot? Big fucking deal, they know how to use legos. I guess next we're going to find out that they can wipe their own asses...

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  65. You're missing my point. by Gordonjcp · · Score: 1

    If I go and sit in my car, and put a CD in the CD player, it plays. Simple. If I open a movie file on one of my laptops, running Linux, or even my elderly Mac, it just plays the damn movie. I shouldn't have to go and find codecs and stuff to get it to work.

  66. Because I love you, I upgraded to 100Mbps by DrHanser · · Score: 1

    Just for you assholes. ;)

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  67. Re:/,-ed by bahamat · · Score: 1

    Wow, I've heard of sites being slashdotted, but I've never heard of one being slashcommaed before!

  68. Lego CAD.... by CompSurfer · · Score: 1
    Lego CAD is pretty fun and lets you design your own models. It can even generate step-by-step instructions like an "official" kit would have.

    It's free too!

  69. Holy Crap, Dudes by David+Rolfe · · Score: 1

    I cannot believe there's no torrent yet. Whoever finishes the 'huge' version first -- link a torrent here... Please?

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  70. Aw, crap by noewun · · Score: 1

    I want one now.

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  71. Re:Yeah, and she did most of the work. by SeventyBang · · Score: 1


    For the price involved - and if it was her toy - one would expect it to not only come with batteries, but spares to boot.

  72. That was a waste of time. by dave1g · · Score: 1

    I am not normally one to complain about the stories here, but this got me hyped up over nothing.

    I can't believe I just downloaded a video (from a seemingly registration required tracker, forced to use the DHT) in which 2 people bought a boxed set of legos with instructions on exactly how to build an ISD with the exact right peices straight from LEGO.

    I completely expected a home brew type lego creation. And instead I got a packaged deal.

    Next on slashdot, 2 guys build a complete FORD Truck!!! (webcam inside Ford factory showing 2 workers managing the robots building a truck)

  73. Re:Yeah, and she did most of the work. by SomeGuyFromCA · · Score: 1

    are we still talking about legos?

    (isr, cowboy slows down YOU!)

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  74. Bah, I can beat 4 minutes real time... by Kris_J · · Score: 1

    ...with this lego Star Destroyer.

  75. Before our eyes? Don't they mean 'in front of'? by fingerfucker · · Score: 1

    WTF, editors....

    This bastardizing of English knows no limits. It has come to Slashdot, too.

    For a few years now, popular media have been using the word "before" where "in front of" was supposed to be used.

    Maybe they are lazy and think 'I want one word, not three', but "before" ia strictly for describing precedence in time.

  76. Try an hour by Screamingliner · · Score: 1

    The Star Destroyer is a benchmark of construction in some Lego circles. Groups get together to speed-build the thing. A few years back I saw one put together in a little over an hour. (Wired News)

  77. Well on the bright side of things the breasts..... by Justin9182 · · Score: 1

    Well on the bright side of things the breasts werent so bad i didnt mind watching them for 4 minutes

  78. Re:Well on the bright side of things the breasts.. by Justin9182 · · Score: 1

    The funny thing is you have now probably watched it again so you could examine the breasts yourself.

  79. Re:Interesting, but... by Azrael+Newtype · · Score: 1

    Funny, I thought when they called it the Imperial II Star Destroyer in the writeup, the class of Star Destroyer was rather clear. You know, since Imperial II is one of the classes of Star Destroyer and all. But now I'm just feeding the troll/karmawhore, so I think I'll stop.

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