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Optimus Prime Made of Junk Cars In China

Posted by samzenpus on from the roll-out dept.

rmaureira writes "An awesome 33-foot-tall, 6 ton Optimus Prime replica is being shown at Beijing's Olympic Park. Made from junked car parts and scrap metal parts, it is impressive."

10 of 43 comments (clear)

  1. Who knew by Parlett316 · · Score: 4, Funny

    That energon consisted of the power of human right violations, lead and Yao Mings broken foot.

  2. Hasbro's in trouble! by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know there's a problem when chinese knockoffs are getting more awesome than the original american-made toys.

    1. Re:Hasbro's in trouble! by twistedsymphony · · Score: 3, Funny

      it's not a knock off it's a 100% original art installation titled: Optamus Plime

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  3. Junked cars, scrap metal and recycled trademarks by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    We like to talk up the Big Bad MPAA, but on a global scale they're strictly penny-ante. Sure, they can bankrupt you, but all joking aside, they can't (yet) have you executed and harvest your organs for sale.

    I guess when you live day to day with the real threat of being shot in the head for saying the wrong thing in the wrong place, you don't feel particularly scared of receiving a Strongly Worded Cease and Desist.

    For erecting this honking great virile "Fuck you!" to corporate lawyers, China, I salute you. Every repressive totalitarian regime has a silver lining.

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  4. Cheap chinese knockoff by Orgasmatron · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone knows the real Optimus Prime is made from trucks, not cars.

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    1. Re:Cheap chinese knockoff by Lumpy · · Score: 2, Funny

      So it's Kiamus Prime?

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    2. Re:Cheap chinese knockoff by interval1066 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      You know what would be great? A steampunk style giant robot. Think if Transformers had been created back in the 50's, Optomus Prime might have been made partly from an Edsel.

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    3. Re:Cheap chinese knockoff by nevillethedevil · · Score: 2, Informative

      Check out the Hearts of Steel series

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  5. Cruelly Disappointed in the link by glassware · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's not Optimus Prime. That's some bastardized, hollywoodized, modern re-imagining of the true Optimus Prime.

    The real Optimus Prime died inside Autobot City after handing the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus.

  6. Re:Junked cars, scrap metal and recycled trademark by Nimloth · · Score: 3, Funny

    Every repressive totalitarian regime has a silver lining.

    If you mean the iPhone 4, that's actually the antenna.