It's amazing the number of things that can be done with simple Legos. You can build sweet 'Avengers' props with them. You can turn them into life-size vehicles. You can even make eye-deceiving 3D works of art. It turns out you can also use them to put your homeland in the national spotlight.
Marvel Studio's strategy of setting up 'The Avengers' in movies like 'Iron Man' and 'Thor' paid off big time, with the film taking in over $200 million dollars in North America during its opening weekend. That tally shattered the previous opening weekend record of $169.2 million set by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" last year. If you add in all global tickets sales, 'The Avengers' is already approaching the $700 million mark.
We've seen LEGO used in all sorts of creative ways before, but never in our wildest dreams did we think someone would be crazy enough to use them for wigs. Well, that day has come thanks to artist and designer Elroy Klee.
Given its stirring music and awesome animation, the intro to 'Game of Thrones' has already been parodied several times, most notably by 'The Simpsons.' In this fan-created video, the intro is lovingly recreated using nothing but LEGO. Sadly, even in a LEGO-themed 'Game of Thrones' world, we bet Ned Stark still loses his head. Sniff!
Germany has not had a Legoland to call their own for as long as some other countries. However, they have certainly made up for the lack of time.
TheChive.com made a visit to Germany's building block universe located in the town of Günzburg. The sights they captured make every other Legoland look like they were built by a five-year-old with far inferior Duplo blocks.
Waiting with baited breath for 'The Dark Knight Rises' to hit theaters on July 20th? Well, we've got another trailer for the hotly-anticipated movie to tide you over. And this time, it's done entirely using LEGO! It's the (fake) trailer Gotham needs.
Imagine all your favorite childhood memories combined into one awesome toy. That's exactly what LEGO fan Julius von Brunk did when he created the 'Domaster & Tetrawing' - an amalgamation of the Nintendo Game Boy, the game 'Tetris' and Transformers - that is actually a transforming "Nintendobot." Check out how the Tetris cartridge transforms into the 'Tetrawing' robot below. It'll put your LEGO skills to shame.
Last year the United States retired NASA's space shuttle program, and shipped the remaining crafts out for display in sites around the country. To pay tribute to the end of the space shuttle era, Romanian high school student Raul Oaida strapped a Lego model space shuttle on a weather ballon and sent it towards the great beyond.
Planet Streetpainting, a collective of street artists from the Netherlands, participated in the 2011 Chalk Festival in Sarasota, FL, creating an incredible 3D image of Lego minifigures. The street art was meant as an homage to China's terracotta warriors.