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sciencesoup: The Outer Space Treaty Formally known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, the Outer Space Treaty is basically humankind’s first foundation of international space law. It came about in the 1960s during both the Cold War and the space race, when the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to refrain from introducing weapons of mass destruction into outer space. The treaty was put into force in 1967 after signatures from the US, the UK and the Soviet Union, and 102 countries have signed the treaty to date. You can read it in full here. At the moment, it mainly limits the use of celestial bodies (such as the Moon) to peaceful purposes: no country can place weapons of mass destruction on them, nor establish military bases or conduct any kind of military manoeuvres. Outer space, the treaty states, shall be free for exploration and use by all countries, for the benefit and interest of the world, and so no country can own a celestial body or claim it as a resource. Space is “not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty,” because it is the Common heritage of mankind, just as astronauts “shall be regarded as the envoys of mankind.” These are beautiful concepts, like a child’s ideas are beautiful—mankind is still young, and the treaty is a remarkable milestone as we begin to open our eyes to the universe.
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The Outer Space Treaty

Formally known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, the Outer Space Treaty is basically humankind’s first foundation of international space law. It came about in the 1960s during both the Cold War and the space race, when the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to refrain from introducing weapons of mass destruction into outer space. The treaty was put into force in 1967 after signatures from the US, the UK and the Soviet Union, and 102 countries have signed the treaty to date. You can read it in full here. At the moment, it mainly limits the use of celestial bodies (such as the Moon) to peaceful purposes: no country can place weapons of mass destruction on them, nor establish military bases or conduct any kind of military manoeuvres. Outer space, the treaty states, shall be free for exploration and use by all countries, for the benefit and interest of the world, and so no country can own a celestial body or claim it as a resource. Space is “not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty,” because it is the Common heritage of mankind, just as astronauts “shall be regarded as the envoys of mankind.” These are beautiful concepts, like a child’s ideas are beautiful—mankind is still young, and the treaty is a remarkable milestone as we begin to open our eyes to the universe.

nepetaquest: angelfire93: Alright, if you’re a consumer and you’re considering picking up the new Xbox One console, then please, take a moment to listen to me. Before we begin, no, I am not a fanboy or a hater. I have no console Bias. I have a PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Gaming PC. Each has their pros and cons but now onto business.DO NOT BUY AN XBOX ONE. Why? See the reasons below:Xbox Requires an internet connection. Here’s how it works: Every 24 hours your Xbox will try to connect to Microsoft’s servers for verification. If it is unable to connect, sucks to be you. You’re blocked from playing even single player games until it can connect.Source: http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109Do you like renting games, lending them to a friend, or even borrowing them from a friend? No longer possible. Every Xbox One game you get must be registered to your Xbox live account to be played. After that point it will only work for you. No one else can use it unless they pay a fee. Essentially it works like this. You pick up a used Xbox One game from somewhere or someone, pop it into your console. The system verifies it’s been registered to your account. Uh-oh, it isn’t! In order to play it, you have to pay Microsoft a fee, which is currently slated to be full retail price. Doesn’t matter how scratched up it is or how cheap you got it at gamestop or from a friend. You aren’t just buying the physical copies anymore. You’re paying Microsoft for a LICENSE to be allowed to play that game.It is worth mentioning Microsoft is exploring ways for you to trade in and resell your used games. This is rumored to mean that you can sell your digital license to play the game (registration) back to microsoft, likely for microsoft points. You can then trade in the game at gamespot for some cash if you like. Either way, as it currently stands, the new owner would still have to pay a fee on top of the price of actually buying the physical copy.Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-fee-for-buying-used-games-full-retail-price/Is it worth mentioning that Microsoft if shafting Indie Developers as well? Where as on Playstation Network or (whatever the Wii has) Indie Developers can self publish their content easily. Playstation even encourages this. Microsoft however forces these Indie Devs to enter publishing deals with them to be allowed to market their content. You don’t go through them, you don’t get to sell what you developed.Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/indie-devs-cant-self-publish-on-xbox-oneI’m not quite done yet! Now, I’m sure you heard a lot about “TV TV TV TV SPORTS TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV.” Yes, the Xbox is slated to be able to stream live tv, live sports, etc. So let me ask you this. You obviously already have something like cable or DirecTV. Do you really want to shell out hundreds of dollars more and pay a monthly subscription fee to have another television provider? Yes, I said hundreds of dollars, and I don’t mean the cost of the console. To view live TV from the Xbox you are required to purchase ANOTHER separate device for it to work. Why would you even consider shelling out more money for something you already have anyway? Even if you didn’t, DirecTV is cheaper. Or you could even subscribe you Hulu.com and watch live tv on your computer. FOR MUCH CHEAPER. You essentially have to buy another cable box if you don’t have one. And if you do… what do you need the Xbox One for?Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-live-tv-available-in-us-only-at-launch-requires-separate-device/So far we’ve discovered that the Xbox One is not really a gaming console, at least… not a consumer friendly gaming console. It’s being marketed as an all-in-one home entertainment system. Something to replace all of the other devices in your house. But there are drawbacks even to that. Put on your tin foil hats for this part folks. Take from it what you will, all I’ll say is… possibilities…The Xbox One’s features will not function unless the Kinect is plugged in and active. This is not an optional piece anymore.Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attachedSo imagine your Kinect piece breaks? Tough luck, no more Xbox for you. But you know what’s worse?Pay attention, because this is important. The Kinect is always watching. Always listening. Even when the system is off.Yes. One of the ways to turn the system on is to audibly say: “Xbox On” while the system is off. The Kinect, which is always on, hears you and turns it on. Now this might seem like a cool feature, but did you know Microsoft patented a feature that would allow the Kinect’s camera (It’s no longer just a sensor, but a camera) to spy on you for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America?) While they may not actually do this, it is actually possible for them to do this now. It has a camera, and a microphone. The Kinect is always on. It is ALWAYS listening, ALWAYS watching.An idea has been tossed around that by using this feature, it will allows game developers and movie produces to set a limited amount of how many people can be allowed to view the entertainment. So as a hypothetical example, you and three friends are watching a movie, which is the maximum allowed. A fourth friend enters the room and the Kinect’s sensor registers the fourth individual. The movie stops and you a prompted to pay a fee so that the extra individual may also view the film. Again, that is NOT currently the case, but these are the ideas currently being tossed around with the system’s current capabilities.Source for listening: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listeningSource of spying: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaaNow, just two more things and I’ll be done here!This isn’t really a good or bad thing, but it’s annoying. It also explains how they can prevent you from playing a used game if you didn’t pay their fee. Xbox one no longer plays games off the discs, you HAVE to install them to the hard-drive in order to play them. I believe PS3 also has you do this (on a number of games but not always it seems), except that PS3 isn’t trying to Nickle and Dime you at every corner. It also seems according to this article there is something related to the Online portion at the beginning of this post. The option is there for Developers to require the Xbox to always be online to play their particular game. Well, it seems PC gamers and console gamers have one thing in common now… DRM.(At least pirates on PC can bypass DRM easily. Not an option for Consoles.)Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352314/xbox-one-hard-drive-game-installsAnd last but not least, another annoyance… Xbox One will not be compatible with any and all current headsets. Nope, companies will either have to make new headsets altogether specifically for the Xbox One, and they have to adhere to what Microsoft wants. Look forward to price gouging.Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/xbox-one-incompatible-with-current-gaming-headsetsOh, one more thing… If you have an Xbox 360, don’t get rid of it. Why? Well if you want to keep playing your old 360 games you’ll need it. The Xbox One isn’t backwards compatible. At all. Not only that, but President of Microsoft’s Xbox Division Don Mattrick insults the very notion of backwards compatibility! He calls it: “Backwards thinking.”Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibiltySource of insult: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrickThat is all I have to say currently folks, and I hope you took the time to read this far. I’ll conclude with the following… please… PLEASE do not buy this console. Paying for this supports greedy and anti-consumer business practices. Speak with your wallet, and pass up the Xbox One. No matter what games it might have that you want, even if they are exclusive. Do the right thing and make a statement. Refuse to be nickle and dimed like this. Refuse to be seen as a mindless consumer who will buy anything tossed to them.We won’t know much else until after E3, but as it stands now, the PS4 or a decent gaming PC is the best way to go.If you are willing to do so, please spread this post around. Liking is not even remotely necessary, but do please share it if you agree with and acknowledge what you’ve read here. The more people know, the fewer of them waste their money.Thank you, kindly.~Dylan Jordan   (Originally posted on Facebook by one of my friends. He brings up many valid points. Mind you, I haven’t been a fan of Xbox in a long time and I will most likely get a PS4. But this confirms further for me that I won’t be getting an Xbox one any time in the foreseeable future.)  TL;DR —The XBOX One is going to be a piece of shit and you really shouldn’t even remotely think about getting one.
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angelfire93:

Alright, if you’re a consumer and you’re considering picking up the new Xbox One console, then please, take a moment to listen to me. Before we begin, no, I am not a fanboy or a hater. I have no console Bias. I have a PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Gaming PC. Each has their pros and cons but now onto business.

DO NOT BUY AN XBOX ONE. Why? See the reasons below:

Xbox Requires an internet connection. Here’s how it works: Every 24 hours your Xbox will try to connect to Microsoft’s servers for verification. If it is unable to connect, sucks to be you. You’re blocked from playing even single player games until it can connect.

Source: http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Do you like renting games, lending them to a friend, or even borrowing them from a friend? No longer possible. Every Xbox One game you get must be registered to your Xbox live account to be played. After that point it will only work for you. No one else can use it unless they pay a fee. Essentially it works like this. You pick up a used Xbox One game from somewhere or someone, pop it into your console. The system verifies it’s been registered to your account. Uh-oh, it isn’t! In order to play it, you have to pay Microsoft a fee, which is currently slated to be full retail price. Doesn’t matter how scratched up it is or how cheap you got it at gamestop or from a friend. You aren’t just buying the physical copies anymore. You’re paying Microsoft for a LICENSE to be allowed to play that game.

It is worth mentioning Microsoft is exploring ways for you to trade in and resell your used games. This is rumored to mean that you can sell your digital license to play the game (registration) back to microsoft, likely for microsoft points. You can then trade in the game at gamespot for some cash if you like. Either way, as it currently stands, the new owner would still have to pay a fee on top of the price of actually buying the physical copy.

Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-fee-for-buying-used-games-full-retail-price/

Is it worth mentioning that Microsoft if shafting Indie Developers as well? Where as on Playstation Network or (whatever the Wii has) Indie Developers can self publish their content easily. Playstation even encourages this. Microsoft however forces these Indie Devs to enter publishing deals with them to be allowed to market their content. You don’t go through them, you don’t get to sell what you developed.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/indie-devs-cant-self-publish-on-xbox-one

I’m not quite done yet! Now, I’m sure you heard a lot about “TV TV TV TV SPORTS TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV.” Yes, the Xbox is slated to be able to stream live tv, live sports, etc. So let me ask you this. You obviously already have something like cable or DirecTV. Do you really want to shell out hundreds of dollars more and pay a monthly subscription fee to have another television provider? Yes, I said hundreds of dollars, and I don’t mean the cost of the console. To view live TV from the Xbox you are required to purchase ANOTHER separate device for it to work. Why would you even consider shelling out more money for something you already have anyway? Even if you didn’t, DirecTV is cheaper. Or you could even subscribe you Hulu.com and watch live tv on your computer. FOR MUCH CHEAPER. You essentially have to buy another cable box if you don’t have one. And if you do… what do you need the Xbox One for?

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-live-tv-available-in-us-only-at-launch-requires-separate-device/

So far we’ve discovered that the Xbox One is not really a gaming console, at least… not a consumer friendly gaming console. It’s being marketed as an all-in-one home entertainment system. Something to replace all of the other devices in your house. But there are drawbacks even to that. Put on your tin foil hats for this part folks. Take from it what you will, all I’ll say is… possibilities…

The Xbox One’s features will not function unless the Kinect is plugged in and active. This is not an optional piece anymore.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached

So imagine your Kinect piece breaks? Tough luck, no more Xbox for you. But you know what’s worse?

Pay attention, because this is important. The Kinect is always watching. Always listening. Even when the system is off.

Yes. One of the ways to turn the system on is to audibly say: “Xbox On” while the system is off. The Kinect, which is always on, hears you and turns it on. Now this might seem like a cool feature, but did you know Microsoft patented a feature that would allow the Kinect’s camera (It’s no longer just a sensor, but a camera) to spy on you for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America?) While they may not actually do this, it is actually possible for them to do this now. It has a camera, and a microphone. The Kinect is always on. It is ALWAYS listening, ALWAYS watching.

An idea has been tossed around that by using this feature, it will allows game developers and movie produces to set a limited amount of how many people can be allowed to view the entertainment. So as a hypothetical example, you and three friends are watching a movie, which is the maximum allowed. A fourth friend enters the room and the Kinect’s sensor registers the fourth individual. The movie stops and you a prompted to pay a fee so that the extra individual may also view the film. Again, that is NOT currently the case, but these are the ideas currently being tossed around with the system’s current capabilities.

Source for listening: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listening

Source of spying: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

Now, just two more things and I’ll be done here!

This isn’t really a good or bad thing, but it’s annoying. It also explains how they can prevent you from playing a used game if you didn’t pay their fee. Xbox one no longer plays games off the discs, you HAVE to install them to the hard-drive in order to play them. I believe PS3 also has you do this (on a number of games but not always it seems), except that PS3 isn’t trying to Nickle and Dime you at every corner. It also seems according to this article there is something related to the Online portion at the beginning of this post. The option is there for Developers to require the Xbox to always be online to play their particular game. Well, it seems PC gamers and console gamers have one thing in common now… DRM.

(At least pirates on PC can bypass DRM easily. Not an option for Consoles.)

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352314/xbox-one-hard-drive-game-installs

And last but not least, another annoyance… Xbox One will not be compatible with any and all current headsets. Nope, companies will either have to make new headsets altogether specifically for the Xbox One, and they have to adhere to what Microsoft wants. Look forward to price gouging.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/xbox-one-incompatible-with-current-gaming-headsets

Oh, one more thing… If you have an Xbox 360, don’t get rid of it. Why? Well if you want to keep playing your old 360 games you’ll need it. The Xbox One isn’t backwards compatible. At all. Not only that, but President of Microsoft’s Xbox Division Don Mattrick insults the very notion of backwards compatibility! He calls it: “Backwards thinking.”

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty

Source of insult: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrick


That is all I have to say currently folks, and I hope you took the time to read this far. I’ll conclude with the following… please… PLEASE do not buy this console. Paying for this supports greedy and anti-consumer business practices. Speak with your wallet, and pass up the Xbox One. No matter what games it might have that you want, even if they are exclusive. Do the right thing and make a statement. Refuse to be nickle and dimed like this. Refuse to be seen as a mindless consumer who will buy anything tossed to them.

We won’t know much else until after E3, but as it stands now, the PS4 or a decent gaming PC is the best way to go.

If you are willing to do so, please spread this post around. Liking is not even remotely necessary, but do please share it if you agree with and acknowledge what you’ve read here. The more people know, the fewer of them waste their money.

Thank you, kindly.

~Dylan Jordan

 

(Originally posted on Facebook by one of my friends. He brings up many valid points. Mind you, I haven’t been a fan of Xbox in a long time and I will most likely get a PS4. But this confirms further for me that I won’t be getting an Xbox one any time in the foreseeable future.) 

TL;DR —The XBOX One is going to be a piece of shit and you really shouldn’t even remotely think about getting one.

Some profanity I’d like to hear more often:

tittybasket:

1800chokethath0e:

lucatastrophe:

  • “For the sake of fuck”
  • “For shitting out loud”
  • “For the fuck of God”
  • “Don’t go fucking yourself in the foot”
  • “I hope I don’t fuck the toaster on this”
  • “Fuckwad”
  • “Cocktard”
  • “Shitbeak”
  • “Cuntsteak”
  • “Dunderfuck”

cuntsteak i’m gonna use that one.

These are magical, and I need to not fuck some toasters today

archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2). Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM. “The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.” “Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.” Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango. [via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]
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Holy smokes friends, LEGO-building just reached a whole new level of awesomeness. This is a life-size model of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and it was built using 5,335,200 LEGO bricks. It’s a perfect reproduction of LEGO’s 9493 X-Wing Fighter kit, which consists of a comparatively paltry 560 pieces. The giant starfighter measures 11-feet-tall, 43-feet-long, and sports a 44-foot wingspan. That’s 42 times larger than the original LEGO kit and big enough to accomodate Luke Skywalker (and already includes R2-D2).

Unveiled by LEGO at Time Square in NYC, the model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series ‘ The Yoda Chronicles,’ premiering on the Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00PM.

“The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired.”

“Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California.”

Visit Gizmodo to learn more about this awesome creation, including video footage and many more photos, all taken by Nick Stango.

[via Gizmodo, Wired, and Laughing Squid]

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