Star Destroyer Built Before Your Eyes 235
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."
heh (Score:5, Funny)
Re:heh (Score:5, Funny)
BACK, and to the LEFT!
BACK, and to the LEFT!!
Re:heh (Score:2)
Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:5, Insightful)
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
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2, Funny)
I'll get you for this!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to change my pgp key.
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:3, Insightful)
I like how your signature contains an implicit criticism of Debian for "overzealousness", immediately followed by "POWER TO PYTHON!" in all caps. Pot, kettle...
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:5, Interesting)
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
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2, Funny)
-Get rid of the guy, add another chick
-Strip as they put the ship together
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2)
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).
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2, Funny)
It's the girls site!
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2, Interesting)
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.
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:3, Informative)
Of course, I'm speaking in general engineering terms, but specifically, you have to
What is he designing? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:2, Funny)
Don't you mean idiots?
Re:Geeks don't RTFM on the first attempt! (Score:3, Insightful)
Benny Hill (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Benny Hill (Score:5, Funny)
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 [oldeenglish.org]...
Re:Benny Hill (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Benny Hill (Score:2)
You'll either end up on the floor laughing, or think I'm a horrible person who deserves to go to hell.
Re:Benny Hill (Score:2)
Re:Benny Hill (Score:2)
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...)
Nice (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nice (Score:2, Funny)
Ice cream.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ice cream.. (Score:2)
Re:Ice cream.. (Score:2)
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?
Re:Ice cream.. (Score:2)
The burning question for me is: why do people like you care?
Re:Ice cream.. (Score:2)
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.
Re:Ice cream.. (Score:2)
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.
Here's Why ? (Score:5, Interesting)
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 ?.
Re:Here's Why ? (Score:2)
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.
Fun but... old? (Score:5, Funny)
The headline could be better (Score:5, Funny)
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.
oh my (Score:3, Funny)
best part was when they ate, i felt like i was playing the Sims or something O_o
huge mirror (Score:5, Informative)
Shameless (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:Shameless (Score:2)
Re:Shameless (Score:2)
Re:Yeah, and she did most of the work. (Score:2)
Re:Yeah, and she did most of the work. (Score:2)
For the price involved - and if it was her toy - one would expect it to not only come with batteries, but spares to boot.
Try it for yourself! (Score:5, 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)
Re:Try it for yourself! (Score:3, Informative)
You must be kidding:
http://www.legofan.org/ [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
Re:Try it for yourself! (Score:3, Interesting)
That's nothing (Score:5, Funny)
Star Wars Again ? (Score:3, Insightful)
This place is becoming a marketing heaven for Lucas.
Re:Star Wars Again ? (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, you am.
This place is becoming a marketing heaven for Lucas.
Yes, it are.
Re:Star Wars Again ? (Score:2)
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?)
Re:Star Wars Again ? (Score:3, Funny)
The real speed (Score:3, Funny)
The video looks exactly like when chinese people assemble it, but they don't speed up the footage
Nice job, but... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Nice job, but... (Score:2, Insightful)
i want my 5 minutes back! (Score:5, Insightful)
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.
That's no moon! (Score:5, Funny)
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..
Re:That's no moon! (Score:2)
Re:That's no moon! (Score:2)
Re:That's no moon! (Score:2)
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 l
Somehow this makes news (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Somehow this makes news (Score:2)
RE: Even more obligatory quotes... (Score:3, Funny)
If this is a Councillor ship, where is the ambassador?
*crunch*
*thud*
Talk about old news .. (Score:4, Insightful)
Observe Gentleman.... (Score:2, Insightful)
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.
The bigger news... (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:wow, big deal... i have one of these! (Score:2)
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..)
Re:wow, big deal... i have one of these! (Score:2)
I always get a chuckle when people who read slashdot try to bring out the geeks with no girlfriends stereotype.
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I'd prefer to see a... (Score:2, Funny)
Somebody set up us the bomb! (Score:3, Interesting)
Anyway, awesome video!
Re:Somebody set up us the bomb! (Score:2)
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.
I'm so torn (Score:5, Funny)
But another part of me is going INSANE with jealousy.
my dream (Score:2)
Anyway, I dream about building a space shuttle with Lego... real size, of course.
Lazy (Score:2, Informative)
Stealth (Score:4, Funny)
Yesterday, 125 most imp science ?s (Score:2)
WTF? (Score:2, Insightful)
Holy Crap, Dudes (Score:2)
Aw, crap (Score:2)
That was a waste of time. (Score:2)
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 insid
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These days I have my mod_proxy url_rewrite check for HTTP_REFERRER and rewrite to nyud.net URLS
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Web server destroyed before your very eyes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Web server destroyed before your very eyes (Score:2)
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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Unfortunately, because I'm at work I've got Windows XP, which doesn't support playing back video.
Re:/,-ed (Score:5, Funny)
Congratulations! You have first Windows XP-N post! Now go back to work.
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You're missing my point. (Score:2)
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Re:Very nice (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Very nice (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Very nice (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Very nice (Score:2)
Re:Interesting, but... (Score:4, Informative)