Technabob » wonderful http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:15:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 LEGO Jesus Christ Blocks Evil From Entering Swedish Church http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/25/lego-jesus-christ-blocks-evil-from-entering-swedish-church/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/25/lego-jesus-christ-blocks-evil-from-entering-swedish-church/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:30:14 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=15562 LEGO… statue of Jesus Christ. According to the statue’s official blog, 10% of the surface blocks and all of the interior blocks were donated. The blog also has a slide show of the construction if you’re interested; you’ll be surprised at]]> A group of churchgoers in Västerås, Sweden made a LEGO statue of Jesus Christ. According to the statue’s official blog, 10% of the surface blocks and all of the interior blocks were donated. The blog also has a slide show of the construction if you’re interested; you’ll be surprised at how full the statue is inside.

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The people who built the statue are still deciding whether they should paint it or not; I think it’s perfect as it is. Well, except for that awkward extension on the lower left. Is that his right foot or is that part of his robe? Nevertheless, I think it’s safe to say that those are the holiest LEGO bricks in the world. You can visit the Onstad Gryta church in Västerås, Sweden to see the statue.

[via Boing Boing Gadgets]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/25/lego-jesus-christ-blocks-evil-from-entering-swedish-church/feed/ 0 Tiny Meteorite + Boy + ???? = Internet Fame http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/14/tiny-meteorite-boy-internet-fame/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/14/tiny-meteorite-boy-internet-fame/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:27:50 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=14910 “Gerrit Blank, 14, was on his way to school when he saw “ball of light” heading straight towards him from the sky.” It sounds like the origin of a superhero, but this is actually a true story. The Telegraph – in an article filled with numerous grammatical errors – reports that Gerrit was hit by a “red hot, pea-sized piece of rock,” resulting in a 3-inch scar on his palm. Now the chances of being hit by a meteorite is literally one-in-a-million, so what happened to Gerrit is awesome enough that he won’t have a problem getting a prom date. Unless the girls in Essen, Germany don’t care about such awesome events.

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Pardon the lousy pose; the boy got hit by a meteorite. Give him a break. Anyway. On with his story. As if being struck by a meteorite wasn’t awesome enough, the Telegraph article which reported Gerrit’s experience is titled “14-year-old hit by 30,000 mph space meteorite.” Uhuh. German scientists have confirmed that the rock is indeed a meteorite, but methinks the Telegraph pulled a fast one on readers with that title.

Meteorites do enter Earth’s atmosphere at 5-figure speeds, but unless they weigh thousands of tons, the layers of atmosphere are going to break them down and slow them down to 200-400 mph. Still fast, but not 30,000 mph fast. I’m willing to bet my future firstborn that Gerrit’s meteorite did not hit him at 30,000 mph, because if it did, then at the very least Gerrit would have a hole in his hand.

[via Gizmodo]

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