1/19/2006: Escher in Lego

Undertoad · 01-19-2006, 11:30 AM

via Gravestmor

There have been some nighty impressive Lego works, some documented by IotD. I thought I'd seen it all until now - this one really beats all. Seriously, thank you constestants, there will be no more entrants.

Apparently one Andrew Lipsom has built, in his attic, this Lego version of Escher's Impossible Staircase.

lumberjim · 01-19-2006, 11:49 AM

no fair. he used glue

Happy Monkey · 01-19-2006, 12:04 PM

Why do you say that?

lumberjim · 01-19-2006, 12:07 PM

cuz. lego creations are supposed to use legos only.

Pancake Man · 01-19-2006, 12:08 PM

Always loved those pictures, awesome to see them in 3D

lumberjim · 01-19-2006, 12:11 PM

on third thought.....maybe he didn't. guess i'm assuming the orientation of the blocks under the feet of the little guys based on their neighbors. they could be blocks that have side (what the fuck do you call the little raised cylinders) ......thingers. i think if they are on top, and sides, they're on all sides, aren't they?

beavis · 01-19-2006, 12:27 PM

i see what you mean, the lil lego dudes have no way of grasping the stairs without adhesive. either way pretty dam cool.

glatt · 01-19-2006, 12:31 PM

I didn't know lego's had arches. But there are so many different specialty sets, it's not so hard to imagine.

I also think glue was used. How else can some of the people be upside down and not fall?

In any event, they did a great job.

Elspode · 01-19-2006, 12:42 PM

I think we had a thread here about this at one time. The creations are not solid constructs; there are tricks of photographic angle involved. Still cool, nonetheless.

Of course, all this assumes the above is by the same guy...

dar512 · 01-19-2006, 01:45 PM

Yes it is the same guy. If you go to his lego page it's the second to last:

More info.

Oh. And this one used no camera tricks.

Happy Monkey · 01-19-2006, 01:58 PM

I don't think any glue was used. There are pieces that have a stud on the side. They were originally used to put headlights on cars. One is visible at the top of the stairs in the top right, by the guy looking over the railing.

mlandman · 01-19-2006, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Apparently one Andrew Lipsom has built, in his attic

So he has access to his parent's basement AND their attic?

I guarantee you this guy has a pony tail.

dar512 · 01-19-2006, 03:11 PM

Nope.

mlandman · 01-19-2006, 03:23 PM

what do you mean, 'nope'?. ok, ok, ok, I was technically off, but not by much. Pretty much as I guessed. All lego obsessed geeks are all the same. They either look like that, or the comic book store guy from the simpsons.

dar512 · 01-19-2006, 04:13 PM

Well, let's see. Doesn't have a ponytail. Doesn't live with his parents. I'd call that a big nope.

My guess is you prejudged him and just looked at the picture.

From his FAQ

Quote:

You have way too much time on your hands.

I guess this is a matter of opinion, but I have a wife and two kids and hold down a job that keeps me out of the house for around 75 hours a week. Nonetheless, it's amazing how many people have so much time on their hands thay have nothing better to do with it than email me to tell me I have too much time on my hands. If you really want to join their ranks you are free to do so but I probably won't reply.

01-19-2006, 11:30 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/19/2006: Escher in Lego via Gravestmor There have been some nighty impressive Lego works, some documented by IotD. I thought I'd seen it all until now - this one really beats all. Seriously, thank you constestants, there will be no more entrants. Apparently one Andrew Lipsom has built, in his attic, this Lego version of Escher's Impossible Staircase.

01-19-2006, 11:49 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	no fair. he used glue __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-19-2006, 12:04 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Why do you say that? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-19-2006, 12:07 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	cuz. lego creations are supposed to use legos only. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-19-2006, 12:11 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	on third thought.....maybe he didn't. guess i'm assuming the orientation of the blocks under the feet of the little guys based on their neighbors. they could be blocks that have side (what the fuck do you call the little raised cylinders) ......thingers. i think if they are on top, and sides, they're on all sides, aren't they? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-19-2006, 12:08 PM	#5
Pancake Man Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	Always loved those pictures, awesome to see them in 3D

01-19-2006, 12:27 PM	#7
beavis butthead died Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mtv reruns Posts: 88	i see what you mean, the lil lego dudes have no way of grasping the stairs without adhesive. either way pretty dam cool.

01-19-2006, 12:31 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I didn't know lego's had arches. But there are so many different specialty sets, it's not so hard to imagine. I also think glue was used. How else can some of the people be upside down and not fall? In any event, they did a great job.

01-19-2006, 12:42 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think we had a thread here about this at one time. The creations are not solid constructs; there are tricks of photographic angle involved. Still cool, nonetheless. Of course, all this assumes the above is by the same guy... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-19-2006, 01:45 PM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Yes it is the same guy. If you go to his lego page it's the second to last: More info. Oh. And this one used no camera tricks. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-19-2006, 01:58 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I don't think any glue was used. There are pieces that have a stud on the side. They were originally used to put headlights on cars. One is visible at the top of the stairs in the top right, by the guy looking over the railing. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics] Last edited by Happy Monkey; 01-19-2006 at 02:10 PM.

01-19-2006, 03:11 PM	#13
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Nope. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-19-2006, 03:23 PM	#14
mlandman Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 87	lol case in point what do you mean, 'nope'?. ok, ok, ok, I was technically off, but not by much. Pretty much as I guessed. All lego obsessed geeks are all the same. They either look like that, or the comic book store guy from the simpsons.

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