{"id":6541,"date":"2020-12-07T13:15:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T18:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6541"},"modified":"2020-12-07T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T18:25:05","slug":"2020-lego-advent-calendar-day-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6541","title":{"rendered":"2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you find yourself stressed this holiday season and need to relax your brain, I highly recommend watching Hercules Candy videos on YouTube. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herculescandy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This mom and pop candy store in upstate New York<\/a> posts relaxing and funny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFV5pMEsfMP8duOumA8klmA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">videos about their candy making process.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watching them make peanut brittle is very soothing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b8Wqbesa_QY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And it has inspired me to become a candy maker! Some day. Maybe in 20 years. Not today. Today I&#8217;ll just eat candy.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see what Lego sprinkles into my life this fine December 7th&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4232-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4232-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4232-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4232-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Helicopter with a Rotor that Turns!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Long-time readers with great memories will recall I received a helicopter in the 2018 Lego Advent Calendar. It had a stationary rotor. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It wasn&#8217;t a big deal<\/a>. I didn&#8217;t mind. Who needs moving rotors? NOT ME!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4233-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4233-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4233-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4233-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But this chopper is the real deal. See the rotor? It spins. As it should.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think if I toss this into a strong gust of wind it would fly? There&#8217;s only one way to find out&#8230;and that&#8217;s by doing complex physics calculations which I don&#8217;t really have the time for today. Let&#8217;s just assume it would fly for real. No need to math up the holidays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4234-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4234-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4234-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4234-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bo-Bo and Giles loved their new helicopter, mostly because the rotor moved.<\/p>\n<p>Then a high-pitched cackle was heard throughout the land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4236-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4236-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4236-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4236-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skeletor!<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s here to claim the helicopter, which has a moving rotor, for himself.<\/p>\n<p>There was little Giles and Bo-Bo could do. Skeletor is an evil muscle wizard. He&#8217;s the WWE version of Voldemort. How can you possibly fight that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4237-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4237-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4237-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4237-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Technology in the He-Man universe is a bit inconsistent. They have high-tech lasers and spaceships, but they ride around on giant tigers and dress like cavemen. The He-Man aesthetic is equal parts Star Wars, Conan, Sex Shop, and Lord of the Rings. And this helicopter fits in nicely.<\/p>\n<p>Side note: In the original 80s cartoon, the villain Hordak had a helicopter. Just a normal helicopter. What does it look like to you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Doom_Helicopter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Doom_Helicopter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Doom_Helicopter.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Doom_Helicopter-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right! It looks like a robot&#8217;s thumb! And nothing else.<\/p>\n<p>After defeating Giles, Skeletor gloated and screamed, &#8220;Now no one can stop me!&#8221; He then looked at Robot Snowman and invited him to Snake Mountain saying, &#8220;You look dumb and have a dumb name. Surely you must be part of my evil army!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4241-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4241-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4241-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4241-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More like Skele-snore,&#8221; Giles said softly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 7 Rating:<\/strong> 3.6 out of 5 (Points added for the moving rotor. Points deducted because I still feel burned about the old helicopter from 2018.)<\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4242.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4242-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4242-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4242-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4242-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This blog is brought to you be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08F71RR5X\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogging Twilight: Viper Edition<\/a>. 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