{"id":6688,"date":"2020-12-15T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2020-12-15T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:41:46","slug":"2020-lego-advent-calendar-day-fifteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6688","title":{"rendered":"2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Fifteen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may ask, &#8220;Dan, what do you do with the Lego bricks after December?&#8221; And I answer with a sinister smile.<\/p>\n<p>One possible reason the past year has been so off balance is that I obliterated the laws of physics using Lego. And now the gods are angry.<\/p>\n<p>Behold!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_lGZKWlA3-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_lGZKWlA3-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dan Bergstein (@danbergstein)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I built this a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>This unholy sculpture is called a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tensegrity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tensegrity Structure<\/a>. The push and pull of forces and tension make this balancing oddity possible. It&#8217;s a fun experiment to try.\u00a0 Easy too. Just get some Lego and some yarn or string. However, I&#8217;m sure befouling nature thusly summons evil and chaos. And for that, I am sorry.<\/p>\n<p>Tensegrity is also cool because it sounds like a new, low-calorie snack food.<\/p>\n<p>I hope today&#8217;s Lego Calendar item is as awe-inspiring as tensegrity! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4427-e1608058787385.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6695\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4427-e1608058787385-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4427-e1608058787385-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4427-e1608058787385-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4427-e1608058787385-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a Police Van!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4433-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4433-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4433-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4433-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a nice addition to my fleet of Lego vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6699\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4438-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4438-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4438-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4438-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After taking the above photo, I realized I forgot the Christmas Boat. How could I forget the Christmas Boat?! HOW CAN ANYONE FORGET <em>CHRISTMAS BOAT<\/em>!?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4445.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4445-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4445-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4445-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4445-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Lego Calendar is creating a fun world of wonder. It&#8217;s very epic and will only get epic-er.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4452-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4452-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4452-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4452-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the many things I love about He-Man is the artwork. In the 80s, the only way to sell barbarian toys was with thrilling fantasy artwork that grabbed hold of any 5-year-old&#8217;s brain and would not let go.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-He-Man-Masters-Universe\/dp\/1616555920\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1608059416&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He-Man artbook<\/a>. (Which I recommend if you are at all interested in He-Man, of if you just love beauty.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4463.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6708\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4463-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4463-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4463-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4463-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look at this!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4465-e1608058951821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4465-e1608058951821-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4465-e1608058951821-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4465-e1608058951821-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4465-e1608058951821-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you seeing this?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4466.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4466-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4466-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4466-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4466-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s an cyborg elephant!<\/p>\n<p>In the tradition of these paintings, I have created a scene as equally epic in scope and emotion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4457.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6705\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4457-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4457-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4457-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4457-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It might not be as cool as the original art, but it does have a Robot Snowman. And CHRISTMAS BOAT!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4459.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4459-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4459-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4459-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4459-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 15 Rating:<\/strong> 2.9 out of 5 (Points deducted because enough already with the vehicles. Bring on the mini-models!)<\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6707\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4461-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4461-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4461-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4461-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08F71RR5X\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogging Twilight: Viper Edition<\/a>, the new ebook which contains all of the famous Twilight blogs. 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