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Escher's "Relativity" in Minecraft

Cory Doctorow at 11:56 am Tue, Sep 20, 2011

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Bergenco recreated MC Escher's 1951 House of Stairs Relativity using Minecraft, saying it took: "5 or 6 hours over 2 days. The sandstone room took the longest." Relativity- by M. C. Escher (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)

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  • http://twitter.com/shay_guy Shay Guy

    The lithograph print is called “Relativity,” not “House of Stairs.”

  • http://www.facebook.com/neal.starkey Neal Starkey

    “Oh no, did that hit Crazy Stairs?”

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=607675355 Brent Kirkham

    Hmm.  I expected to se at least six intersecting planes here.  Seems like someone put stairs in a corner.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carl-Guderian/679116583 Carl Guderian

    This gave the Pusher Robot nightmares.

  • nick15

    I could do a better job of this!

    ….CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

  • http://www.facebook.com/Theismisacrime Stephen Bullock

    This is actually quite easy to achieve. Getting sandstone is tedious however.

  • http://clarinerd617.myopenid.com/ Henry Goodwin

    ssssSSSSSSSSSSSStairs, you say?

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1651530188 Joseph Chang

      BOOM