Comments on: Teenager launches Lego Space Shuttle into stratosphere

By: winterer

winterer — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:55:00 +0000

we now need to figure out what size of helium balloon is needed to get real spaceships up to the same altitude. This could be an exciting alternative to space lifts not to speak of rockets. If it works, this is going to be a quantum leap for space traveling

By: TheMudshark

TheMudshark — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:21:00 +0000

It appears you don´t know much about trolling. Or maybe you do?

By: tedrock

tedrock — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Lego should give this young man the Discovery STS-31 so he can have a second go at it. He could be the first person to use a Lego model to launch a small working satellite made of Legos…

By: Bram

Bram — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:08:00 +0000

Or go old school with 1682…
Or go big, flashy, and motorized with 8480…

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:43:00 +0000

Unless they were vampires, they probably had no idea what used to be.

By: Sip Maven

Sip Maven — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Song is called “Welcome Home, Son” by Radical Face. Its from the EP “Touch The Sky,” a nice touch.

By: Lizanne Connelly

Lizanne Connelly — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Is this how the Romans or Greeks felt after their civilizations had fallen but some of their books and accomplishments continued to inspire others long after they themselves had lost the will or ability to strive for greatness? A toy space shuttle…better than what we can launch these days.

By: devophill

devophill — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:28:00 +0000

In this case, spock9791 is not a troll. You have successfully (perhaps inadvertently) trolled spock9791, therefore you are the troll here. Good job!

By: gwilliker

gwilliker — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:34:00 +0000

I did. Then I watched the whole video. Then I thought of something clever and funny to write as a comment. Then I replied to a troll. What can I say? It’s been a busy Wednesday!

By: Brad Zimmerman

Brad Zimmerman — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Don’t fret, there’s still a video yet to be done with #10213, the current, bigger, and nicer-looking version of the shuttle. Or really class things up with #7470 aka Discovery STS-31. http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=7470-1

The above being said… pretty good video from an obviously determined and creative person.

By: spock9791

spock9791 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:30:00 +0000

No shit? Why don’t you read the whole article, dumbass!

By: John Fleming

John Fleming — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:24:00 +0000

“…deke out Romania’s strict launch rules…”

You can take the boy out of Canada, but you can’t take Canada out of the boy.

By: gwilliker

gwilliker — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:11:00 +0000

So fake!! I can clearly see the strings.

By: zard

zard — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:05:00 +0000

From the YouTube page “1st song: Radical Face – Welcome Home

2nd song: Richard Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra” :)

By: John Berube

John Berube — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:58:00 +0000

I wonder what the designer of that lego set thinks about this.

By: Charles Thomas

Charles Thomas — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Anybody know what the first song was?