Comments on: Cinderblock necklaces pendants made from poured concrete

By: Tim H

Tim H — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:15:00 +0000

I’d use mine to get rid of a tiny gangster who finked on me.

By: Tim H

Tim H — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:13:00 +0000

There’s a fantastic artist named Jon Laustsen who uses tiny blocks like this in his artwork. He makes them himself, they’re really cement, and he uses the tiny blocks to build tiny things. I first saw him using them in 2008.

http://jonlaustsen.wordpress.com/

By: nagemr

nagemr — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:50:00 +0000

Cute, however a little obvious as opposed to the elegant work of jeweller Andrew Goss http://www.makersgallery.com/concrete/gallery2.html

By: Jenz Seeger

Jenz Seeger — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:51:00 +0000

Hmm, maybe it’s time to get rid of my Drywallscrew-earrings (self-tapping & phosphate coated of course) and move up to some “better” building material?

*dreams of a brick & mortar tiara*

By: CastanhasDoPara

CastanhasDoPara — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:12:00 +0000

Exits, departures? It’s strangely ferpect to my twisted mind this little exchange is but…

Perhaps just this once we can ignore Antinous’ advice. Suicide is a PERMANENT solution to TEMPORARY problems. Tsk tsk Antinous, I know you were trying to be cute there but that’s not really all that funny.

By: Jake0748

Jake0748 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:26:00 +0000

Hey, I’m gonna buy one of these for the ol’ ball & chain. (Yeah… that’ll get me in solid).

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:14:00 +0000

Now pardon me while I go to the store for a loaf of flour.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:47:00 +0000

If your life is that bleak, I’d suggest buying the full-sized model and going for a swim.

By: GeekMan

GeekMan — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:45:00 +0000

One of my bosses once worked with the fellow who invented Lock-Blocks; the giant lego-esque concrete construction blocks often used for highway-side retaining walls. As a promotional item, they made tiny versions designed to be business cards. A box was left at our office once, and it was all I could do not to constantly play with them.

By: RJ

RJ — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:32:00 +0000

It seems like the sort of thing only worn by those people who insist on wearing trucker hats and chugging PBR, despite being coddled and wealthy.

By: RedShirt77

RedShirt77 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Is it really a cinder-block if it lacks cinders? But seriously you need to put together some bonzi tree boards so barbie can put her record player on a proper shelf.

By: kiptw

kiptw — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:29:00 +0000

Good lord! My fillos from the 70s are coming true!

By: Maureen Geoghegan

Maureen Geoghegan — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:27:00 +0000

umm.. it’s $64. You can buy a typical sized block for about $5?

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:21:00 +0000

That’s good to know! Thanks! Now I seriously want one.

By: tyger11

tyger11 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:04:00 +0000

I would like to be able to just buy the blocks (and similarly scaled bricks), just to build with. Screw Lego!

By: simonbarsinister

simonbarsinister — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Someone ‘shop a lego minifig being sent to the fishes!

By: bcsizemo

bcsizemo — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:44:00 +0000

Excellent, something equally as small to build the foundation of my life sized Lego house with.

By: OntarioJer

OntarioJer — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Don’t want to be pedantic, but I can’t help myself- that isn’t ‘poured concrete’(also isn’t a cinder block, but that seems to just be artistic license here). It’s cement.

By: MTBooks

MTBooks — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Civil engineering graduate (and pedant) reporting in: cement != concrete

generally: concrete = portland cement + aggregate + water

After reading the BB headline I thought, “wow, they must have some fine aggregate!”. The seller calls it cement.

Anyway, It’d make a killer scale model shed or rural gas station.

By: joeposts

joeposts — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:29:00 +0000

Use it to break their front door peephole when they hold out on tiny amounts of protection money.

By: bo1n6bo1n6

bo1n6bo1n6 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0000

I imagine these would be great for tiny mob hits.

By: Chang Terhune

Chang Terhune — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:56:00 +0000

This would be great until it broke a tooth during yoga or in the gym. I’ll just wear it on special occasions.

By: Katie Scully

Katie Scully — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:45:00 +0000

They’re super light – lighter than a metal pendant of the same size (I’m actually wearing one right now, so when I saw the article I did a double take).

By: saidas

saidas — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:42:00 +0000

I have one around one ankle at work, another around my other with my GF, so I need yet another around my neck too?

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:40:00 +0000

I love this, but can also imagine giving myself a black eye if I have to jump or something.