REPORT: James May to build life-sized Lego house. But what's in the garage?
James May, a.k.a. Captain Slow on Top Gear, has a BBC show called James May's Toy Stories. After building an award-winning Plasticine garden and the world's largest model airplane, the next thing on May's list is a house built of Legos. A two-storey house. And he intends to live in it for a weekend.
The house will be built in Dorking, England and everything that can be made out of Legos will be made out of Lego. Said May, "I've got a man working on a flushing Lego lavatory. We think it's possible." Seeing that Legoland doesn't even have a house made of Lego – and certainly not Lego toilets – this should indeed be a "pioneering Lego cause." So far, three million Lego bricks have been contributed to the build, but May is looking for more in case you have any lying around.
[Source: BBC]
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Martin 8:45AM (7/27/2009)
Until Hammond crashes through it in a jet powered car.
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HotRodzNKustoms 9:48AM (7/27/2009)
Or until the house warming party when Jeremy tries making man smoothies inside with his V8 powered blender!!!
Blackstar 5:03PM (7/27/2009)
No, Hammond has to build a Lego car. They are going to race and see who makes one work first.
drumm09 4:38PM (7/27/2009)
Is Captain Slow bored these days....?
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Danny 2:13PM (7/29/2009)
looks like it lol. Thats going to be one slow build with him in charge.
martin 8:53AM (7/27/2009)
lego bricks not legos maybe
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Mike7 9:19AM (7/27/2009)
You ready the title of the show, right? It's about toys.
Ian 9:26AM (7/27/2009)
He meant that the plural of Lego is ... wait for it .... Lego. There is a Lego, there are lots of Lego, theres a Lego Brick, theres lots of Lego Bricks.
Txredneck 8:59AM (7/27/2009)
Did I read right? They are building a Lego house with a lego toilet in a town called Dorking?Tthis article is a comic goldmine.
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Seminole 9:05AM (7/27/2009)
OMG, two of my favorite things! Legos and Top Gear! I hope they torrent this after it airs.
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Jason 9:25AM (7/27/2009)
Is it just me, or is there something about a lego toilet that doesn't sound very comfortable.
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Seminole 9:41AM (7/27/2009)
Just use the smooth flat top pieces like the one second from the right: http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4826923/131255_Full.jpg
BigTeebo 9:25AM (7/27/2009)
James May will have that life-size 8880 Super Car parked in his new house's garage 4 wheel steering, all wheel drive, mid-engined V8.
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brando_socko 10:40AM (7/27/2009)
i can't help myself. ihave to comment.... can't s t o p....
IT'S LEGO. LEGO is the plural of lego. it is, or used to be, printed in the basic literature that came with the sets. it's petty but since the company states it VERY plainly and emphatically, i have to go through life on this secret crusade. go paul revere! go tell everyone ! tell EVERYONE!!! YAY!!!
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Farris 11:36AM (7/27/2009)
It's also "story," not "storey."
lark 12:20PM (7/27/2009)
No, 'storey' is fine:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storey
It's only the US that uses 'story' for both meanings.
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Rich 4:21PM (7/27/2009)
thank you
flyersfreek13 1:12PM (7/27/2009)
I think duplo would be more practical.
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Patrick 1:25PM (7/27/2009)
It's going to be built in the town of Dorking...sounds appropriate.
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Dave 1:38PM (7/27/2009)
Going to need a great deal more bricks. Mythbusters recreation of the 3000 pound Lego ball claimed to use 5 million bricks. A house and all parts of it would need hundreds of millions.
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