Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Better Than the Real Thing

Is there anything in the world that can put into perspective both one's childhood love of Legos and their architectural inadequacies with them better than this demonstration? Watch:


I'm...I'm floored. There are no words for this. Kyoto's Kinkakuji is one of the most viewed sights in Japan and is, in my opinion--along with plenty of other landmarks there--highly overrated. But this is something else. The real article is testament to opulence and the gross disparity between classes in feudal Japan, whereas this is a shrine to ingenuity and science.

Such a thing of beauty!

--Matt

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Matt, It's funny to see this blog about Legos now...I just found hundreds of your Legos in a box under our house a couple of days before you posted this blog. I had not seen them in ten years prior to that. At the time, I wondered if you would be interested in still having them. I remember you had some battery operated moving parts in your collection. We'll keep them in a safe place. I enjoyed seeing the video in your blog. Love, Dad