Random figure of the day: jred009

very square looking head

some crazy chiselled jawline

@PurpleDave said:
"Needs dual-molded legs. And a cloth kama. And arm, leg, and hand printing. And a rocket-firing backpack."

Rocket-firing backpack!
Crotchety old man voice: "Kids these days are soft! In my day, we had toys that could kill you! Spring-loaded missiles, lawn darts... "

@560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Needs dual-molded legs. And a cloth kama. And arm, leg, and hand printing. And a rocket-firing backpack."

Rocket-firing backpack!
Crotchety old man voice: "Kids these days are soft! In my day, we had toys that could kill you! Spring-loaded missiles, lawn darts... ""

Ooh, my next door neighbors had a set of Jarts. The daughter (youngest of four, slightly older than me) also ran around in bare feet during the summer. Just living dangerously in all kinds of ways. I could see maybe doing it on a golf course (going barefoot, not playing with Jarts), but the grass in my neighborhood was fairly unyielding, and that’s not even accounting for random twigs that might be hiding below the tips.

@PurpleDave said:
" @560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Needs dual-molded legs. And a cloth kama. And arm, leg, and hand printing. And a rocket-firing backpack."

Rocket-firing backpack!
Crotchety old man voice: "Kids these days are soft! In my day, we had toys that could kill you! Spring-loaded missiles, lawn darts... ""

Ooh, my next door neighbors had a set of Jarts. The daughter (youngest of four, slightly older than me) also ran around in bare feet during the summer. Just living dangerously in all kinds of ways. I could see maybe doing it on a golf course (going barefoot, not playing with Jarts), but the grass in my neighborhood was fairly unyielding, and that’s not even accounting for random twigs that might be hiding below the tips."

We were only allowed to use the Jarts with Dad's supervision.
I ran barefoot most of the summer- in Minnesota you make the most of summer!

@560heliport said:
"We were only allowed to use the Jarts with Dad's supervision."

Dad's "supervision" spelled the end of the only game of Jarts I ever got to play.

"I ran barefoot most of the summer- in Minnesota you make the most of summer!"

Even the beaches where I grew up weren't fun to walk on barefoot. We had an onshore wind most of the time, so the sand was full of bits of driftwood. Plus, my neighborhood was surrounded by pine forest, and you really didn't want to be walking around on a bed of pine needles without shoes on. Plus, you know, more twigs.

My kind of guy, plain and simple. I've built this guys house from spare parts and I have to bring him to life also, sort of Franken-figure. No worries, he is happy with his Franken-wife in their new (old obviously) home.

@560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Needs dual-molded legs. And a cloth kama. And arm, leg, and hand printing. And a rocket-firing backpack."

Rocket-firing backpack!
Crotchety old man voice: "Kids these days are soft! In my day, we had toys that could kill you! Spring-loaded missiles, lawn darts... ""

Ooh, my next door neighbors had a set of Jarts. The daughter (youngest of four, slightly older than me) also ran around in bare feet during the summer. Just living dangerously in all kinds of ways. I could see maybe doing it on a golf course (going barefoot, not playing with Jarts), but the grass in my neighborhood was fairly unyielding, and that’s not even accounting for random twigs that might be hiding below the tips."

We were only allowed to use the Jarts with Dad's supervision.
I ran barefoot most of the summer- in Minnesota you make the most of summer!"

We Europeans run around barefoot just about anywhere. Guess it is true what they say about the gears grinding by slower here in Europe. :p

That was a cool townhouse 6372, first time I'd seen a built in outdoor pizza oven, BBQ in a Lego set.

Any sign of f red?

Jared.

@Worrissey said:
"very square looking head

some crazy chiselled jawline "

The original design minifigure heads were shaped differently. They made them rounder starting in 1990.

@Jack_Sassy said:
" @560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Needs dual-molded legs. And a cloth kama. And arm, leg, and hand printing. And a rocket-firing backpack."

Rocket-firing backpack!
Crotchety old man voice: "Kids these days are soft! In my day, we had toys that could kill you! Spring-loaded missiles, lawn darts... ""

Ooh, my next door neighbors had a set of Jarts. The daughter (youngest of four, slightly older than me) also ran around in bare feet during the summer. Just living dangerously in all kinds of ways. I could see maybe doing it on a golf course (going barefoot, not playing with Jarts), but the grass in my neighborhood was fairly unyielding, and that’s not even accounting for random twigs that might be hiding below the tips."

We were only allowed to use the Jarts with Dad's supervision.
I ran barefoot most of the summer- in Minnesota you make the most of summer!"

We Europeans run around barefoot just about anywhere. Guess it is true what they say about the gears grinding by slower here in Europe. :p"

This discussion is reminding me of this Tumblr post: https://www.tumblr.com/blumineck/812535737250627584/people-had-a-problem-with-me-stepping-on-lego?source=share

@TheOtherMike said:
" @Jack_Sassy said:
" @560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @560heliport said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Needs dual-molded legs. And a cloth kama. And arm, leg, and hand printing. And a rocket-firing backpack."

Rocket-firing backpack!
Crotchety old man voice: "Kids these days are soft! In my day, we had toys that could kill you! Spring-loaded missiles, lawn darts... ""

Ooh, my next door neighbors had a set of Jarts. The daughter (youngest of four, slightly older than me) also ran around in bare feet during the summer. Just living dangerously in all kinds of ways. I could see maybe doing it on a golf course (going barefoot, not playing with Jarts), but the grass in my neighborhood was fairly unyielding, and that’s not even accounting for random twigs that might be hiding below the tips."

We were only allowed to use the Jarts with Dad's supervision.
I ran barefoot most of the summer- in Minnesota you make the most of summer!"

We Europeans run around barefoot just about anywhere. Guess it is true what they say about the gears grinding by slower here in Europe. :p"

This discussion is reminding me of this Tumblr post: https://www.tumblr.com/blumineck/812535737250627584/people-had-a-problem-with-me-stepping-on-lego?source=share"

We had a meeting several years ago where other members (not me) participated in a “barefoot LEGO walk”, with some sort of prize for the most impressive walk. One person got a running start an long-jumped onto the bricks. It did not end well. I still think he should have gone to the hospital and had it checked out.

@ambr said:
"That was a cool townhouse 6372, first time I'd seen a built in outdoor pizza oven, BBQ in a Lego set."

Oh yes, my first house. The double fireplace, inside and outside, was so cool for me, not mentioning the coolest bedroom (with separate beds)

@PurpleDave said:
"We had a meeting several years ago where other members (not me) participated in a “barefoot LEGO walk”, with some sort of prize for the most impressive walk. One person got a running start an long-jumped onto the bricks. It did not end well. I still think he should have gone to the hospital and had it checked out."

He just amplified the force! I know the way to walk across hot coals is to keep moving at a brisk pace so your feet don't stay in contact with the heat for very long at any one point, I don't know if there's a similar trick to walking across Lego.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"We had a meeting several years ago where other members (not me) participated in a “barefoot LEGO walk”, with some sort of prize for the most impressive walk. One person got a running start an long-jumped onto the bricks. It did not end well. I still think he should have gone to the hospital and had it checked out."

He just amplified the force! I know the way to walk across hot coals is to keep moving at a brisk pace so your feet don't stay in contact with the heat for very long at any one point, I don't know if there's a similar trick to walking across Lego."

He looked like he was going to need stitches. The trick, I would think, is to transfer your weight as gently as possible, while still also not dawdling. Hot coals you need to go quickly because standing still will result in severe burns. You don’t have to worry about that with LEGO bricks, but I’m sure you’re going to feel some level of discomfort. However, with enough of them kinda evening things out, discomfort is a huge improvement over the pain from stepping on just a single 2x4 brick. There you’ve got a significant height differential (nearly 1/2”) with four unforgiving corners. Standing on a field of 2x4 bricks oriented studs up isn’t really different from standing on a baseplate. So the real risk (besides the hard landing from a jump) is that you wouldn’t really be able to gauge height differences very well in a random pile of bricks as you’re walking over them. All it takes is standing on the end of a 1x brick that’s jutting an inch above the surrounding bricks, and your day will take a sharp southward turn.