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"I didn't think I'd ever want to buy a pallet of mini cinder blocks, but now that I see it, I really need it." The weird thing about this is that I now suddenl

by apo 9y ago

"I didn't think I'd ever want to buy a pallet of mini cinder blocks, but now that I see it, I really need it." The weird thing about this is that I now suddenly want a miniature palette of miniature cinder blocks, but have no idea why. I'm almost afraid to watch the videos that were referenced in the article.

tompetry 9y ago
Grew up a huge lego fan. I sent this link around my office, wondering if anybody else would think it was as interesting as I did. Everybody is now buzzing with cinder block mania, with no prior cinder block / brick laying experience :)
- capsulecorp 9y ago
  The skeptic in me struggles to believe an office full of adults is excited about mini cinderblocks...
  - magic_beans 9y ago
    Miniature things in general are pretty irresistible. Send the company's instagram account around. It's direly cute.
    - capsulecorp 9y ago
      Miniature things are definitely attractive, I will give you that. But no one i have showed this to over the age of 13 was even slightly interested in actually purchasing them. They thought it was CUTE sure, but that doesnt mean theyre gonna dump money on a cute novelty. Maybe I just surround myself with dull people? Everyone here is making it seem like im some sort of robot for not seeing why the average adult would consider purchasing this as anything but a gift for a child....
  - CodeCube 9y ago
    Do you not know any actual adults? They're not all 'lord business' you know ;)
    - capsulecorp 9y ago
      I do, none of them were amused by this. Their kids on the other hand were. Seems like a great marketing campaign, nothing more.
      - CodeCube 9y ago
        alright :) enjoy
        capsulecorp 9y ago
        yeah, you too ;)
  - rkangel 9y ago
    A few years ago, a week before Christmas, one of the guys disappeared over lunch time and came buck with the full Lego pirate ship. All work in the office ceased for a couple of hours as we fought over who got to build bits of it. It isn't a huge surprise that engineers enjoy building things.
    - capsulecorp 9y ago
      Eh, thats a terrible example. Most people would rather get paid to build a lego ship than do actual work. Has nothing to do with being an engineer.
  - bewe42 9y ago
    That's one advantage of having small kids. I definitely enjoy playing with some of the toys more than they do :)
backtoyoujim 9y ago
it is a rabbit hole built by r/c diggers and r/c automated commercial trucks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds334IrIRL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds334IrIRL8
Tiktaalik 9y ago
I really love how they've expanded on the idea as well. Obviously once you have cinder blocks you need mini pallets and mini traffic cones...
andruby 9y ago
As a kid (~25years ago) I remember getting a miniature construction kit with cinder blocks, bricks and mortar mix. It might have been Teifoc [0]. I haven't played with it since then, but I still remember the smell of that mortar mix. How weird is that? Was that popular in the US as well? [0] https://www.crafts4kids.co.uk/brands/teifoc-brick-kits https://www.crafts4kids.co.uk/brands/teifoc-brick-kits

by apo 9y ago

tompetry 9y ago

Grew up a huge lego fan. I sent this link around my office, wondering if anybody else would think it was as interesting as I did. Everybody is now buzzing with cinder block mania, with no prior cinder block / brick laying experience :)

capsulecorp 9y ago
The skeptic in me struggles to believe an office full of adults is excited about mini cinderblocks...
- magic_beans 9y ago
  Miniature things in general are pretty irresistible. Send the company's instagram account around. It's direly cute.
  - capsulecorp 9y ago
    Miniature things are definitely attractive, I will give you that. But no one i have showed this to over the age of 13 was even slightly interested in actually purchasing them. They thought it was CUTE sure, but that doesnt mean theyre gonna dump money on a cute novelty. Maybe I just surround myself with dull people? Everyone here is making it seem like im some sort of robot for not seeing why the average adult would consider purchasing this as anything but a gift for a child....
- CodeCube 9y ago
  Do you not know any actual adults? They're not all 'lord business' you know ;)
  - capsulecorp 9y ago
    I do, none of them were amused by this. Their kids on the other hand were. Seems like a great marketing campaign, nothing more.
    - CodeCube 9y ago
      alright :) enjoy
      - capsulecorp 9y ago
        yeah, you too ;)
- rkangel 9y ago
  A few years ago, a week before Christmas, one of the guys disappeared over lunch time and came buck with the full Lego pirate ship. All work in the office ceased for a couple of hours as we fought over who got to build bits of it. It isn't a huge surprise that engineers enjoy building things.
  - capsulecorp 9y ago
    Eh, thats a terrible example. Most people would rather get paid to build a lego ship than do actual work. Has nothing to do with being an engineer.
- bewe42 9y ago
  That's one advantage of having small kids. I definitely enjoy playing with some of the toys more than they do :)

backtoyoujim 9y ago

it is a rabbit hole built by r/c diggers and r/c automated commercial trucks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds334IrIRL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds334IrIRL8

Tiktaalik 9y ago

I really love how they've expanded on the idea as well. Obviously once you have cinder blocks you need mini pallets and mini traffic cones...

andruby 9y ago

As a kid (~25years ago) I remember getting a miniature construction kit with cinder blocks, bricks and mortar mix. It might have been Teifoc [0]. I haven't played with it since then, but I still remember the smell of that mortar mix. How weird is that? Was that popular in the US as well? [0] https://www.crafts4kids.co.uk/brands/teifoc-brick-kits https://www.crafts4kids.co.uk/brands/teifoc-brick-kits