Nov 19 2008Keep Your Money Secure With A LEGO Safe
This LEGO safe is made out of modular plastic blocks called LEGO bricks. And it has a Mindstorm NXT unit attached to handle its secret combination.
Five double digit codes protect your valuables, and the dial goes both ways, so there's a left and right entry for each number -- hence, over 305 billion possible combinations. Moving the safe will trip motion sensors and set off an alarm, and bars inside strengthen the structure.
Not bad -- as long as you're only locking up old Halloween candy or your little sister. But what if you need to protect something a little more valuable? That's right -- always cover your nuts with a free hand.
Video after the jump.
Lego safe is made from robot parts, will guard your mint condish Robocop figurines just nicely [engadget]
Thanks to Julian, who swears he has no idea how that stripper got there.
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Reader Comments
1. DIgitalT - November 19, 2008 10:11 AM
...yep thats safe.
2. JohnnyIrish - November 19, 2008 10:11 AM
Cool looking.. but not very pratical.
3. JohnnyIrish - November 19, 2008 10:13 AM
Was.. soooo close.. :P
4. Gail - November 19, 2008 10:13 AM
It's a LEGO world and we just live in t it. Mental Floss has a few blog entries today on Lego Furniture (for people) and all kinds of crap. FUN!
5. Nightroad1 - November 19, 2008 10:19 AM
i need that for...never mind...
6. JohnnyIrish - November 19, 2008 10:20 AM
Speaking of Legos, has anyone been to the "The Art of Brick" exhibit? I'll be checking that out in Philly next week.
7. Hannukah Montana - November 19, 2008 10:21 AM
Now that's just dumb shit! Good luck on keeping your money safe, dimwit.
What's wrong with people man?
If condoms aint safe no more, how much more is this piece of wank any safer?
Common sense 101
8. teal - November 19, 2008 10:23 AM
http://www.playusout.com much better.
9. rainbowcinderellageek - November 19, 2008 10:29 AM
I want one just to smash into it..not sure I would pay for it though.
10. Hannukah Montana - November 19, 2008 10:30 AM
I'm sorry! We can definitely store fake money in there, since kids really don't have that much money.
11. A REALLY BIG, HAIRY BUMCHEEK - November 19, 2008 10:35 AM
BURST
12. PLEEEZE! - November 19, 2008 10:44 AM
FAKE!!!!
Daisy is a complete photoshop job. You can tell because the shadows in her dark heart are all wrong.
Okay, I'll purchase one, as long as it plays that cool Herbie Hancock groove whilst I'm operating it. Mmmm, reminds one of Axel F. ~Doot, doot, doot-da-doot, doot, doot,...ahh.
13. Daisy - November 19, 2008 10:51 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is like the safe in the movie Never Back Down, when Max was planning a bank heist, and built a scale model of the banks safe to practice on. It was hilarious when he got to the bank, broke in and then realized the safe was empty, and open because it was being cleaned that weekend.
14. LeftRIGHTLeft - November 19, 2008 11:42 AM
i enjoy that the alarm is the same door chime from the quicky-mart :)
15. Douchie Mc Bagman - November 19, 2008 11:46 AM
I'm not sure how they get over 305 billion codes.
2 digit numbers = 100 possibilities
2 directions per number = 200 possibilities
5 numbers per combination = 200 ^5
which is 320 billion combinations.
320 billion is larger than 305 billion. So either they suck at math or suck at marketing or both.
16. AtomicSquid - November 19, 2008 12:00 PM
Baaahhh...just use your teeth to break into it...just don't let you mom see you do it...
17. Pat - November 19, 2008 1:28 PM
What would keep someone from just disassembling the top of the safe to gain entry?
18. CaptainMorgan - November 19, 2008 2:12 PM
It looks to me like the door is pretty secure. However, it seems like the bottom and top are easily removable. Maybe that's why this person doesn't make real safes?
Also: a hammer, blow torch or drop from the top of the stairs would easily get past that combination. Was this a Lego "Special Olympics" competition?
19. B - November 19, 2008 2:16 PM
Does the 80s porno music come with it?
20. guate6 - November 19, 2008 2:42 PM
I call awesomeness
21. Jubtastic1 - November 20, 2008 4:30 AM
"MUM!! jenny kicked in the side of my safe and ate my sweets again"
22. Tina - November 20, 2008 4:38 AM
I can keep all of my K'nex in there!
23. handfullaboob - November 20, 2008 6:01 AM
thats just stupid, it better be made for kids or im gonna KICK OFF! if a burgler breaks in to my house then whats gonna stop him from taking the f***ing safe. im gonna stick with a gaurd dog/girlfriend.
24. animaeariesgirl - November 20, 2008 3:50 PM
haha, first of all your blog is totally awesome. you got the best stuff posted =)!
second of all, omgsh! that lego safe is so cool! if i was ambitious, i would make it for my sister for christmas =P
take care!
25. someone - November 26, 2008 10:33 AM
It wouldn't be very "safe" if it was made out of individual pieces.
26. Shen - November 27, 2008 9:28 PM
oh dear.. that title just made me LOL
a darn piggy bank is safer than that!
27. HYRIC - November 27, 2008 9:30 PM
If you work in a museum, forget your valuables. This thing alone could go on display! That is, if you own a LEGO museum