So that's what they study at Ohio State?

[El Supremo]

Ohio State Prof Recreates School's Stadium Out Of Lego

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus-area man has created a Lego replica of Ohio State's horseshoe-shaped football stadium, complete with a decorated archway and scoreboard made of the small blocks.

Paul Janssen used about a million Lego pieces to build the 8-foot-by-6-foot model, which has room for 6,000 Lego people.

The 42-year-old Ohio State researcher tells The Columbus Dispatch it was a challenge to create the rounded model out of the mostly rectangular blocks that fill his basement in stacked containers.

It took about 1,000 hours over two years. He studied the stadium, bought or traded for pieces and improvised, such as making pipes for the restrooms out of chrome parts from a Lego truck.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/18/ohio-stadium-legos_n_810530.html

[Botany]

1. That is not a hobby but a cry for help.

Well at least he wasn't clubbing baby seals.

[TZ]

4. Heh. I know at least two people (one of them a DU member)

who would LOVE that. Some people take their LEGO very seriously!

[Botany]

5. I know I shouldn't judge anybody but it seems a a bit "over the top"

And hey if he is happy then more power to him.

[TZ]

6. Well,....

to be honest, the people I know who like LEGO to that extent and HAVE done projects like that...over the top is kinda understating the case...:rofl:

[El Supremo]

2. He should charge admission and...

give the money to The Little Sisters of the Poor.

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

3. Pretty impressive!

:wow:

[LisaM]

7. It only seats 6000 Lego People?

I sense an issue with scale. Doesn't the real thing seat at least 10,000?

[madinmaryland]

8. Heh! Michigan would still lose to the Buckeyes in front of 6000 Lego Buckeye fans!!

:rofl:

[LisaM]

14. Where are these Lego Buckeye fans?

Can't they offer credit to some of the athletes to put them together?

[charlie and algernon]

9. heh, you're missing a zero

The stadium holds over 100,000, as does Michigan's stadium and Penn State's.

[madinmaryland]

10. Well, LisaM is a Matt Millen fan! nuff said.

:hide:

[1gobluedem]

11. Ooooh, you're asking for it

I'm telling.

[madinmaryland]

12. I see another Matt Millen Fan is ringing in!

:P

[LisaM]

15. That guy is going to dog us forever

Some joker keeps putting him on the broadcast team for Michigan - AND Michigan State - games. Why?????

[1gobluedem]

17. Fans from both teams complained so much that ESPN finally had to address it

They claim it's because Millen is one of their 'top guys.' Sure.

Millen did just admit he did a lousy job with the Lions. You think?

[hughee99]

23. This year, watching the Wolverines play was punishment enough.

Putting Millen on was just overkill. :evilgrin:

[1gobluedem]

16. LisaM knows that

It was a joke.

It may seat over 100,000 but it's still not as large as Michigan Stadium. And it never will.

[madinmaryland]

19. I'm not so sure about that. Ann Coulter is a Michigan grad...

:hide:

[1gobluedem]

20. So is Tom Hayden

So they cancel each other out.

[LisaM]

22. Law school.

She also went to Cornell (K.O. complains about it). She's not very representative of either school!

[LisaM]

13. Does it have any room for a Lego Ohio University Bobcat?

Or do they think it would tackle the stands, and the whole thing would crumble?


:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

18. Ohio University or Ohio Northern University?

:wtf:

ONU has no athletic scholarships and is dedicated to quality collegiate education. (I almost said higher education, which would easily be misinterpreted here!)

[Auggie]

21. I believe LisaM means Ohio

Do you recall earlier in the year when the Ohio mascot -- the Bobcat -- attacked the Ohio State mascot during pre-game festivities? I think it was the only tackle of the day for Ohio.