toys

What could be better than working at Legoland? Pulling a Lego prank on your boss, of course. Employees at Legoland California built a full-sized replica of general manager Peter Rochetti’s car out of the colorful blocks. Made out of 201,076 Lego pieces and weighing in at 2,934 pounds, the copy is an almost identical likeness to Rochetti’s Volvo XC60. Watch the caper (and the big cheese’s reaction)

Traffic congestion Southern California? Not for these toy cars. Things move along pretty briskly in this demonstration of California artist Chris Burden‘s “Metropolis II,” an installation that features more than 1,100 Hot Wheels cars and 13 toy trains in perpetual motion. It’s a big step up from “Metropolis I,” which had a mere 80 cars. In part deux, each car passes through the tiny city about 90

Over the course of their nearly 40-year career, AC/DC has sold more than 200 million albums, scored three Top 40 hits and won a Grammy – and now they’re plunking their amps down on Park Place. Yes, that’s right: AC/DC is joining the Rolling Stones and Metallica on the short list of bands who have earned the honor of having a special edition of Parker Brothers’ Monopoly named after them. The ‘AC/DC

Remember the imaginary bullets and blood that existed in your head when you played with toy guns as a child? Well, a group of French kids have found a way to turn those imaginary thoughts into reality – sort of. In this clever video, footage of children staging an elaborate gun fight in the suburbs is enhanced by nimbly edited cartoon bullets and blood.