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Japanese Lego genius rigs up a working machine gun made of plastic blocks【Video】

Katy Kelly Nov 7, 2018
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The possibilities are limitless when it comes to Lego, and that’s why you can make a functional machine gun out of it.

What’s the most complicated structure you ever created out of Lego blocks? I remember being six or seven and inordinately proud of a tiny, cubed house I’d rendered in primary color blocks, complete with various blocks that served as household appliances, disproportionate meals or family pets. In my wildest dreams I would never have tried to construct something that moved, let alone something that worked as a rudimentary weapon. How many six year olds do you know who are capable of that?

▼ @zuzuruniyaniya is not a six year old, but he’s managed to make an automatic weapon anyway (translation below)

ついに！ええ、出来ましたよ！！
レゴで全自動の機関銃が完成いたしました！
会心の出来なので、是非ご覧あれ！！ pic.twitter.com/iqiJzodqQX

— ずーずる (@Zoozle_Gewehr) October 21, 2018

“Finally! I finished it! I completed a fully working automatic machine gun made with Lego bricks! I’m really pleased with myself, so please watch the video of it in action!”

In the video we see @zuzuruniyaniya prepare the gun by draping a sheet of specially prepared Lego “bullets” into place, and then fires through the whole clip.

The bricks make an immensely satisfying sound as they’re fired from the gun, in part due to the powerful noise of multiple elastic bands being let loose in sequence.

▼ “The elastic bands are wound tight around the small Lego bullets and secured to the belt. The action of being dragged through is what causes the shots to fire!”

輪ゴムをレゴに通したものをベルトに引っ掛けて
射撃しています！ pic.twitter.com/sS7LNOZ6H2

— ずーずる (@Zoozle_Gewehr) October 21, 2018

In another video he showed a close-up of the process, so everyone could better understand how to create a deadly plastic weapon in their own home.

▼ That’s a lot of work for just one round of bullets. (translation below)

https://twitter.com/zuzuruniyaniya/status/1054655118547681280

”Here’s how the mechanism works on that thing I posted before.
I know from spending time in the past watching other creators’ Lego videos that there are parts of building a Lego gun that are really tough to understand, and also tough to explain. I’d like it if as many people as possible could understand this process, so don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any questions!”

In the video he very delicately entwines an elastic band around the peg securing each row of bullets. After twisting it in the middle, he loops the other end of the band around top-most layer of the “bullet” block, right on the seam where the blocks connect. He then demonstrates that if the bullet block is pushed at its seam, the elastic band will send the bullet block flying forward.

He shows the block that initiates this function, a red long block that will be pushed along the side of the bullet “chambers” and sets each bullet loose by popping the seams upward.

A very fascinating device, although there aren’t explanatory videos for the case and body of the impressive item. You’ll have to engineer the rest on your own, kids!

The Internet was delighted with @zururuniyaniya’s handiwork. When begged for alternate angles to show off this cool contraption even further, he happily obliged.

▼ “Agh, sorry, the video didn’t turn out great! Forgive me!”

なかなかいいの撮れませんでした！ごめんなさい！
これでご容赦願います pic.twitter.com/ZvasEE9fGc

— ずーずる (@Zoozle_Gewehr) October 21, 2018

▼ “Here you go, here’s how it looks [in full]!”

了解！
こんな感じです！ pic.twitter.com/LQh9IMuqSJ

— ずーずる (@Zoozle_Gewehr) October 21, 2018

This Lego enthusiast is one to watch for future innovations. We can’t wait to see what he comes up with as a second act, seeing how we recently had a spurt of successes in the papercraft world from one of his contemporaries.

Source: Twitter/@zururuniyaniya via Togech
Featured image: Twitter/@zururuniyaniya