NASA Lego Contest [updated with my entry]

[Theblackdog]

Holy shit, this is actually happening.  NASA is sponsoring a LEGO contest to design a futuristic aircraft and build it out of lego bricks.  Unfortunately (for us) they won't accept military-themed entries, but on the bright side they've also banned the use of any clone brands.  There's two categories: basically, in one of them you have to write a research paper about your creation and in the other you don't.  I figure I'll enter something if I have time between all the other shit I have to do this summer.

[Tzan]

Done

[Wingnut]

Done

And here is the captain of this fine vessel:

[Silverdream]

Done

Every time I see it, I'm amazed at both the sheer scale and the amount of detail.

[Gungnir]

Done

I hope they're not planning on building the entries for real. They'd have to strip mine an entire star system to build that.

[Tzan]

Yes, The Bumbleborg is my greatest achievement.
My research paper will describe how the engines are fueled by nectar collected from flowers on over 9000 worlds.

[Wingnut]

I'll be honest, I was skeptical of this design. But then you dubbed it the bumbleborg. IT MUST NOW BE BUILT!

[samuelzz10]

you need to enter this. Just see what happens.

[Tzan]

I'll be honest, I was skeptical of this design. But then you dubbed it the bumbleborg. IT MUST NOW BE BUILT!

Historical context, in case you missed it at the time.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7443

[Tzan]

Oh nice!

Who May Participate

Open to all persons from 13 years of age as of the competitions closing date, except for residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar/Burma, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Syria, Argentina, Quebec, any other U.S. sanctioned country and where prohibited or restricted by law.

[Theblackdog]

What.

I mean, banning kids in Iran or Myanmar from uploading a picture of their lego creation to an online contest seems like kind of a dick move, but I guess it makes some sense since the NASA is part of the government and it wouldn't be allowed to send them the prize if they win.  But... Quebec?  I don't even.

Nice spaceship by the way.

[Silverdream]

I don't blame them. French Canadians are the lowest form of scum on planet earth.

[samuelzz10]

I don't blame them. French Canadians are the lowest form of scum on planet earth.

French in general are fuckers. They're only good at having shitty polo shirts and shittier mustaches.

[Silverdream]

I don't blame them. French Canadians are the lowest form of scum on planet earth.

French in general are fuckers. They're only good at having shitty polo shirts and shittier mustaches.

French people are terrible. If they didn't exist than the USA wouldn't either, and Canada would be 45% more awesome. Fucking dumb rednecks.

[samuelzz10]

I don't blame them. French Canadians are the lowest form of scum on planet earth.

French in general are fuckers. They're only good at having shitty polo shirts and shittier mustaches.

French people are terrible. If they didn't exist than the USA wouldn't either, and Canada would be 45% more awesome. Fucking dumb rednecks.

America was discovered by an Italian, and Jamestown was made by settlers from England. But hey, I don't love America, I just live here.