The Making of a (LEGO) Brick
Unless your childhood was so deprived that you didn’t have anything but wooden spoons and empty spools for toys, chances are you’re familiar with LEGO bricks. Those insidious little colorful blocks have been around since 1949, and generations of children have spent many happy hours stacking and restacking LEGO bricks into various intricate creations. So how do all those tiny plastic pieces—all 20 billion a year—get made? A new interactive cartoon video game will help you find out. (via Sierra’s shared items in Google Reader)