ILLEGAL builds in LEGO...

TD BRICKS
31 May 202409:07

Summary

TLDRIn this inventive video, the creator explores over 50 unconventional and 'illegal' Lego building techniques, demonstrating how to construct unique structures and shapes that go beyond the standard Lego instructions. From bending plates to create ladders and houses, to forming pentagons and archways, the video offers a plethora of creative ideas. It also includes tips on using car tires, plants, and even mini-figure parts to enhance Lego designs, ultimately encouraging viewers to think outside the box and unleash their imagination in Lego building.

Takeaways

  • 😲 The video explores over 50 unconventional and 'illegal' methods to build with Lego bricks.
  • 🏗️ One trick involves using a plate between studs on another plate to create unique structures like ladders or houses.
  • 💧 A creative use of Lego pieces is demonstrated by building a waterfall with bubbles to simulate flowing water.
  • 🏠 A favorite hack mentioned is using the 'illegal' building technique to create walls of a house with fewer bricks.
  • 🛠️ The script also suggests building a work table for tools and other imaginative structures like a giant car spoiler.
  • 🔺 Experimenting with shapes, the video shows how to create a pentagon by adding an extra side to a Lego square.
  • 🌀 The concept of not fully connecting Lego pieces is introduced to create structures like archways, curved walls, and circles.
  • 🌸 Several methods to reverse or reposition Lego pieces are shared, including using flower pieces, coin pieces, and Technic pins.
  • 🌳 The video demonstrates various 'illegal' tricks with plants, such as stacking leaf pieces to create a giant pine tree or modifying bushes and pots.
  • 🔪 An 'extremely illegal' trick involves using scissors to cut leaf pieces for unique decorations, like a hat or a small sailboat.
  • 🚗 Car tires in Lego sets can be repurposed in various ways, such as making a gimbal for a mini figure or creating plant pots and speakers.

Q & A

  • What is the main theme of the video?

    -The main theme of the video is exploring over 50 secret and illegal ways to build with Lego bricks that are not officially intended by the manufacturer.

  • What is the first 'illegal' Lego building trick demonstrated in the video?

    -The first trick is using a plate and placing it between the studs on another plate to create a connection that is not typically allowed in Lego building.

  • What can be built using the first trick mentioned in the video?

    -Using the first trick, one can build structures like ladders, houses that appear to be under construction, police sirens, work tables for tools, and waterfalls with bubbles to simulate flowing water.

  • How can you create a triangle or pentagon shape with Lego pieces according to the video?

    -The video suggests adding an extra side to a normal Lego square to create a pentagon. However, the attempt to create a triangle shape was unsuccessful in the video.

  • What is the significance of not fully connecting Lego pieces in the video?

    -Not fully connecting Lego pieces allows for the creation of unique structures such as archways, curved walls, and circles, which would not be possible with standard building techniques.

  • What are some unconventional ways to use Lego flower pieces mentioned in the video?

    -The video mentions using two flower pieces to connect between two bricks, creating a bush by putting a clip piece inside of a clip with a palm tree leaf, and using a Lego horn as a tiny plant by inserting it into a tube under a plate.

  • How can you transform a Lego sword into a lightsaber?

    -To turn a Lego sword into a lightsaber, the video suggests placing transparent bricks over the blade to simulate the appearance of a lightsaber.

  • What creative uses for Lego mini figure parts are shown in the video?

    -The video shows using mini figure parts to create a couch armrest, a sink faucet, a walkie-talkie, a hat rack, and a staff with a diamond tip.

  • What is the humorous consequence if the helmet is put back on a Lego Stormtrooper after it has been turned into a toilet?

    -The humorous consequence is that the Stormtrooper would be wearing a toilet as a helmet, which is an unintended and comical use of the Lego pieces.

  • What are some of the final 'illegal' tricks demonstrated in the video involving food-themed Lego pieces?

    -The final tricks include using ice cream pieces to create smoke or make palm trees lean, turning a chicken egg upside down to make a pot, and using a hot dog to build a television stand, a lamp, and a park bench.

Outlines

00:00

😲 Secret Illegal Lego Building Techniques

This paragraph introduces over 50 unconventional and secret methods for building with Lego bricks. The video explores creative and 'illegal' ways to construct Lego structures, such as using plates between studs to create bends, building a ladder, a house under construction, police sirens, a work table, a waterfall with bubbles, and walls with fewer bricks. The narrator also demonstrates how to create unusual shapes like a triangle and a pentagon, and how to use unconnected Lego pieces to make archways, curved walls, and circles. The paragraph ends with a mention of favorite tricks and a teaser for the upcoming content.

05:01

🚜 Advanced Lego Tricks and Creative Hacks

The second paragraph delves into more advanced Lego tricks and hacks. It covers various techniques such as using flower pieces and coin pieces to create new structures, connecting plates with lever pieces, and using Technic pins and axles for unique builds. The narrator also shares how to make a round bathtub, a modern table, and other creative applications like making a ninja star and a Lego drone. The paragraph continues with more inventive uses of tiles, plants, and car tires in Lego builds, including making abstract art, a towel hanging off a table, a palm tree bush, and a giant speaker. It concludes with a variety of other tricks involving Lego parts like turning a sword into a lightsaber, creating a display item with a sword and a round brick, and using transparent bricks as display cases for small items.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Lego

Lego is a popular brand of construction toys that consist of interlocking plastic bricks. The video's theme revolves around creative and unconventional ways to use Lego bricks, which is central to the brand's spirit of imagination and play. Examples from the script include building a ladder, a house, and a waterfall, showcasing the versatility of Lego pieces.

💡Secret illegal ways

This phrase refers to the unorthodox and non-traditional methods of assembling Lego bricks that are not officially endorsed or intended by the manufacturer. The video explores these 'secret illegal ways' to inspire viewers to think outside the box and experiment with their Lego building techniques, as seen with tricks like bending plates and creating unusual shapes.

💡Plates

In the context of Lego, plates are flat pieces that can be stacked and connected to build structures. The script mentions using plates in unconventional ways, such as bending them or sticking them between studs on another plate, to create unique building elements like ladders or houses under construction.

💡Studs

Studs are the small bumps on top of Lego bricks that allow for the connection of other pieces. The video script describes a 'trick' where a plate is placed between studs on another plate, which is considered 'illegal' because it bends the plate but allows for creative constructions.

💡Bubbles

In the video, bubbles are used as a creative element to simulate the appearance of flowing water in a Lego waterfall. This demonstrates the video's focus on using Lego pieces in imaginative ways to achieve visually appealing and thematic results.

💡Technic pieces

Technic is a more advanced and complex Lego system with specialized pieces like pins and axles designed for building mechanical models. The script mentions using Technic pins and axles in 'illegal' ways to create unique connections between Lego pieces, such as building a round bathtub or a modern-looking table.

💡Flower pieces

Flower pieces are decorative Lego elements that can be used to add detail to builds. The video script describes using two flower pieces in an 'illegal' method to create a connection between bricks, which can be utilized to build structures like archways or curved walls.

💡Circle

The circle is a geometric shape that the video script mentions building with Lego pieces using unconventional methods. This highlights the video's theme of exploring creative ways to construct shapes that are not typically associated with standard Lego building techniques.

💡Car tires

Car tires in the Lego context refer to the wheel pieces used in Lego vehicle sets. The script describes 'illegal' uses for these tires, such as creating a gimbal for a minifigure or a pot for a plant, showcasing the versatility and playfulness of Lego pieces.

💡Minifig

Minifig is a colloquial term for minifigures, which are small, posable Lego figures. The video script uses minifigures in various 'illegal' ways, such as making a lightsaber or creating the appearance of a sword going through a minifig, emphasizing the role of minifigures in storytelling and play.

💡Food

Food in the Lego world refers to pieces that are designed to look like edible items, such as ice cream, hot dogs, and eggs. The video script creatively uses these food pieces for building, like making a television stand or a lamp, demonstrating the imaginative potential of everyday Lego elements.

Highlights

Testing over 50 secret illegal ways to build with Lego bricks.

Using a plate between studs on another plate to create unconventional builds.

Creating a ladder or a house that looks like it's still being built with the bending plate trick.

Building a waterfall with bubbles to simulate flowing water.

Constructing walls of a house with fewer bricks using a specific trick.

Building a giant car spoiler using unconventional Lego techniques.

Creating a triangle and pentagon shapes with standard Lego pieces.

Building an archway for a gate without fully connecting Lego pieces.

Crafting a curved wall for a garden using a unique Lego piece arrangement.

Constructing a Lego circle for a satisfying architectural element.

Using flower pieces and other techniques to build round bathtubs and modern tables.

Creating abstract art with tile pieces and other Lego elements.

Transforming a Lego horn into a tiny plant pot by inserting it into a plate tube.

Turning a Lego brick upside down to fill empty spaces with plants.

Making a flower look bigger by attaching a broken lever piece.

Using scissors to create a unique decoration for a hat or a small sailboat.

Turning a clip piece inside of a clip to create a bush with a palm tree leaf.

Using car tires in creative ways to build a gimbal or a giant speaker.

Transforming a sword into a lightsaber with transparent bricks.

Displaying tiny Lego items using transparent bricks as display cases.

Creating a toilet by flipping a Lego Stormtrooper helmet upside down.

Using a Lego coin piece as a hand insert for a mini figure.

Building a lamp with a skeleton arm and a Lego whip piece as a fishing rod.

Transforming a bucket handle into a luxurious handbag or drawer handle.

Constructing a tiny robot using roller blade wheels.

Using a Lego torch piece as a camera tripod.

Building a shield and a pirate leg with basic Lego parts.

Creating realistic looking trash with crumpled paper from an instruction booklet.

Using the bottom holes of a plate to insert flame pieces for a fire pit.

Transforming a Lego window into a futuristic computer with creative tricks.

Building a couch armrest with mini fig legs and a faucet with a mini fig hand.

Creating a walkie-talkie or a working hat rack with mini fig hands.

Stacking ice cream pieces to add smoke effects or make palm trees lean.

Turning a chicken egg upside down to create a plant pot.

Building a television stand, a lamp, and rope barriers with hot dogs.

Constructing a relaxing park bench using the tip of a hot dog on a plate.

Transcripts

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in this video I'm going to test over 50

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secret illegal ways to build in Lego

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that you probably never knew were

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possible anyway let's go Okay now what's

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the entire point of Lego to build things

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right but what if I told you there's

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actually secret ways to build a Lego

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that Lego has never told anyone or never

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intended okay for this first trick you

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can take a plate and stick it between

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the studs on another plate and this is

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illegal because if you do it enough

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times the plate will literally Bend but

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there's different things you can build

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with this trick like a ladder or you can

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build a house that looks like it's still

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being built dang what Lego set is bro

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building you can also build police

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sirens I also built a simple work table

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to put tools on you can also build a

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waterfall like this one where I'm able

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to put bubbles on the side that way it

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looks like the water's actually flowing

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and for my favorite hack you can use

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this trick to build the walls of a house

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that way you don't need to use so many

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bricks you can also build a giant

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spoiler for a

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car okay now if you've built a Lego wall

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long enough you'll notice that it can

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actually end so for these next illegal

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tricks we're going to try building crazy

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Lego shapes how about a triangle okay

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here we

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go nope let's try that one more

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time oh my gosh no way yes this is a

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normal Lego square but what if we added

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an extra side to it and turned it into a

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pentagon nice this is actually so

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satisfying now what's the whole point of

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a Lego piece to be connected to

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something right but what if we were

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Savage and didn't do that so for this

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next trick it's taking Lego pieces and

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not connecting them all the way now this

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is actually really strapped because you

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can use this to do some really cool

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things like I built an archway for a

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gate I also use this trick to build a

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curved wall for a garden or just for fun

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you can build your very own Lego

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Circle wow that was actually so

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satisfying for these next illegal tricks

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we're going to find ways to put Lego

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pieces on the opposite way this first

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method uses two flower pieces they fit

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perfectly between two bricks you can

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make two plates face the opposite way if

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you shove two coin pieces between them

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for this method I'm connecting two

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plates using the stick on a lever piece

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you can also use Technic pieces like

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these pins or this longer axle that can

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connect two one by one pieces for this

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method I'm using two tiny slopes and for

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this method I'm using two panels and I'm

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squeezing them between the studs on a

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plate and for my favorite method I'm

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using two glass window panels and these

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tricks are actually really helpful like

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I use them to build a round bathtub for

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a mini fig and I also made this modern

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looking table for this next trick you

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can take a plate with a clip and it

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actually fits inside of a round plate so

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if you keep doing this on every corner

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it has an interesting shape so now I can

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use this as a ninja star I also used it

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to build a Lego drone for this next

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illegal trick you can put a tile piece

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inside of another tile I took these

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tiles that look like triangles and I

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built a very fancy abstract piece of art

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that looks like something that could go

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in a museum and sell for millions of

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dollars also it looks it's like a

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fortnite build battle I Ed this trick to

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build a towel and make it look like it's

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hanging off a table I also made the

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small bench and I also put them on the

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bottom of this chair for legs okay

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there's a lot of secret illegal tricks

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you can do with plants for this first

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illegal trick you can take Leaf pieces

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and overlap them with each other and

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this trick is very satisfying so if you

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do it enough times you can make a giant

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pine tree if you take a default Lego

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Bush and shove pieces into it it looks

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like there's fruit growing on it if you

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take a Lego gear you can put a plant in

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side of it and it turns into a pot or if

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you have a Lego horn like this you'll

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notice that the tip is very thin so thin

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you can actually put it in the tiny tube

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underneath a plate now it's been turned

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into a tiny looking plant if you take a

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Lego brick you can actually flip it

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upside down and you can fill in the

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empty spaces with plants if you break

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off the bottom piece of this lever you

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can attach it to a flower and now it

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makes the flower look bigger okay this

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next trick is extremely illegal because

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if you have scissors you can cut the

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tiny Leaf pieces off of this piece you

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can use it as a cool decoration for a

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hat or you can put it on the bottom of a

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plate and it kind of looks like a small

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sailboat for this next illegal trick you

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can put a clip piece inside of a clip so

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if you have a palm tree leaf you can

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actually stand it up and it turns into a

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bush for these next illegal tricks we're

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going to look at things you can do with

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car tires if you have small tires a stud

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actually fits perfectly inside of it so

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if you attach this to the end of a bar

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your mini fig is now a gim bro because

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it looks like a giant weight if you have

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a larger Tire piece it actually fits

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perfectly around a 2x2 round brick so it

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makes a really cool looking pot for a

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plant you can also use this trick to

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build a giant speaker for a

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party if you want to turn a sword into a

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lightsaber all you need to do is take

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some transparent bricks and put them

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over the blade now you have the at home

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version of a lightsaber if you put a

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sword between the leg and torso piece of

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a mini fig it actually looks like the

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sword is going through him you can also

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put a sword through the rib cage of a

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skeleton to make it look like this guy

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died in battle and for this next illegal

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trick this one's actually really

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satisfying but you can put a sword

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inside of a round brick and it makes an

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interesting display item for this next

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illegal trick you can take any

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transparent bricks and you can use them

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as display cases to put tiny Lego items

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that fit inside you can display ancient

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weapons guns a tiny ring or a rare

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Charizard Pokémon card if you have a

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satellite dish you can turn it into a

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different type of dish so simply flip it

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upside down and it becomes a dish for

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food if you flip a white stud upside

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down and place it on top of a coffee mug

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it looks like there's a drink with cream

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in it this next trick is very illegal

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because if you remove the helmet off a

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Lego Stormtrooper and place it upside

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down it turns into a toilet definitely

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wouldn't want to put the helmet back on

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my head this is a Lego coin piece and

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it's super weird because there's

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literally no way to connect it to

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anything but I discovered if you take

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two of them it actually fits in the hand

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of a mini fig if you take the arm off a

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skeleton you can use it to build a lamp

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this is a Lego whip piece and there's a

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small spot on the tip to connect things

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so if you put a fish on it it's now

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turned into a fishing rod for this next

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illegal trick you can take the handle

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off a bucket and you can shove it into a

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1x two brick and now it becomes a

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luxurious looking handbag or you can use

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it for a drawer handle for this next

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secret trick if you take a roller blade

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you'll find that the tiny Wheels can

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actually connect to things so I built

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this tiny looking robot if you have a

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Lego torch piece like this you can flip

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it upside down and use it as a tripod

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for a camera or if you have a tiny bar

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piece you can use it as one of those

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smaller tripods that vloggers always use

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okay fun fact but a Lego brick and a

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plate fit perfectly on the front of a

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mini fig hand so using that trick I

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built a simple Shield using basic parts

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also if you remove the legs off a mini

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fig you can replace one leg with a

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square brick another with a round brick

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and just like that that's the DIY way of

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building a Lego pirate leg okay now when

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you buy a Lego Harry Potter set they

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give you these wands but they come

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together in this interesting looking

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mold but don't remove them yet because

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you can use them for some interesting

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builds like you can use it to build the

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back of a chair if you have an

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instruction booklet you don't need you

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can rip off some of the paper crumple it

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and use it as realistic looking trash Oh

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wait is that sacred oh never mind sorry

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if you look at the bottom of a plate

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you'll notice tiny holes but you can

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still fit pieces inside of them like

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Flames so I built this small fire pit

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this is a LEGO window that looks like

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it's made from wood it almost looks like

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a chopping board or a trait to serve

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food if you have a larger window piece

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like this this one you can turn into one

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of those futuristic computers you see

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from the movies there's a lot of secret

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tricks you can do with mini fig Parts

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like if you detach a mini Fig's legs

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you'll notice they have an interesting

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shape so I use them to build the armrest

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of a couch mini fig hands are another

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very useful piece like I used one to

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build the faucet of a sink if you clip a

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hand to a small plate it looks like a

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walkie-talkie or you can attach hands on

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a pole and it turns into a working hat

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rack that can actually hang hats or you

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can use it to connect two pieces

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together like a diamond on the end of a

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staff and for these last illegal

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building tricks there's a lot of things

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you can do with food like ice cream now

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ice cream can actually stack on top of

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each other so you can use ice cream to

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add smoke to a build like the smoke

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coming out of this train or if you put a

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round brick on top it can move around in

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different directions so I use two ice

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cream pieces to make these palm trees

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lean over like they're being blown in

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the wind if you have a chicken egg you

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can flip it upside down put a small

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plant piece inside and the egg has

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turned into a pot and these last few

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tricks involve a hot dog and I actually

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thought of a lot of them like building

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the stand of a television I also used a

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hot dog to build a lamp those rope

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barriers that you see in a museum and

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for this final trick I discovered that

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the tip of a hot dog can fit on the

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bottom of a plate so I used it to build

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this relaxing bench you'd find in a park

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wow after all those illegal tricks the

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cops have pulled up and we have a five

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star wanted level subscribe or your next

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haircut will look like this thanks for

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watching see you in the next

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[Music]

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one to the city like we just don't care

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we be running up the L of money like an

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ATM I be dripping with the L of was

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catch me with the band

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