The Geek Church

Flying cars, drill machines that take people underground, rocket boats and cars that turn into submarines. These types of vehicles have long been products of a writer’s imagination shown in literature, television, action flicks and movies of science fiction. In the real world, we just don’t have the technology to create such things in this present age. But the constant advance of research and experimentation seem to point us to a future with many possibilities. For example, what if you could have a yacht that was also a submarine for traveling underwater?

Recently, some designers conceived such a concept. They call it the U-010. According to its design, this vessel would be 66.5 meters long, made in the style of a regular yacht and it would be powered by diesel and electric propulsion.

Of course, it’s just an idea on the design table. However, the technology might become available to actually build the U-010 someday. As human beings, we do tend to consider the future and wonder about the things that are to come. Nevertheless, I think concepts like this yacht submarine are better off being considered things of literature, television and film. After all, just because designers conceive a new idea doesn’t mean it’s eventually going to become a reality?

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Last week, we saw the LEGO Lee Enfield sniper rifle. Now LEGO Technics and Jack Streat are at it again, developing weaponry with the classic toy building material that can actually shoot projectiles. This time, they’ve created a fully-functioning AK-47 gun as a follow-up to their sniper rifle.

Mr. Streat took two weeks making this weapon and clearly, his work has paid off. This LEGO version of the AK-47 comes with two removable magazines containing twelve bricks each, a basic red and black color scheme and a bolt-action mechanism for firing “brick” projectile rounds. This LEGO gun seems to be capable of firing two to three rounds in one single shot while last week’s sniper rifle only shot single rounds.

Obviously, this LEGO AK-47 is another achievement made possible through the human imagination and brilliant engineering. So, that leaves me to wonder what’s next for LEGO Technics and Jack Streat. Will it be more styles of firearms, other types of hand-held ordnance or nuclear and mechanical weapons of mass destruction? Remember, dear readers, that with LEGO, the possibilities are endless.

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