3 large and VERY illegal LEGO builds

These builds are the mega-sized, and somehow much more fragile sibling builds of a simple design in a previous video: • A small but VERY illeg...
Illegal building techniques come in many varieties, and some of them can actually make your builds much stronger (due to the stress they contain). These incomplete connections do the opposite. There’s very little stress on the builds at all-too little in fact-so fragility is the name of the game. The 1x3 plate version of this design is actually quite sturdy. It’s the weight of these larger builds pulling on those incomplete connections that make these designs so challenging.
Beyond just the fragility, this video turned out to be surprisingly difficult. Between being out of practice, filming with a new camera, and a couple of airplane flyovers I didn’t notice during filming, it made for an unusually frustrating experience. I thought it only fitting to share many of those failures with you--the culminating fail being the building of the interlocking rings, which turned out to be impossible with the light and camera rigging in the way. So I had to work a little off screen magic off. But the final result cracked me up, so I think it was worth it. : )
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--Designs in the video--
1x12 Wheel
2:31
Diameter: 37.5cm / 14.4in
piece count: 1x12 plates (519)
Interlocking Rings
4:15
piece count: 1x12 plates (1041)
Infinity Curve
5:21
63.5 X 37.5 cm / 25 X 14.4 in
piece count: 1x12 plates (919)
#lego #brickbending #legoart #scultpture #wheel #fragile

[@CarolRobertson-x2u]

Thanks!

[@BrickBending]

@user-eo6wh1ky3o thank you! That is very kind 🙌

[@HiThereZoomy]

You must live off the grid @BrickBending😉

[@rustythecrown9317]

I love the whole ''Observe the cool creation I have made for you .... here's twenty more I made earlier''. XD

[@zacgura4135]

Ikr it’s just like “you saw that now do it fifteen more times”

[@jhapethlloydciron3185]

"Double it and connect it

[@Drakence]

There also the "oops" moments like when he tries to stand them up and it just falls apart

[@matesafranka6110]

It's like the real life version of copy-pasting

[@christopherhaas8637]

I really appreciate you sharing some of the 'failures' while filming. Life isn't always about getting the rings to interlock perfectly the first time. I genuinely laughed when it first broke (in a spectacular fashion!), because it seems so out of character.

[@BrickBending]

There's a delight in the clean completion of success, but there's also a different kind of joy in the failures. I'm definitely learning to embrace both. 🙂

[@Sphendrana]

@@BrickBendingI love both. On one hand, very satisfying. On the other, can't stop laughing as I roll my eyes and sigh 😂

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

fairly certain this guy is where the missing legos from billions of lego sets owned by children around the world end up

[@isaiahkepner8078]

Fancy seeing you here SirPogsalot. :)

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

@@isaiahkepner8078 greetings fellow Dovi enjoyer

[@firewarrior9999]

Every time my brain wanted to see something, it happened. This structure was incredibly satisfying.

[@wesleymoore8552]

This is truly a neutron activation moment

[@6Twisted]

I literally cheered when you brought in the other semi circle. I thought "There's no way they'd blue ball us like that right?".

[@BuiHieuDong]

This man playing with Lego is like he's playing with clays, full on creativity.

[@Secretlyanothername]

Lego has no gender.

[@Chunkium]

​@@Secretlyanothernamewhat

[@Chris-vl1df]

​@@Secretlyanothernamew h a t

[@JasonAizatoZemeckis]

@@Secretlyanothername w h a t

[@MrDomSlayer]

@@Secretlyanothername w h a t

[@olivethedoggirl9964]

My man has been reinventing the wheel every day for years I swear to god.

[@BrickBending]

My favorite thing to do.

[@Zant582]

Literally reinventing the wheel

[@LON009]

​@@BrickBendingMakes sense your fave minifig is that caveman

[@PeterLake2]

Painful and satisfying at the same time. I’m going to go take a walk outside.

[@BrickBending]

Fair.

[@elmersglue900]

This video really gives out the “ Would you like these 32 triangles or double it and give it to the next person “

[@probablyaparent]

Thank you for making these videos the way you do. We've collected a few hundred pounds of Legos between myself, my wife and our kids over the last twenty years and have recently started to do more serious, custom scenes and builds. Your videos have been inspirational, insightful and wonderful all around. So truly, thank you! From our whole entire family!

[@BrickBending]

Thank you for sharing that. That truly makes me happy. 🥰

[@apokalypthoapokalypsys9573]

5:18 Ah yes, my favourite Lego build: the Google Colab logo

[@GoronMerchant]

I never really understood why he built these. Till I started looking “official” master builders from LEGO Land. It’s very interesting what they deem “illegal”

[@Nate-bd8fg]

Maybe I don't get your comment fully, but "illegal" building techniques are just methods that bend the pieces to breaking, or damage the pieces if they stay stressed with how they're placed

[@pvtglarson1]

this story is so real i think its paid for by lego... to provide some balance to this story heh

[@berrim26]

'Illegal' just means it puts potentially destructive stress on the components.

[@cellulanus]

Illegal builds are ones that place stress on the blocks. In the short term with new pieces there's probably no problem but if pieces are kept together in an illegal build for an extended time as can happen with Lego then there's a risk of breakage. A fully legal build will never break short of faulty plastic.

[@Monkeyface678]

What does this comment mean?

[@rambbler]

If lego bricks weren't meant to bend, then why do they bend so nicely?

[@Eric_The_Cleric]

5:15 I'd say this configuration was infinitely better than the wheel. It had so many curves, and used all the Legos available. Bravo.

[@someoneunknown6553]

If ever I'm having too much trouble putting my lego creation together I just perform ancient rituals so ~magic happens~

[@JoseMeeusen]

Absolutely worth sharing! Seeing the struggle even makes I appreciate your work even more!!! It's fantastic!!!

[@ThunderKuri]

when i first saw this guy i was like “oh he probably has fun and cool things to do with lego” but no brick bending literally💀 1:30 *taco* 2:00 *pasta* 4:07 *rage* 5:02 *s* 5:15 *infinity*

[@Yippee-sk1fm]

As a Lego builder this is giving me extreme anxiety but I’m also amazed

[@thejesse]

the rocking/rolling sounds are some of the most satisfying sounds I've ever heard on KZbin.

[@herminionz]

The comedy hidden within this is sublime

[@Secretlyanothername]

This probably my favourite brick ever. It reminds me of childhood. Thank you for building with it.

[@BrickBending]

Having this many 1x12 plates made me ridiculously happy. 🥰

[@bungalo50]

The mad lad is back

[@mrclaytron]

Good to have you back! I was worried you might have been locked up in Lego prison for all these illegal Lego builds 😁

[@adamheywood113]

*this dude:* "I need _every_ 12x1 plate you have. In yellow." *the Lego employee, knowing he's an unstoppable lunatic:*

[@Secretlyanothername]

See 3:18? Legos only do this when they're in distress. Not normal Lego behavior.

[@Magic_Skeleton]

They're trying to escape the torture lol

[@Secretlyanothername]

@@Magic_Skeleton Very illegal.

[@moonverine]

At least they're easy to dissemble.

[@BrickBending]

💯🤣

[@dolger4308]

It hurts my brain to think about the absurd amout of time these must take

[@Secretlyanothername]

Just put brick on brick

[@johnmudd6453]

No social Life !

[@tracypanavia4634]

​@@johnmudd6453stupid comment of the week award

[@markwright3161]

@@johnmudd6453 In this world that's not a negative.

[@Dazz1806]

So satisfying and hilarious

[@darenkegley6466]

The ASMR of your frustrated breathing was golden!

[@daveslamjam]

the creaking sounds of the legos is so stressful. for the legos especially because of all the stress being put on them

[@LateralTwitlerLT]

The Danish LEGO police will come and kick your behind for this illegal build. As soon as they've managed to make wooden clogs out of bricks.

[@Randolf2013]

This man sure loves creating wheels

[@BrickBending]

Truth

[@THEPOTVINBOYS]

Bro: *does things with LEGO that our minds can't comprehend* The FBI: "HE'S TOO DANGEROUS TO BE KEPT ALIVE!!!"

[@trademarkshelton]

< magic happens > Me: wait, magic is illegal < looks at title of video > Me: Oooooooooh, I see

[@HUBWORLDNULL]

This is the kind of ASMR that’s actually calming

[@SaltAndAluminum]

3:17 the other circle was like woah what happened to that guy

[@atig51]

5:37 live footage of the caveman's attempted vehicular manslaughter

[@Cart1416]

it's craft macoroni and cheese until another comes in

[@SaiXhea]

Not even infinity lasts forever.

[@asd24817]

you can hear the legos crying for help

[@chrismanuel9768]

You mean cheering for happiness

[@mshadowsa2847]

He keeps the legos’ so clean! and the use of gloves is like top tier. The building surface is crisp white.😂 like what more could i want! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@MelodyTCG]

You can hear the levels of frustration with combining the 2 wheels

[@sluggootoole1829]

I didn't know that there were "ILLEGAL" Lego builds. Do you worry that Lego cops are going to show up and slap little Lego handcuffs on you?

[@MitrovichtheMagnificent]

This channel is like the opposite of asmr...I love it

[@Kids_Scissors]

This guy's bricklink orders must seem very strange to the supplier receiving them

[@sybrenkruijf8570]

"you want how many pieces of yellow?"

[@Artist-z8k]

Cool! Could the “legs” be spread even wider to create a convex wheel?

[@LouieGrind]

The whole concept of "illegal building techniques" is so strange. Who decided that one way of using legos, a toy, is "illegal"? If you're able to build something with it and it works why should it be "illegal"? It just limits the usefulness of legos.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

"illegal" simply means it could not be used on an official set. A private can use the bricks the way he wants. An "illegal" technique connects parts that should not be connected, due to dimensional differences (IE using the Lego hand to grab something too big to enter in it), or put abnormal stress on the bricks (IE, bending long thin bricks to make a curve). Partial insertion, like in this case, is not illegal. There is no additional stress on the blocks.

[@LouieGrind]

@@neutronalchemist3241 I know what it means. My point is that it limits the potential of the toy. Just imagine what cool sets you could buy if there weren't "illegal" techniques.

[@Skadoniz]

I love how its held together by hopes and dreams

[@hesspet]

I've just come across a question that will probably keep me up all night. Can you calculate the number of elements per circle? In principle, you can measure an element quite accurately. If you think about it further, you could then calculate exactly the circumference and the number of parts necessary to complete a full circle for "Lego" circles that are based on plates, and establish a formula. Problems the world doesn't need -> part n+1.😋

[@LegoDdadan]

Hi! Brick Bending. I'm DDadan, a Korean Lego youtuber. The way you build with Lego is really amazing and interesting. Would it be okay if I made a video introducing your Lego build to Korean Lego fans? Of course, I'll leave the source!

[@fpcooper95]

4:18 these rings are perfect for a Lego themed wedding ❤❤❤😂🎉😊

[@Mate397]

You can literally feel his annoyance whenever it falls apart.

[@markwright3161]

They might be used to it, but I certainly feel that way while watching. Maybe not annoyance, but it's definitely a 'Noo...' moment :)

[@Mr12161969]

I love this channel so much!

[@scolipede1549]

Imagine an alternate universe where LEGO was meant for stuff like this and what we see as "legal building" is actually illegal

[@markwright3161]

LEGO would be the world's richest company from the stress failures of pieces with entire art museum exhibits needing rebuilt every few years, and every few months for the dynamic examples :) It would be a beautiful place though, and I think I'd enjoy a place in the underground city-scape gang rings, possibly built from the reassembly of all the broken pieces from regular society :)

[@charlenemack7040]

I like your white gloves and white shirt. A little bit of mystique going there.

[@alldayseveryday3138]

An excellent reason to reinvent the wheel!

[@nybia]

it felt like you were reading my mind as i watched

[@semaalderen5263]

This could've used a touch of "In the hall of the mountain king" for the increasing insanity

[@DrWhoBat]

How triangles make a Circle

[@YayimferryYT]

Dude broke the laws of physics💀💀

[@severalbees5115]

Brick Bending? Uh yeah they sure are.

[@kraken_slayergaming5833]

It's so illegal not even the build wanted to hold itself together

[@Alex-jp7rj]

It hurts but I cant stop watching ;_;

[@ryanbrancaccio7768]

Super trippy build

[@katanathewarrior9305]

Most satisfying videos on KZbin

[@modusjunge7307]

Space squid with a french accent: "But my lord... is that... legal?" Brick Bending: "i will make it legal!"

[@studiohein]

You are one of the most impressive and creative brick-moc on the world! Love it 😍🤘🤙👍

[@goldlemur8]

Was there a reason behind waiting to spread out the two arms? (Idk what else to call them lol)

[@DarKNight-yu3ts]

Please release videos more often! 😢❤

[@a_micro_world]

This guy could probably build a human DNA strand by DNA strand and make it into 5~ min youtube video

[@yargolocus4853]

This would looks amazing as a color wheel, using an entire spectrum of brick colors

[@Mr.C2099]

Watching this made me feel like I just solved a math problem, my brain hurts now. Lol.

[@ZackRToler]

I wonder how pricy a hobby like this is. Because I believe you have to custom order so many of the same type of bricks, and LEGO ain't cheap

[@Andy-fd5fg]

if his piece count in the description is correct...... 1x12 plates in GBP is 0.20 each.... so GBP 103.80 per wheel.

[@BrickBending]

It is not cheap. But revenue from these videos pays for the bricks, which has really unlocked so many possibilities.

[@GregorShapiro]

@@BrickBending Do you get a discount or subsidy when you buy a kilogram of the same piece?

[@definitelynotanAIchatbot]

​@GregorShapiro No. In fact, Lego is trying to shut him down for making illegal builds and there is a warrant for his arrest in Denmark.

[@williamhager855]

@@definitelynotanAIchatbotwhy is this illegal?

[@StarshipCaptainNemo]

Can you also make something that doesn't consist of rotational symmetry or mirror symmetry, but consists of different parts or different chunks of parts, which interlock with each other and keep flexible? I am thinking of ways to make an Eifeltower or an Arch-Bridge... etc. There are plenty architectural examples in the real world which use bending and tension or torsion even as a stability method.

[@nje.27]

the circles just feel like big cookies

[@ryanbrancaccio7768]

I know the cave man is in basically all of your videos, but what is the meaning behind him?

[@rustythecrown9317]

Mans inhumanity to man.

[@BrickBending]

Apologies, but he doesn't want me to say.

[@lemagicbaguette1917]

From forbidden cheese wedge to forbidden cheese wheel.

[@LugborG]

Hey kids! You wanna hear legos screaming in pain?

[@HHyperGod]

This was absolutely amazing!! ❤❤❤❤

[@uiii221]

He reinvented the Wheel

[@loganpraz2566]

Bro is single handedly building monstrosities, the backrooms of lego

[@thecrowbarfoogle647]

How many yellow 1x12 plates did this take??

[@005Amergin]

I love your work..❤ You just built a coliseum! It's important to see what the designs can do and also their limitations. I'm glad you kept the footage of the pieces breaking bc it shows that yes, it's made of many small pieces that somehow work together!!🤩🎶

[@kairosjoseph2795]

This is the only time that it's OK to super glue Legos together.

[@markwright3161]

That's the only think more painful to hear than the creaking :)

[@diyhard666]

4:14 *Superglue* 😂

[@EmilioFM06]

Thanks to this video I now don't have to find the giant rings in Sonic 3 & Knuckles or Mania, I can just build them on my own!

[@j.k.wheeler4899]

This is like those elements way down the periodic table, that have to be made in labs and exist for like .0000001 second, because they just do not want to be.

[@brookedoesstuff]

Yay he has returned

[@markymark9516]

Would be a really cool CD holder if the gaps are big enough

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

Love the uniform like a mad scientist lol

[@Tentabrobpy]

It’s like a delicious flaky pastry

[@pokemon_delivery5221]

How many plates did you need for this??

[@warlock2507]

With every build we learn something new! Maybe the thing we learned today is that that build doesn’t have very strong connections 😅 Very cool, I love your channel! Keep up the good work :)

[@TheeThe]

My heart says yes, but my brain says no.

[@foxadee]

This is an invention that is trying really hard not to exist

[@nigelsmith721]

Have you tried a Lego Mobius Strip?

[@metal__medical1238]

Mans made a continuously free hamster wheel.

[@BoberSemion]

very ilLEGAl LEGO builds

[@ScarcelyLucky]

Fair warning, if you do this in front of anyone who works at LEGO, they are contractually obligated to assault you.

[@err0r522]

The question is: was it a LEGO Infinity or Infinity LEGO? ♾️