Illegal LEGO Techniques…

This LEGO Connection is illegal…
Did you know that some LEGO Connections are Illegal? Do they break your pieces? Today I build and explore several Illegal LEGO Building Techniques to see how easily they can be assembled with common pieces, and what actually makes them “illegal”. Along with this I use some of these Illegal Techniques to design and build my own custom lego sets. I build and potentially step on a super painful Lego build as well as build a weapon that I test out and the result was INSANE. There is so much more, stay tuned to find out!
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[@jpwalla0208]

@@brickcavalier8909 yes spicy indeed

[@ammonfelt8805]

The grave piece they used on the haunted house set is actually slightly thinner than a regular lego plate/tile. Therefore it doesn't break the rules and cause the piece below it to bow out.

[@karinklevmarken6854]

you gay

[@dinonuggieincorporated]

they also used this on the Empire State Building :)

[@justarandomguy236]

explain the stratocaster then

[@axolotlgaming9144]

yeah it fits on the MICROSCOPIC level

[@FFortatech]

tho in the Saturn V ideas set they use a normal plate

[@HouseKidz]

05:49 to get the pieces out of your brick, try grabbing a lego sword piece and slip it underneath the pieces and push it up. If it doesn't work, use a lego pole to do it.. If that doesn't work, try tweezers. Otherwise, RIP XP

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

4:17 this is incredibly useful for Stop Motions. If you need a quick, temporary wall, you can just take some larger plates from Minecraft sets and put them between bricks (if you’re putting two right next to eachother though, I recommend connecting them on the back, as it will help to close the gap and prevent one from falling over more than the other.).

[@StarScapesOG]

So the lego designer behind the haunted house did a video on sticking a plate perpendicularly. He stated that doing it once with a smooth plate is fine as they are slightly thinner than plates with studs on them.

[@Hola_soy_mi]

My first time i had ever made a Lego set is like 2 days ago

[@lucahermann3040]

9:19 that's literally what the bottom tubes are designed for... to be able to "squeeze" them between four studs. Have you ever looked at the bottom of a brick or plate? They have the same tubes and those tubes get squeezed between studs everytime you stack the brick or plate onto another brick or plate.

[@gabrieledifilippo2412]

Wat?

[@abhijitsaha7553]

@@gabrieledifilippo2412 complex mathematics

[@BADthing1995]

Yes, so normal bricks will loosen over time, same as the round plates. But do you notice normal bricks/plates apply forces in two opposite directions (inwards and outwards) towards studs, while the case 9:19 only apply forces outward

[@VortexBricks]

Thanks I don’t have to explain that now

[@VortexBricks]

@@BADthing1995 ..so you’re saying stacking bricks are illegal?

[@nicolaslapierre293]

Use a straightened-out paperclip to remove those wedge pieces from inside your 2x4 brick. Anything small and thin that is rigid should work.

[@randomfunlover023]

I did that too

[@aryasetaprasetya8430]

omggggg

[@KazNurAk]

4:33 LEGO uses flat tiles for such techniques, which doesn't put much pressure into plate, unlike a regular tile with studs. So, basically: flat tiles - legal, stud tiles - illegal.

[@bakei8985]

4:33 That tombstone and plate thing is not an illegal building technique because that piece is thinner than the normal plate, just barely thin enough to make that connection not put any stress on the pieces, therefore the connection is legal.

[@NoName-SEC-B]

yes

[@ImXyper]

@@NoName-SEC-B what

[@conaldeugenepeterson2147]

@@NoName-SEC-B what

[@NoName-SEC-B]

@@conaldeugenepeterson2147 What

[@gilliangeorge6359]

Why is everyone saying what?

[@massimo875]

2:13 top 10 weapons too Brutal for war

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@OrangeAsh]

10:01 The bark kills me every time.

[@cosmoswiris]

1:32 Best part🌚

[@blopbot1]

4:32 the grave in the Lego set is actually made to be a bit thinner so it doesn’t put stress on the blocks and is not illegal

[@Cocaineywabbit]

That's no illegal

[@DoodleZoo]

@@Cocaineywabbit what do you mean

[@NoName-SEC-B]

@@Cocaineywabbit no u

[@VortexBricks]

Shoving a tile is legal but studded plates are illegal

[@aurus7245]

For the transparent piece rule, I once stuck a transparent flagpole piece into another transparent 1x1 cone. they got bonded together and remain stuck to this day, and attempts to get them unstuck has left a fracture down the side of the cone

[@DiogoVale1749]

8:33 yoo am there btw ILLEGAL

[@fictionalreality3238]

Unrelated, but have you ever had 1×whatever flat tiles just crack in half down the long way? I've had this happen a few times and I don't understand why lol. Same with 1×2 grille tiles and 1×2×1 square corner pieces.

[@iansarmiento23]

4:33 that is legal because the plate is smaller than a normal thin piece. Edit: Tiago Catarino, a former Lego designer, explains this in his video about illegal building techniques.

[@TheB3]

Baby Yoda’s force dodging is what _really_ should be illegal… glad you finally defeated the menace!

[@blockguy99]

Bruh

[@ChrystalWind]

why are you bruhhing him, he's correct!

[@FrancisACNH]

@@ChrystalWind BRUH

[@lilharm]

the haunted house is actually different, I believe it was the original designer who pointed out that the gravestone is thinner, and therefore put less pressure on the bricks

[@aduys8104]

If you use the lil blue thing with the lever you could also make it a vending machine slot for coins or you can add it as a doorknob with a lock like you can twist it so it looks like you can lock and unlock it and a doorbell but the doorbell is optional cause it doesn’t quite look like a doorbell but it could be useful for builds

[@gr6e]

I've never watched one of these videos before but I just want to take the opportunity to point out: joining two Lego bricks together as they were intended also stresses the parts. That's how they stay together.

[@SacredBricks]

lol

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

Actually lego bricks interlock and fit together with tension, this does not stress the part as the studs aren't being squeezed. The kind of stress that is produced by illegal techniques will result in noticeable deformations over time such as snapping, stretching, or bending.

[@NRSRACINGNETWORK]

@@SacredBricks what was the music used?

[@RosserJackson]

I know people will think I’m a psycho, but I used to jump onto piles of Lego bricks and plates when I was a kid. My friends would always be surprised when I did it without feeling any pain.

[@kacywatson6314]

7:37 that is the best thing I’ve ever seen all year just oh, that is one of the best things I have ever seen in a long time that was beautiful 😂 that was incredible. I actively rewind the video just to see that magical moment again.

[@antiview]

4:41, to settle the debate once and for all it actually depends on the use case. Using a tile is legal, but using a plate is illegal.

[@xXxDeamonlordxXx]

Getting the slope pieces out of this should not be so difficult, yet you will have to scratch them. i would use a needle or a nail, trying to grip the Slope underneath, creating a Gap. Same thing as you did with the Pencil, but way less unstable.

[@owload7164]

My best phrase when something is illegal: It's only illegal until you get caught.

[@Dltt0]

Legit you made me cry. It hurts inside just watching it

[@D_D_D_D_D_D]

Actually the grave piece wedged in between the studs in the haunted house is legal since that piece is slightly smaller than plates

[@rikugunsanstar6085]

Im very very impressed of this man defense stat, i mean he stepped on the legos but still come out alive. What a legend!

[@OrpheasVIPC]

I stepped barefoot and enjoyed it

[@josemanriquez5392]

A J

[@BluePoetProductions]

As kid I figured how to build impressive looking mini- Tie-Fighters using only 7 black Lego pieces, and only 2 "illegal" connections.

[@ishouldmovetoabrandnewcity]

2:37 turning the glass sideways: m c d o n a l d s i p a d ?

[@jonavanenk7427]

To get out the cheese slopes you can use hot water (be carefull as water which is too hot will permanently damage the bricks, I am not sure when ABS becomes maleable but that's not what you want) the hot should bloat up a bit and reduce the grip on the cheeseslopes.

[@cyclonetheseawing3283]

Katana piece also work

[@asanguyen2823]

6:52 correct. mine split in half

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@LUIGISQUAD64XD]

it's annoying when two or more pieces in your Lego bin filled with different kinds of bricks just automatically make illegal building techniques

[@Aries_WaterDragon_OG]

Fun fact, if you get a cylinder piece and put the small end on the middle part of a 1x2 Lego brick you can put it there

[@arizwe3983]

1:27 I actually have the marvel legends infinity gauntlet and if you unlock it ever so slightly it will unlock only the middle finger similar to this.

[@tacticalturtle2619]

8:00 wait... this is illegal? My childhood is illegal

[@justarandomcircle363]

💀

[@galaxe141]

Same

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@ThatBuckskin-Frank]

1:00 ngl, that's actually pretty useful

[@xDMcMelon]

Hii Sacred I love Lego and you give me a lot of inspiration to build more Lego while I'm sick with covid

[@cloudybricks]

dude great video the techniques are really useful but illgeal lol your editing in this video is great and enrtaining to watch 😊

[@fmr2505]

*illgeal moment* “Illgeal”

[@1965GJS13]

The sort of plate-in-stud side-linking (what should we call it?) used at time code 4:16 was actually used by Lego themselves back in the 1970's. Check out sets 609 "Aeroplane" and 644 "Double Tanker" as just a couple of examples. I am sure there are probably more if anybody cared to search.....

[@crayonrando]

It can't be the funny numbed

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

@@crayonrando It's illegal now even according to lego themselves. They must have realized that it caused stress after making the sets.

[@mp25monsterrtttffff]

Also for the Saturn V at the lunar landing, look at the American flag

[@nyew_thrizz]

When it's censored It looks... wrong

[@kendallfleet]

The thanos flipping us off had me off guard 💀😂🔥

[@stopper0203]

I expected Mark Rober to appear at 3:35 🤣!

[@chipwhitley9407]

Me, in prison: "What are you in for?" Hardened criminal: "I disemboweled my family! You?" Me: "I used illegal Lego building techniques." Hardened criminal: *jaw drops open and breaks into a cold sweat* Me, thinking: "Yeah, I've always been a badass MF!"

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@xavierlu5849]

The circle thing is literally the perfect definition of brick bending

[@jagesh1742]

5:01 Sacred: "ok its just a bunch of yeses now" Also Sacred: Stops at a no its not illegal comment

[@rustite180]

putting a stud in between the studs of the plate is considered legal because lego needed a way to make lego stick more better to eachother, it is even featured in the video where lego started

[@brickotronic]

The most qualified video about this topic I've seen so far is from Tiago Catarino. He is a former Lego designer and also explains the plate-between-studs technique.

[@madkirk7431]

Putting 2 exact same size prices together usually leads to permanent damage while trying to remove them. God I hate it when that happens. They should make the bricks have a bit of room between bricks.

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

The lego multi-tool is in almost every set for a reason...

[@joycewil]

Sacred you can use a bucket handle and put it sideways between 2 plates and you can make plate that goes both ways

[@EduardoWeidmanBarijan]

Not only is the video accurate it is funny as heck! I am laughing so hard here.

[@air4943]

1:03 try make tank using that lego connections...

[@Anakin-Vader_2005]

1:21 Will Smith: Subscribe or I’ll slap you.

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@ericlubrano255]

Ever since I saw your video about that I've been doing it all the time😂 I would put the two bricks together

[@meganisenberg679]

That peace in the haunted house set those are one of the printed room stone leaves which are rare to find in Lego and also are thinner than normal plates so in a result its not illegal or breaking any rules when you use the 2-4 leaves that's technically putting pressure on each other which is then basically illegal

[@TheChoppip]

plates between studs/ in clips = illegal, tiles between studs/in clips = legal thanks to the groove it doesn't stress the parts :)

[@DownundaThunda]

With that technique where you had a plate between the studs of another plate, that is illegal, as the plate is a little too thick for the studs. However, the technique that the people are likely referring to when they say that Lego uses it in their sets does not use two plates, but a plate and a tile. The tile pieces are slightly thinner than plates, and so, tiles don't cause stress when attached in this manner, therefore, tile between studs, yes, plate between studs, no.

[@athenarose9916]

i love how the gauntlet on 1:27 flipped me the bird

[@Aeonsteel]

"Prepare to become past tense" is my new favorite threat

[@anonymous_moose]

Putting round bricks between studs is something I was taught to do by an old LEGO video game, LEGO Creator. Shocked that it's illegal now.

[@frhog]

its nots a illegal building technique

[@meowmeow9617]

@@frhog oh, but it is

[@frhog]

@@meowmeow9617 oh, but it isnt

[@meowmeow9617]

@@frhog oh, but it is

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

@@meowmeow9617 Lego uses it therefore it is legal. Anything that lego uses is legal. It's not just that lego stopped using it I remember using it in a fairly recent lego minecraft set.

[@tabbykitten722]

Moral of the story: no technique is truly "illegal". Except the Lego goat, who tore a massive gash in my foot when I stepped on it.

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

Wait you own the lego goat? Did you sell it?

[@tabbykitten722]

@@cookiecreeperplayz What? No, I still have the thing. Sentimental value, y'know?

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

@@tabbykitten722 Ah, makes sense seeing as how the mold was literally retired. If you sold it you most likely wouldn't be getting another one.

[@tabbykitten722]

@@cookiecreeperplayz That, and it probably still has dried blood on it.

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

@@tabbykitten722 Lmao

[@urdaddygonetogetmilk69420]

minecraft and lego have so much in common even the worst pain in the back redstone and techniq builds

[@MrNormal321]

The plate and stud technique was used in the micro fighter star wars AT AT

[@cassandrareyes8523]

0:30 rip feet

[@hypercane2023]

His feet dead

[@Yourflexxingonmeandidontcare]

@@hypercane2023 0:30 My brothers april fools for me be like: “spiky lego gaming”

[@Felix42586]

Rip sacred’s feet 2023-2023 last words imma punish my foot

[@bastianrevazov7425]

why did you shatter glass at 9:27

[@KarinaMebleIndyjskie]

fact: you can put studs in the holes of technic 1x2 or 1x1 bricks then place plates/bricks

[@vtgrphy3907]

I thought of the illegal connection at the 4:18 mark back in 1977. It was very useful.

[@mcgwerks]

These recent videos have been a lot of fun to watch, keep it up man :)

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@Xenogyn]

I find videos on "illegal" building techniques rather humorous as they always contain techniques that aren't actually "illegal".

[@Nathan.1625]

9:18 Lego actually used that connection in an old Lego city fire station to connect a chair to the floor

[@ImRyze15]

1:28 gotta love the gauntlet hahaha

[@c4r7s0n]

I dont mind "illegal" techniques as sometimes they work really well

[@y33tusmcg33]

one side of entire lego community: can we not use these techniques? they’re made by satan the other side: well, idgaf if illegal or not, it’s legos, and we do what we want, so shut up about it being illegal

[@c4r7s0n]

@@y33tusmcg33 lol

[@ImJustWifi]

10:13 SacredBricks: Oh that actually didnt hurt Also SacredBricks: *Realizes youtube comment Backlash exists* OWWWIIIEEE

[@LolZaiden]

The stud technique... SEMBO BRICKS!!!! I ordered a buncha sets with dad and mom and when I found out about the table in between 2 by 2 I was mad Also for it to hurt for the pain brick it has to be unintentional

[@AmongGames884]

Just use a light saver pole to get the triangle pieces out of the 2 by 4 piece

[@light_gladiator4047]

The first illegal building tip I use allll the time, I thought it was perfectly fine!

[@yablock7346]

Its like being alive, then being alive is illegal

[@mr.whiteboard974]

7:41 the fact that baby Yoda didn't dent your floor is impressive

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@yagzefebektemur99]

0:23 he was held hostage to say that

[@natconis]

Did you know that the illegal technique of putting two plates perpendicular is actually used in the Lego Ideas Fender Stratocaster. This set comes with an amplifier, which if you take off the lid, shows this very illegal technique.

[@Kerloft]

You must be a professional pilot after all those totally not failed flight tests! :d

[@justanedd]

whats :d

[@DudeBricks_]

What music did you use at 3:40? It’s deemed as the “Mark Rober music” and I’ve been trying to find it so hard.

[@ecernosoft3096]

Hey Sacred! You can always bang the peice on the table, one half being off it. Maybe that'l work!

[@KilowattAvenue]

Him: What do I think of when I think of lego? Me: Crash Testing Lego Cars

[@dannyf1015]

6:34 I used that to make it a hand cannon :p

[@meowmeow9617]

4:59 Did that person really say “No. I literally do that all the time so if it’s illegal I should be taken to jail” though 🤓 (No offense)

[@SacredBricks]

ok

[@meowmeow9617]

@@SacredBricks ok

[@cjharrisson7522]

More spikes means less pressure, which means less pain.

[@marinapavlovic8705]

1:30 I love how you used naurto shippuden pain to represent pain.

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@Nikioko]

4:20, 9:18: These techniques aren't illegal. They have been used in official Lego sets ever since. E.g. set 358 Rocket Base. There you have both: plate between studs for the antenna and round brick between studs for the top of the rocket. And that is totally fine, as Lego pieces were designed to fit like this.

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

While the stud technique is legal, the plate one isn't. Lego has officially changed their mind on the plate technique as the stud doesn't allow one side to go all the way down bending the plate. Tiles however are legal as they are flat.

[@NoName-SEC-B]

@@cookiecreeperplayz the tome stone is like 0.1 cm fhiner

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@planetcaden]

Bruh, they should make different Lego pieces like with different connections

[@Saneapplestudios]

Oh hello planet caden how was your holiday

[@Blueblood27]

Some of these I didn’t know even I played with Lego for years

[@aka_austin]

for the one at 4:20 (joke unintended) they actually used it in the Saturn V Rocket Set for the American flag on the "moon"

[@adztubes2313]

10:25 I literally died. 🧱 💀

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@babyyooda5399]

7:40 AAAAAAAAAA MY HEAD HEEEEEELLPP

[@8bitwiz_]

This was the exact point when I decided to hit the LIKE button.

[@bybeezon]

nice 😁

[@TheComplexBloxian]

dam man you had to step on that lego spike just for the vid 💀 0:30

[@GKnight3553]

Bottom line, illegal tech is just big brain tech, people just can't appreciate your genius and call it illegal to curb your superiority 😎

[@babyyooda5399]

7:23 Hi Its Me

[@ericliorigami7537]

1:39 SNOT BRICK??? 😂

[@ramadaamseh2984]

The fact that he stepped on legos just to make this video for us he’s a real hero

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

Pretty sure using a stud/plate combo is not illegal. However, curving a long string of individual bricks is.