This Lego Bookshelf Safe Protects Your Small Plastic Knobbly Valuables (video)

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8568915695_ec62b5ccaa[1]Hiding a safe inside a book or bookcase is an old trope in stories and an even older one in real life, but here’s a new twist on the tale.

One Lego enthusiast by the name of Blake Baer has built a scale model hidden safe entirely from Legos. His project was developed as an entry for the 2013 MOCathalon, and it uses a Lego MindStorm and other Lego components to build not just a secret safe but an animated one.

Check out this video to see it in action:

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2 Comments

  1. ucfgrad9326 March, 2013

    I love all things LEGO! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Cookie26 March, 2013

    So the guy with a black glove figured out it was safe and stole the contents.

    Reply

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