miércoles, 17 de agosto de 2011

5 reasons LEGOs are cool



It’s for youngs and adults as well






Legos are for people from 1 to 120 years old. Everybody likes and enjoys building things with Legos and is one of the few toys that can be used by boys and girls. There is an infinite number of types and levels of building sets that you can buy, starting from simple big cubes for the youngsters to really complex and programmable sets like the Lego mindstorm.





Builds creativity






You can do any piece of art with legos. They develop your mind and encourages creativity because it’s very easy to create any kind of object, animal, machine or structure. There has been outstanding Lego projects like the Taj Mahal and the Empire State among others.





Pay once, enjoy for a lifetime






The hard plastic Legos are made of, lasts for a lifetime. It resists water, sun, dirt and severe abuse. If you keep it safe in a box, it can go through several generations of your family. Everybody knows what Legos are and even if a person sees it for the first time, it’s very easy to figure out what it is for.






Makes you an engineer






Building a Lego you makes think. You get confronted with engineering problems and solutions. Your mind starts thinking about structures and functionality of objects. It’s common that engineers also likes Legos or used to have Legos when young.








Makes you feel proud of yourself






When a big Lego project is finished, you feel proud of yourself. Humans feel satisfaction when we build and finish big projects and invest hours of work. Even more if it’s team work. A finished structure it’s a beautiful piece of art and there will always be somebody that compliments you and praise your work.