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With all the insane, high tech Lego contraptions running around these days, it’s easy to overlook the beauty in a single, elemental brick — unless that element is solid, 14-carat gold.
These standard-sized, 2×4 Lego bricks were only given out once or twice a year from 1979-1981, and only select business partners and Lego employees clocking in 25 years of employment even had a chance of getting their hands on these incredibly rare gifts.
Thanks to the internet, these bricks aren’t just restricted to Lego legends. Anyone (with around £9,050 to burn) can buy their very own shimmering block from Brick Envy, an online store which has somehow found one in their possession.
This particular brick’s origins remain a mystery. For whoever does end up being the lucky buyer, hopefully the shiny object will be enough to distract from the mysterious fate of its original master. [CNET]
Images: Brick Envy
Assuming someone had been with Lego 25 years in 1979 and they were 25 when they started they would be 83 now. That’s old enough to make natural causes or other age related things contenders as cause of death, so not really so mysterious.
Awesome.
9,000 Pounds? That’s pretty heavy!
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so glad you added the “trollface.jpg” cos I couldn’t detect the sarcasm in your post. I thought the 9,000 pounds referred to the weight of the rick. I have no knowledge of grammatical tools such as irony or double entendres.
So im closer to my dream of a solid gold house! awesome!