If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium. But, you probably never thought you’d see the facility reconstructed in LEGO form. Using thousands of LEGO bricks, Gary Davis (aka Bricks for Brains) chose to celebrate the the 2012 London Olympic Games by creating the LEGO Aquatic Center, packed with creative details and minifigs reenacting gold medal performances. Designed to be a cross-section of the pool, Davis showcases synchronized swimmers, London’s unique flowing diving platforms, a medal ceremony staring British athletes, and even a look into what is going on behind the scenes. If you can’t make it to the Westfield Stratford LEGO Store in London where the model is on display
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
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A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .