I just got back from driving the $400,000 Ford GT supercar in Utah.

Since its debut at the 2015 Detroit auto show, the GT has been stoking desire. It also won the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans in its class, repeating the history of 1966 — 50 years to the day from Ford's 1-2-3 win at the world's most famous endurance race.

Ford will build 250 GTs per year over four years — 1,000 in total. You're going to have to be extraordinarily resourceful if you want to own one of these spectacularly beautiful machines.

For everyone else, there's a way to possess the car without spending as much as you might on a house. 

You guessed it! There's a Hot Wheels version!

It goes for less than $5.

And for what it's worth, various other scale models of the GT are available, as is a very cool Lego mashup of the 1966 and 2016 cars for $30. 

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Make Magazine hosted the 12th annual Bay Area Maker Faire this past weekend, drawing in more than one hundred thousand visitors.

The event is a celebration of "makers" of all sorts and kinds. Visitors could see 3-D printers in action, watch competitive drone races, learn how to solder, see fire-belching hand-made iron sculptures, find out how to keep bees or pickle vegetables, and sew their own clothes from scrap cloth. 

Begun as a relatively small affair, Maker Faire has become a huge and global phenomenon. Some 125,000 people attended this year's Bay Area event, which was held over three days, according to Sherry Huss, Maker Faire's co-founder. Last year, there were 191 maker faires in 38 countries that attracted some 1.4 million people, Huss said. 

Even after all this time, Maker Faire "still tends to be one of those amazing things that we've created, she said.

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Maker Faire Bay Area has been expanding in size and attendance since 2006, when it launched.

This is Fiesta Hall at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, where the festival is held every May. 

Once they got to the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, visitors had their choice of exhibits to see.

Some parts of Maker Faire are like a smaller, more family friendly, Burning Man, complete with sculptures that have been set aflame.

This is "Pulse," a so-called fire sculpture by the Flaming Lotus Girls, a group of artists based in San Francisco. 

Building stuff from Lego may be a pastime you left behind when you became a teenager. 

But if you're longing to go back to the days when you created magic from tiny coloured bricks, then Brisbane Airport might be advertising the perfect job for you.

The Australian airport is looking for a new "artist-in-residence" to start in July for a 12-month period.

The successful candidate will be responsible for putting together at least two large-scale pieces to put in the airport terminals.

They will be expected to be available for workshops with the public, as well as "the occasional coffee, planning sessions or even corporate appearances."

The hours you're required to work will be flexible, and you will have to undergo police background checks first.

"This is not a full-time position but rather an opportunity to receive a payment for something you love to do," the advert reads. "Experienced brick builders will be preferred."

What exactly constitutes an experienced brick builder is unclear, but the advert specifies you need to bring your own Lego, or at least know people you can borrow some from.

If you are interested in the role, you can find out more about the application process here. Applications close June 15. To apply, send an email answering a set of questions to sponsorship@bne.com.au.

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BrickLive is a four-day event for Lego enthusiasts which was recently showcased in London.

The event is the largest Lego exhibition in the UK. There are 3 million Lego blocks on site for kids and adults to play with, as well as giant brick pits for people to make their own models.

There are also Lego-themed computer games on site and other family games.

Produced and filmed by David Ibekwe

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A 1.8 metre-long, deadly eastern brown snake was found playing in a child's Lego set in a home on the Gold Coast in Queensland this week.

The snake is considered the world's second-most-venomous snake and is responsible for about 60% of snake bite deaths in Australia.

Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catchers visited the home in Tallebudgeera to find the large male snake "terrorising lego city".

While the snake was of average size for a fully grown male, the largest eastern brown the catchers found previously was only 0.4 metres longer and then maximum recorded size for the species is 2.4 metres.

It is believed the snake came through the garage door into the room and wrapped itself around the Gotham City-themed toy set. The family is believed to have two small children and when the mother called them about the snake, she thought it was a python.

Gold Coast & Brisbane Snake Catchers Tony and Brooke posted two Facebook Live videos to show the snake and its capture.

"Tallebudgeera eastern.. lego gotham citys newest villain on the block (sic)," the group wrote on Facebook.

Here are the videos.

The second shows the snake being captured.

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Lego master Tommy Oswin Williams spent the day building a miniature Tower Bridge in front of the real landmark in London.

The whole process took him 13.5 hours using 4,295 pieces.

The real Tower Bridge took 8 years to build.

Watch this impressive time-lapse video to see how the Lego structure came together.

Thanks to Tommy Oswin Williams for this video. This is one creative project from his Year of Projects. You can also see more of his videos on this YouTube channel.

Produced by Claudia Romeo

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toy maker Lego will cut 1,400 jobs, or about eight percent of its global workforce, after reporting a decline in sales and profits in the first half of 2017.

The privately held company said Tuesday that its revenue dropped 5 percent to 14.9 billion kroner ($2.4 billion) in the first six months of the year. Profits slipped 3 percent to 3.4 billion kroner ($544,000). It said it "now prepares to reset the company."

"We are disappointed by the decline in revenue in our established markets, and we have taken steps to address this," said Chairman Joergen Vig Knudstorp.

He said the long-term aim is to reach "more children in our well-established markets in Europe and the United States," and added there were "strong growth opportunities in growing markets such as China."

The company, which he described as an "increasingly complex organization," needed to simplify its business model and reduce its costs.

Last month, the maker of the famous colored building blocks appointed Niels B. Christiansen, who headed thermostat-maker Danfoss for nine years, as its chief executive to replace interim British CEO Bali Padda. Christiansen will start Oct. 1.

Based in western Denmark, Lego does not release quarterly figures. The group currently has more than 19,000 employees around the world.

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• A Lego lover named Jergs Correa opened Brick Burger in the Philippines last year.
• The restaurant looks as if it's made out of Legos.
• Brick Burger is known for its burgers, which are served with crazy toppings and buns that look like colorful Lego bricks.
• The restaurant also serves pasta, hot dogs, and ice-cream sundaes.

Themed restaurants like New York City's Avocaderia or Cheetos pop-up are opening all over the world.

Brick Burger, a Lego-themed burger restaurant in Pasig City in the Philippines, is one of the latest.

Opened by a Lego lover named Jergs Correa, it's a true paradise for Lego and burger lovers alike. It's filled with actual Lego pieces as well as plenty of Lego-like décor.

Diners sit at booths that look like Lego pieces, and there are even tables that contain intricate Lego sets.

Brick Burger is — unsurprisingly — known for its burgers. The restaurant serves 12 kinds, all of which come with crazy toppings and buns that look like colorful Lego bricks.

There's the Darth Burger with caramelized onions, mushrooms, bacon, and garlic sauce.

The Cheesy Mac has mac and cheese as well as bacon.

And the Nacho Tuesday features nacho chips, lettuce, tomato, and cheese sauce.

If you're super hungry, there's the Hulk Buster, a double decker with two patties, cheese, mushrooms, and bacon.

Brick Burger offers more than just burgers, though. The menu includes three different kinds of pasta as well as hot dogs and mac and cheese.

For dessert, there are elaborate ice-cream sundaes.

Playing with Legos while you eat is highly encouraged.

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Warner Bros. is keeping up the Lego film franchise with its newest installment, "The Lego Ninjago Movie."

The stop-motion movie focuses on the young Lloyd and his struggle with having an evil father named Lord Garmadon. From X-Men actress Olivia Munn to "Neighbors" star Dave Franco, the cast is packed with star power.

Keep scrolling for a look at the voice actors in "The Lego Ninjago Movie."

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The main character of "The Lego Ninjago Movie" is Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja and leader of the Secret Ninja Force.

Lloyd is voiced by Dave Franco, who you probably recognize as James Franco's little brother and star of "Neighbors" and "21 Jump Street."

Lord Garmadon is an evil warlord who wants to destroy the city where Lloyd lives. He's also Lloyd's father (it's a complicated relationship).

Duncan Titmarsh is the UK's only certified Lego builder. He has a giant factory with over 35 million bricks and 24 builders working full-time. They complete an average of 600-700 projects per year. 

Prices for the models range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of pounds.

He began building Lego models a decade ago in his garden shed, started a small part-time business, and then got certified by Lego in 2010.

His biggest one to date is a Lego Tower Bridge for Land Rover. It took 5.8 million bricks, 25 people, and 6 months to build. It weighed 5.5 tons, was 40m long, and 40m tall.

Duncan's factory has almost every possible Lego piece – from weapons to pizza slices, and even tiny croissants.

Lego models are glued for health and safety. Some have a steel frame to keep them robust.

Duncan is one of only 16 certified Lego builders in the world.

Produced and filmed by Claudia Romeo

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In Billund, Denmark, the fantasy of inhabiting a Lego house has become reality.

Earlier this October, Lego unveiled its new Lego House — a 130,000-square-foot building that is equal parts experimentation lab, prototype testing grounds, and shrine to the colorful bricks.

Here's what it's like inside.

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From the street, the building looks white. It's only from above that viewers can gaze upon the multi-colored roofs and outdoor seating.

In partnership with architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, which designed the structure, Lego began building the Lego House in 2014. Initially, it used as its model a small-scale replica made from (big surprise) Lego bricks.

The 1:100 model toured the world, stopping in places like Switzerland, France, and the US. It also visited BrickCon, one of the largestLego conventions in the world, in Seattle, Washington.

Even before you enter Lego House, the building dwarfs you as you climb atop the over-sized Lego bricks spanning opposing sides of the building.

Inside Lego House, visitors can tour multiple rooms meant to engage people emotionally, creatively, socially, and cognitively.

In the Green Zone, dedicated to socialization, visitors can create minifigures ("minifigs," for short) and stitch together their own stop-motion videos.

In the Yellow Zone, designed to explore emotions, people can build sea life from LEGO bricks and scan them into an iPad software setup to see the creature come alive.

The holiday shopping season is just around the corner.

Amazon is helping parents stay on top of the gifts their kids will be begging for with its predictions for this year's 100 most popular holiday toys.

If Amazon's predictions are correct, kids will be looking for products from traditional favorites like Lego and Play-Doh, as well as gifts inspired by newer properties like "Moana" and Hatchimals, one of last year's hottest toys. 

These are the toys Amazon thinks will be the biggest sellers this holiday season.

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25. Paw Patrol – My Size Lookout Tower with Exclusive Vehicle, Rotating Periscope and Lights and Sounds

Price:$89.99

24. Star Wars R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid by Sphero

Price:$169

23. Osmo Genius Kit

Price: $99.99

Lego announced on Wednesday that it's releasing a "Women of NASA" set.

The $24.99 kit goes on sale November 1 — just in time for the holiday gift-giving season — and builds on a laudable trend of selling toys that are more inclusive of women.

"Women of NASA" features four minifigurines of pioneering women from the space agency: astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison, astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, and computer scientist Margaret Hamilton.

Each minifig will also come with a special backdrop related to their historic work at NASA, including the space shuttle Challenger and the Hubble Space Telescope.

Maia Weinstock, a deputy editor at MIT News, submitted her idea for the kit in July 2016 to the company's to the Lego Ideas community, where members create and vote on new set plans. If and when Lego picks an idea from the site, submitters get a 1% cut of sales and licensing revenue.

Weinstock's submission got more than 10,000 votes, triggering an automatic review by Lego staff — and they decided to manufacture and sell it. (Lego's giant Saturn V moon rocket set, released in June, came about the same way.)

Here's a close-up look at the kit and what it includes.

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The four figurines are molded in the likenesses of the woman they represent.

Each set will come with 231 pieces and some brand-new parts.

Astronaut, physicist, and entrepreneur Sally Ride will come in a 1983-era training flight suit.

• Lego's new "Women of NASA" toy set went on sale for $24.99 on November 1.
• The product, which a female journalist pitched to Lego, features four famous women from the US space agency who are scientists, engineers, astronauts, and entrepreneurs.
• "Women of NASA" follows a powerful trend of Lego selling toys that are more female-inclusive.

Lego's new "Women of NASA" set is now available, and the product has already risen to the top of Amazon's list of best-selling toys.

The set of 231 plastic pieces costs about $25 and went on sale Wednesday morning. Its instant popularity is not surprising to those who have been following Lego's laudable — and presumably profitable — trend of selling toys that are more inclusive of women.

"Women of NASA" features four mini figurines of pioneering women from the space agency: the astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison, the astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, and the computer scientist Margaret Hamilton.

Each figurine comes with her own backdrop of relevant NASA work, including a mini-space shuttle Challenger for the astronauts and a mini-Hubble Space Telescope.

The toy set has a grassroots origin story. Maia Weinstock, a deputy editor at MIT News, submitted her idea for the product to Lego's Ideas community in July 2016. Members on that site create and vote on other users' plans; if Lego picks the idea, creators get a 1% cut of sales and licensing revenue.

Weinstock's submission received more than 10,000 public votes — which led Lego to ultimately refine, manufacture, and sell the "Women of NASA" set. (Lego's giant Saturn V moon rocket set, released in June, came about the same way.)

One figurine is missing from Weinstock's original kit proposal, though: Katherine Johnson, a mathematician at NASA whose remarkable story of working on the Mercury and Apollo programs was the focus of the film "Hidden Figures."

"In order for us to move forward with a partner we need to obtain approval from all key people, which was not possible in this case. We naturally fully respect this decision," a Lego representative told Gizmodo in an Oct. 25 story.

You can take a close-up look at the "Women of NASA" set, who it features, and what it includes in our preview of the product.

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• Lego released a new all-female "Women of NASA" toy set on Wednesday for $24.99.
• Amazon reportedly sold out of the product, which had become its best-selling toy.
• Third-party shops are now selling the in-demand kit for about $100 more through popular online retailers.

Lego's highly anticipated "Women of NASA" toy set went on sale Wednesday for a suggested retail price of $24.99.

But if online sales are any indication, the kit of all-female mini-figurines is shaping up to be one of the hottest toys of the holiday shopping season.

Amazon, arguably the world's largest online store, has already sold out, according to CNN— and now prices offered by partner retailers are skyrocketing.

Twitter users expressed dismay at the situation on Friday afternoon. One said the price had jumped $100 overnight.

The instant popularity of "Women of NASA" is not a shock to those who've followed Lego's commendable trend of selling more female-inclusive products— they're in high demand because consumers want more representation in toys they gift to kids.

On Thursday, "Women of NASA" became the best-selling toy on Amazon.

By Friday morning, however, the toy's price on popular online retail sites had skyrocketed four- to six-fold. The product was listed for $125.99 on Amazon as a Prime-eligible item. An even higher price of $149.99 appeared on the website of Wal-Mart, another online-retailing giant, with only about five items left.

Prices on eBay ranged between about $55 and $170, including the cost of shipping.

Lego is selling the set for $24.99 on its own site, plus about $4.95 in shipping, and the site does not appear to be out of stock — yet.

These days, big online retailers like Amazon earmark, sell, and ship their own stock of products, which sell for roughly the suggested retail price of the manufacturer. When those items sell out, however, many sites automatically include options from approved third-party sellers.

This may have fueled the skyrocketing prices for Lego's "Women of NASA" set, akin to what happened during Hurricane Irma, when "life-sustaining necessities" were sold on Amazon at inflated prices. A similar scenario occurred with the popular Hatchimals toys in November 2016.

Amazon sources told Business Insider that if third-party retailers set prices too far above a certain threshold, Amazon may remove the 'buy' box from that product page, and kick it out of search results — that is, until prices relax or Amazon refreshes its own stock.

Wal-Mart did not immediately respond to our questions.

As for the "Women of NASA" set priced at $24.99? Amazon sources said the online giant will have it "back in retail this season" but did not specify when.

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