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Legos And Record Players Don’t Mix

Like all good ’80s (some ’70s) babies, we went through some pretty heavy Lego phases in our youth. And, given our hip-hop fascination, we have more than a passing acquaintance with vinyl culture. So when we learned that an inventor/blogger named Jose Pino had built a record player out of Legos, we were simultaneously fascinated and horrified. Sure, it mixes a couple of our childhood obsessions, but it seems to increase the dorkitude of both exponentially.

Alas, Pino’s Lego Record Player, which uses a batttery-powered Lego NXT and a coffee cup, doesn’t exactly do the analog side of the vinyl vs. cd debate any favors. First, it produces a really distorted sound, and second, it apparently destroys the vinyl (although you gotta give Jose props for warning us: “Do not build this project”). Still, it’s fascinating to watch Pino put it together. Check the video after the jump.