Middle-earth [formerly LotR] in New Media

Post by **Alatar** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:30 pm

The Last March of the Ents! In Lego.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelug/619 ... /lightbox/

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:48 pm

Via my daughter, in an email with the subject line "Just do it":

1. Go to Google Maps - Get Directions.

2. Select "Walking Directions."

3. For your current location, write The Shire, and for your destination write Mordor.

4. Hit "Go."

Google is awesome.

Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:00 pm

That's very cool!

Post by **yovargas** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:15 pm

Darnit, I get nothing again. These google easter eggs don't ever work for me.

Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:23 pm

yov, don't look at the directions. Look above the directions (right under where it says "Walking directions are in beta."

Post by **axordil** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:29 pm

Or you could take the Moria bypass to avoid the traffic that always backs up near Isengard this time of day.

Post by **Erunáme** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:29 pm

I wonder if there actually is a house called Mordor in Alkmaar.

How odd.

Post by **axordil** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:30 pm

Alatar wrote:The Last March of the Ents! In Lego.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelug/619 ... /lightbox/

That's very cool.

I have to show my son, he's getting into Lego in a big way now.

Post by **CosmicBob** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:34 pm

axordil wrote:That's very cool. I have to show my son, he's getting into Lego in a big way now.

Hopefully not quite THAT big!

Post by **axordil** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:16 pm

Give him time. He's starting on the little robotic bits now.

I wish my legos had done that. I was lucky to get slanty roof pieces.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:42 pm

Or those cool little window pieces.

We have a few gallons of highly specialized Lego bits saved up in the garage. It represents quite an investment by us and our parents over years of birthdays and Christmases, and I want to amortize it over my own grandkids.

Post by **Holbytla** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:04 am

When I was a kid, a Lego piece was a substitute for dinner. And we were grateful to have that!!!

Post by **Inanna** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:36 am

Voronwë the Faithful wrote:yov, don't look at the directions. Look above the directions (right under where it says "Walking directions are in beta."

I just get the usual "Use caution – This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths."

And it found some route in Manhattan....

Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:51 am

Here is part of a screen capture of what I see:

Post by **Inanna** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:52 am

Thanks, V. I got it. You have to write "The Shire", not just "Shire".

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:49 am

Holbytla wrote:When I was a kid, a Lego piece was a substitute for dinner. And we were grateful to have that!!!

Looghzhury! We dined for a week on the idea of a Lego piece!

Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:05 pm

Inanna wrote:Thanks, V. I got it. You have to write "The Shire", not just "Shire".

Well, that makes sense. Remember, Gandalf corrected Radagast on that very point!

Post by **WampusCat** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:06 am

And did you notice where on the map it pinpointed The Shire and Mordor? Chicago and Los Angeles.

Post by **Maria** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:04 pm

It's showing a short stretch in the Pacific Northwest to me.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:25 pm

My trip was entirely within Eugene, IIRC; we have some Tolkien-based street and business names.