12 Fantastically Complex and Mostly Pointless Lego Great Ball Contraptions

Great Ball Contraption Tower

There’s so much happening in this Great Ball Contraption Tower designed to look like a skyscraper under construction that you’ll probably want to watch through this video again and again just to take it all in. Diego Baca stacks several different approaches to GBC construction into one machine that’s so elaborate it’s powered by an app running on Windows 10.

Previous Next

Lego Is Getting Mark Hamill on the Phone to Sell You Its Smart Bricks

In an unprecedented move, the brick maker has tapped the 'Star Wars' star to sell you on its controversial smart play sets.

Television James Whitbrook Apr 6

This $400 (Not) AI Keychain Is Pointless, Extravagant, and Weirdly Lovable

Daniel Kuntz, one of Starboy's creators, tells us it's a "f*ck you" to AI gadgets.

Gadgets James Pero Apr 2

Lego April 2026 Releases Star Wars Mandalorian And Grogu

This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Next month might be the traditional big 'Star Wars' drop from Lego, but April is all about 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'.

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Apr 1

Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 29 Bionicle

Lego Is Bringing Bionicle Back, But Not in the Way You’d Want

For the first time in earnest since 2016, the brick maker is putting Bionicle back on shelves... as part of the latest set of collectible minifigures.

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Apr 1