Functional LEGO Piranha Plant From SUPER MARIO BROS.

When Avatar came out, I remember seeing a bunch of news stories about people who were obsessed with seeing the movie over and over again because they wanted to spend as much time as possible on Pandora and could barely handle the idea that it wasn't a real place. If anyone's like that, only for Super Mario Bros. instead of Avatar, here's a practical way to bring an aspect from that video game world into our real world and maybe ease your pain a little bit (or at the very least, just give you something awesome to put on your desk).

This video from JK Brickworks shows off a working LEGO version of the game's Piranha Plant, and even goes into detail showing you how you can make one of your own. Check it out:

A working LEGO Piranha Plant, from Super Mario Brothers. I was inspired to build this after posting Kristal's Dragonfly model, which shares some similar motion. The model features some interesting mechanics in order to get the plant's mouth to open and close as it is raised and lowered in the pipe.

Via: GeeksAreSexy