Woman Builds Incredible Prosthetic Leg out of LEGOs

Christina Stephens just won today's coolest person on the Internet award. In this time-lapse video, she builds herself a prosthetic leg entirely out of LEGOs.

Stephens writes, "Someone in my research lab jokingly suggested I make a prosthetic leg out of LEGOs. The joke's on you - I went home and did it."

As an Occupational Therapist, she warns viewers to not try this at home. But, she adds, "sometimes, you just need to be silly."

Her LEGO prosthetic looks pretty awesome, but is it functional? Watch the video find out.

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   1. LEGO Colosseum by Ryan McNaught, aka "The Brickman"

   Ryan McNaught created the Colosseum. Half of it is in ruin, while the other half depicts the structure as it was in 80AD.

   Image courtesy of Ryan McNaught

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   2. Queen Amidala by Henry Lim

   Amidala stands at around five feet tall. She took Henry Lim a month to build.

   Image courtesy of Henry Lim

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   3. Nintendo DSi by Sean Kenney

   As seen at the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Center in New York City, this gigantic DSi is truly awesome.

   Image courtesy of Sean Kenney

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   4. LEGO Ladder by Bright Bricks

   Built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK's National Austic Society, this community-built ladder took over 40,000 LEGO bricks to make.

   Image courtesy of Bright Bricks

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   5. NASA Apollo 11 - LEGO Saturn V Rocket by Ryan McNaught, aka "The Brickman"

   Standing an impressive 5.76 meters tall, this rad rocket creation is made of approximately 120,000 bricks.

   Image courtesy of Ryan McNaught/Melbourne Headshot Company

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   6. Harpsichord by Henry Lim

   Apart from the wire strings, this instrument is entirely made from LEGO. And yes, it's playable.

   Image courtesy of Henry Lim

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   7. MazdaSpeed3 by Sean Kenney

   Now these are some seriously cool wheels.

   Image courtesy of Sean Kenney

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   8. LEGO Tree by Bright Bricks

   This fabulous tree graces a corner of the staff canteen of LEGO's UK offices in Slough.

   Image courtesy of Bright Bricks

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   9. R2-D2 by Ryan McNaught, aka "The Brickman"

   This is a life-size droid! If you look closely, you will see an R2-D2 Minfig added for scale.

   Image courtesy of Ryan McNaught

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    10. Stegosaurus by Henry Lim

    Created over a seven-month period, this dino measures an amazing 14 feet in length.

    Image courtesy of Henry Lim

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    11. Empire State Building by Sean Kenney

    The centerpiece of the Empire State Building gift shop, this structure contains 13,000 bricks.

    Image courtesy of Sean Kenney

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    12. LEGO Tiger by Bright Bricks

    Commissioned by fashion designer Stella McCartney, this five-foot tiger cub graces the window of her London store.

    Image courtesy of Bright Bricks