View all Top LEGO Toys View all LEGO Angry Birds LEGO DC Super Heroes LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Free next day Click+Collect* Skip to accessibility help £0 - £15 (1) £50 - £100 (3) £100 - £150 (2) £200 - £250 (1) Police turn to nose telescope to sniff out marijuana 11.17.2013 :: 11:02AM EST @jplafke Every cop can’t be assigned a drug-sniffing police canine, and our noses aren’t nearly as advanced at sniffing out nefarious odors as our adorable-but-hardworking companions’ noses. A new gadget, straight out of Futurama, can amplify a human’s sense of smell, and target specific odors to, for example, detect illicit substances. The gadget is called the Nasal Ranger, seemingly — impossibly — without any kind of comedic intent. The Nasal Ranger looks like a megaphone, and unlike Futurama’s Smell-O-Scope, the Ranger is placed on top of your nose rather than jamming two thin pipes up into your nostrils.
The Nasal Ranger is an olfactometer, a jumble of a word that describes a device that enhances the detection of odors. It introduces an odorous baseline gas against to which the offending odor can be compared, in order to determine intensity. Because different users will have different “sniff rates,” the Ranger also comes with a calibration tool to test a user’s sniff capability. However, the Nasal Ranger isn’t quite up to the standards of the Smell-O-Scope yet, and not because it can’t sniff out a flying asteroid of garbage all the way up in space. Even though marijuana has been legalized in certain cities, like Denver, people smoking it out in the open pollutes the air with its pungent scent — as do cigarettes. So, the Nasal Ranger is mainly being used by officials to determine if, basically, someone is making the public air smell too much like pot. The fine is severe, up to $2,000, so even though marijuana has been legalized, that — plus some Nasal Rangers — should keep the level of pot-smoking down to a minimum in public.
The Nasal Ranger comes with a mask for your nose to keep the smells in, a disposable seal and cleaning wipes for the nose-mask, odor-filter cartridges, a dial that lets you change the measurement capabilities of the device, as well as a kit that measures a user’s sense of smell. It’s no Smell-O-Scope, but it’s at least an efficient way to see how polluted the surrounding air is, as well as a way to brighten up your day because it makes officials look hilarious. subscribe to our newsletter: Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.The Dragon Sanctuary2 ReviewsFIND MORE PRODUCTS LIKE THISFantasyElvesHelp Tidus and Aira bring the dragons and elves together again! Jurassic World: The Exhibition Buy your tickets in advance to see the exhibit that is breaking attendance records at The Franklin Institute! Rogue One at the Institute Experience it in IMAX®. We are one of 13 theaters worldwide that is showing the movie in 70mm IMAX® film format.
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Edward Nigma, also known as the Riddler, undoubtedly has the highest IQ of all Batman's foes. Cold, aloof, and possessed of a steely wit, the Prince of Puzzlers challenges Batman to a duel of wits by leaving a trail of riddles, puzzles and cryptograms. In fact, he is psychologically incapable of committing any crime without offering a clue as to how he can be caught. Unfortunately for the Riddler, he has met his match in Batman who's always been able to decipher even his cleverest conundrums resulting in his defeat. In the Batman movie, he comes up with six riddles (two of which were part of a trap for Batman). At the end of the movie, he is defeated by Batman and Robin and apprehended along with Joker, Penguin and Catwoman. Interestingly enough, in the submarine showdown at the end, he is knocked over the edge and into the water twice; first when Batman ducks a punch from the Joker which hits the Riddler instead, and then when Batman (while holding the Catwoman's cat) spins him around with the telescope, making the villain extremely dizzy and knocking him back into the water.
He was also one of six arch-criminals freed from prison by Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft to form her new invisible gang, but this brief cameo appearance was by a stand-in. Even though the Riddler is constantly outsmarted by Batman, it makes him even more determined to catch Batman out with riddles that he could never solve and defeat him. Just as Batman and Robin do not go at crime-fighting alone,The Riddler needs fellow partners in crime to assist him with his malicious schemes: The Riddler constantly made riddles that revealed his next crime in an attempt to baffle Batman, but they always led to his downfall: Batman: Return of the Caped CrusadersLEGO sent us 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters, and I am pleased to end the year by giving you this review. This set, available January 1, 2016, has 4,634 pieces and retails for $349.99. It features the Firehouse and eight minifigures and four small ghost figures, including Slimer. Saying the set is massive is a bit of an understatement.
This set has the third most pieces of any LEGO set ever made. To give you an idea, I present you the box with my cat, Athena, for scale. The set features bags numbered 1-14, with an average of 3 bags per number. Make sure you have a garbage can near you during your build process, since disposing of 40 or more plastic bags generates quite the mess. Opening the box, you have box-ception with two unprinted boxes inside the main box, the instruction manual, a 32×32 grey baseplate and a number of loose bags at the bottom. One box contains numbers 1-4 and the 16×32 baseplate. The second box contains numbers 5-7 with some plates and the fire pole. Numbers 8-14 are in the main box. The instruction manual is lovely and hefty at 418 pages. The opening pages feature a summary of the movie and the importance of the set before diving into instructions. I would prefer instructions of this size be spiral bound in general, though I did not have any issues keeping the book open to the proper page.
I didn’t have an problem with pages falling out, either, like I have with previous large instruction manuals bound this way. The minifigures are spread throughout the bag groups. Each minifigure has dual-printed heads, and Louis Tully actually has two heads. The second head features a printed on handle for the bucket he wears. The minifigures for the Ghostbusters themselves are different than those featured in 21108 IDEAS Ghostbusters Ecto-1. All of the Firehouse Ghostbuster torsos have elbow pads, an arm pocket, and the Ghostbusters logo printed on the arms. Back Row: Ecto Ghostbusters Front Row: Firehouse Ghostbusters I am very impressed with this set. The build, though time consuming, has been a wonderful experience. There are plenty of excellent techniques. I feel less like I’m building a set and more like I’m creating a build of my own. Each wall is two studs wide, allowing for detailed outside colors and completely different interior. In addition to the new hair pieces for the minifigures, there are a number of new parts in this set, including:
This set does include stickers. This includes the mirrored silver stickers, which LEGO has always made as stickers. Some were things that should have been printed, including the Ghostbusters iconic logo. This was a sticker placed on a 2×2 white tile and 2×2 inverted white tile. Other 2×2 tiles, including a magazine cover, were printed. I don’t understand why the decision was made to not print the Ghostbusters logo. In the Ecto-1 set, even the curved 2×2 slopes were printed. >The first four bags groups are dedicated to building the first floor, which is quiet impressive. The desks, toolbox, lamp, and boxes make their appearance. The windows are all recessed by half a stud, which looks excellent and adds to the overall visual accuracy. The interior uses dark green as its main color, and has the shelving across the entire back wall. The main doors are brick built, with the black doorframe coming to the party late in bag group 3. Being brick built adds an extra level of detail.
One detail I particularly like is the pink slime leaking out on the sidewalk. I remember the pink slime vividly from the movies when I was a kid and appreciated seeing it incorporated into the build. This set features the pre-molded staircase that is very familiar to the Castle and City themes. The set uses 1×2 inverted brown slopes to smooth out the visible edge, which I hadn’t seen used in a set previously. The second floor has some interesting details; the sink, for example, uses the studs sideways and does not connect to the rest of the model using a stud connection. For stability, one of the corners uses a telescope piece that’s completely hidden. The kitchen is very detailed, with a fantastic fridge and arcade machine. The sink uses the new double corner panel, and isn’t attached by studs at all, and is quite effective. There are plenty of healthy options including pizza and a soda in a red can. The second floor bathroom is awfully messy and I suspect Slimer is at work.
The shower and toilet are clever and detailed. I don’t like the fact that there is no wall between the beds and toilet, however. I understand that it’s a space issue in the model and when the firehouse is open, it doesn’t make a difference. But after the rest of attention to detail in the model, this just stuck out. The third floor features shelving with instruments, a computer, a coffee table, and a pool table. The pool table is rather clever and full of excellent techniques, including a studs-not-on-top design. The coffee table securely attaches to the floor diagonally using jumper plates. The fireman’s pole is attached to the third and first floors, and is added as one of the final steps. The roof is designed to open on the side, just the same as the rest of the building, and is solidly attached to the model. Each portion that opens seals with a clip and rod, and helps make the set very solid when moved, preventing the sides from swinging open (which they did during building, every time I had to move it).
Overall, this set is fantastic. It’s full of great details the sort of that adult fans would put into their own creations. It has interesting techniques for minifig-scale items, and just feels complete. I appreciate that with the immense size of this set, very little felt repetitive during the build process, even with the tile/modified bricks with studs on the side design for the windows. I appreciate the continuity with the Ecto-1 fitting perfectly inside. It was, understandably, a very long build. We’re talking a full marathon of Lord of the Rings, Extended Edition build length. If you choose to build this (and I hope you do), be prepared for the long haul and make sure you’ve got good lighting and a decent chair. You’ll find the result well worth your time. You can check out all of our pictures on flickr. Here at The Brothers Brick, we recognize there’s been a lot of conversation in the LEGO community regarding this set and a similar submission on IDEAS.