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The comedy4cast Network.
Let's dog-ear that for now.
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00:00:06,234 --> 00:00:13,740
This is comedy4cast, episode 871,
Megabuild Lotsaparts.
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00:00:13,741 --> 00:00:18,171
Comedy4cast is participating in
the Dog Days of Podcasting,
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00:00:18,172 --> 00:00:23,521
where podcasters try to put out a show
every day in August. For more information
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00:00:23,522 --> 00:00:28,642
and to hear all the shows,
go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.
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00:00:28,643 --> 00:00:33,161
Comedy4cast is taking this time to
provide you with some interesting,
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00:00:33,162 --> 00:00:35,461
yet totally useless odd news.
8
00:00:35,462 --> 00:00:40,741
In fact, 2 Odd New stories that
we think deserve each other.
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00:00:40,742 --> 00:00:46,942
So, let's have some fun
with Odd News Times Twos.
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00:00:46,943 --> 00:00:53,291
LEGO Group recently released a Technic set
of the Koenigsegg Shadair's Spear.
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00:00:53,292 --> 00:00:59,136
If that sentence sounds like refrigerator
magnet poetry gone mad, let me explain.
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00:00:59,137 --> 00:01:02,081
Technic is a product line by LEGO.
13
00:01:02,082 --> 00:01:06,821
Instead of including just the usual pieces
you don't want to step on in the dark,
14
00:01:06,822 --> 00:01:11,451
each set features additional
interconnecting plastic rods and parts.
15
00:01:11,452 --> 00:01:17,033
This way, LEGO can create advanced models
of working vehicles and machines.
16
00:01:17,034 --> 00:01:22,191
For example, some LEGO Technic sets
include a working model that demonstrates
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how the moon orbits the Earth
and how they both orbit the sun.
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00:01:26,281 --> 00:01:29,978
They're still working on the
Spiral Galaxy Expansion Pack.
19
00:01:29,979 --> 00:01:35,391
There's also a deep-sea research sub
with working propeller and grabber arm.
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00:01:35,392 --> 00:01:40,009
But the James Cameron
action figure is sold separately.
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00:01:40,010 --> 00:01:44,651
One popular Technic line is
the Ultimate Car Concept series,
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00:01:44,652 --> 00:01:49,521
and LEGO just added a Technic version
of a concept car by Koenigsegg,
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00:01:49,522 --> 00:01:53,359
a Swedish avant-garde
megacar and technology company.
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The megacar in question
is the Shadair's Spear.
25
00:01:57,516 --> 00:02:02,636
You'll build the car's functioning
9-speed transmission, the V8 engine,
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00:02:02,637 --> 00:02:07,309
suspension, and on, and on, and on.
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00:02:07,310 --> 00:02:10,060
[ CLICKING OF LEGO BRICS BUILDS
TO A CRESCENDO ]
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Interested?
What if I tell you the set costs $450?
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00:02:15,496 --> 00:02:21,602
Okay, what if I said
the set comes with 4,104 parts?
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00:02:21,603 --> 00:02:25,821
Still not afraid?
Did I mention the Builds Manual?
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Part 1 is 496 pages long,
and Part 2 is 480 pages long.
32
00:02:33,635 --> 00:02:37,435
Whew, it doesn't get much more
complicated than that.
33
00:02:37,436 --> 00:02:43,324
Well, until we get to our second story,
Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer
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00:02:43,325 --> 00:02:47,874
Vacheron Constantin directs your
attention to The Berkley Grand,
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00:02:47,875 --> 00:02:51,976
the world's most complicated
pocket watch. Literally.
36
00:02:51,977 --> 00:02:57,096
In the world of timepieces,
a complication is a function of the watch,
37
00:02:57,097 --> 00:03:01,304
like the basic function of telling the time,
or a stopwatch feature,
38
00:03:01,305 --> 00:03:04,414
or having a revolving dial
that tells the day of the week.
39
00:03:04,415 --> 00:03:10,001
But the Berkeley Grand takes the idea to
an absurd level by featuring a record-breaking
40
00:03:10,002 --> 00:03:16,456
63 complications, including the world's
first perpetual Chinese calendar.
41
00:03:16,457 --> 00:03:23,934
Accurate through the year 2200. That calendar
alone includes 11 individual calendars.
42
00:03:23,935 --> 00:03:29,747
There's also a world time indicator, second
time zone — northern or southern hemisphere,
43
00:03:29,748 --> 00:03:32,094
Gregorian perpetual calendar functions,
44
00:03:32,095 --> 00:03:36,714
a sky chart, split second chronograph,
alarms, a Westminster carillon chime
45
00:03:36,715 --> 00:03:42,653
with a way to set nighttime silence hours,
and probably an espresso machine.
46
00:03:42,654 --> 00:03:47,724
I'm not sure. It was really hard
to get through all these specs.
47
00:03:47,724 --> 00:03:54,744
The watch has 31 hands
and close to 2,900 parts.
48
00:03:54,746 --> 00:03:59,354
As you may have guessed, the Berkley Grand
is not a very practical watch to
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00:03:59,355 --> 00:04:01,276
carry around in your pocket.
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00:04:01,277 --> 00:04:05,403
It weighs over two pounds
and is two inches thick.
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00:04:05,404 --> 00:04:10,053
The price? Actually, the watch was
commissioned, so no price is listed.
52
00:04:10,054 --> 00:04:15,184
But we're thinking somewhere north of $50.
So it seems the major thing that
53
00:04:15,185 --> 00:04:19,644
can distinguish the Vacheron Constantin
Berkley Grand watch from the Technic.
54
00:04:19,645 --> 00:04:22,046
Koenigsegg Sidair's Spear LEGO set
55
00:04:22,047 --> 00:04:27,067
is the fact that the watch is a
standard, full-sized functioning machine.
56
00:04:27,068 --> 00:04:32,716
Well, the LEGO team said,
hold my brick separator and watch this.
57
00:04:32,717 --> 00:04:37,447
Using 327,906 LEGO elements,
58
00:04:37,448 --> 00:04:42,654
they built a full-size, drivable version
of the Sedair's Spear.
59
00:04:42,655 --> 00:04:47,944
Then drove it up Goodwood Hillclimb,
a motorsport course in England,
60
00:04:47,945 --> 00:04:52,904
achieving a top speed
of over 68 miles an hour.
61
00:04:52,905 --> 00:04:54,803
[ RACE CAR SPEEDS BY ]
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00:04:54,804 --> 00:05:00,214
So what did we learn today? Apparently,
the LEGO Group can make anything full-size.
63
00:05:00,215 --> 00:05:04,894
So personally, I can't wait to hear the
brick count when the full-size version
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00:05:04,895 --> 00:05:07,990
of that Earth, Moon, and Sun set comes out.
65
00:05:07,991 --> 00:05:11,761
[ THOUSANDS OF LEGO BRICKS
SPILL OUT OF PACKAGES ]
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We're going to need a pretty big
dining table for that build.
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00:05:15,310 --> 00:05:17,837
♪ "END THEME" MUSIC IN AND UNDER. ♪
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00:05:17,838 --> 00:05:21,569
That about wraps it up
for today's Odd News Times Twos.
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00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:27,306
But first, a very special shout-out to
my Patreon patrons, including producer-level
70
00:05:27,307 --> 00:05:33,246
patrons Paul Barrie from the A Window
to the Magic podcast, Kirby Bartlett-Sloan,
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00:05:33,247 --> 00:05:39,786
Chuck Tomasi from the Technorama podcast,
Kyle Nishioka Brian Martsolf Amy Murphy,
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00:05:39,787 --> 00:05:46,647
and Steve Ng from steveng5.com
that's S-T-E-V-E-N-G,
73
00:05:46,648 --> 00:05:52,649
the number 5 dot com. You too can show
your support just search for comedy4cast
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00:05:52,650 --> 00:05:56,646
all one word with the number 4
on patreon.com.
75
00:05:56,647 --> 00:06:01,308
Original script voices and original
music by me, Clinton Alvord.
76
00:06:01,309 --> 00:06:06,523
Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.
Talk to you again next time.
77
00:06:06,524 --> 00:06:10,651
But for now, that's it. We're done, done,
done, done, done. Bye-bye.
00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:06,233
The comedy4cast Network.
Let's dog-ear that for now.
2
00:00:06,234 --> 00:00:13,740
This is comedy4cast, episode 871,
Megabuild Lotsaparts.
3
00:00:13,741 --> 00:00:18,171
Comedy4cast is participating in
the Dog Days of Podcasting,
4
00:00:18,172 --> 00:00:23,521
where podcasters try to put out a show
every day in August. For more information
5
00:00:23,522 --> 00:00:28,642
and to hear all the shows,
go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.
6
00:00:28,643 --> 00:00:33,161
Comedy4cast is taking this time to
provide you with some interesting,
7
00:00:33,162 --> 00:00:35,461
yet totally useless odd news.
8
00:00:35,462 --> 00:00:40,741
In fact, 2 Odd New stories that
we think deserve each other.
9
00:00:40,742 --> 00:00:46,942
So, let's have some fun
with Odd News Times Twos.
10
00:00:46,943 --> 00:00:53,291
LEGO Group recently released a Technic set
of the Koenigsegg Shadair's Spear.
11
00:00:53,292 --> 00:00:59,136
If that sentence sounds like refrigerator
magnet poetry gone mad, let me explain.
12
00:00:59,137 --> 00:01:02,081
Technic is a product line by LEGO.
13
00:01:02,082 --> 00:01:06,821
Instead of including just the usual pieces
you don't want to step on in the dark,
14
00:01:06,822 --> 00:01:11,451
each set features additional
interconnecting plastic rods and parts.
15
00:01:11,452 --> 00:01:17,033
This way, LEGO can create advanced models
of working vehicles and machines.
16
00:01:17,034 --> 00:01:22,191
For example, some LEGO Technic sets
include a working model that demonstrates
17
00:01:22,192 --> 00:01:26,280
how the moon orbits the Earth
and how they both orbit the sun.
18
00:01:26,281 --> 00:01:29,978
They're still working on the
Spiral Galaxy Expansion Pack.
19
00:01:29,979 --> 00:01:35,391
There's also a deep-sea research sub
with working propeller and grabber arm.
20
00:01:35,392 --> 00:01:40,009
But the James Cameron
action figure is sold separately.
21
00:01:40,010 --> 00:01:44,651
One popular Technic line is
the Ultimate Car Concept series,
22
00:01:44,652 --> 00:01:49,521
and LEGO just added a Technic version
of a concept car by Koenigsegg,
23
00:01:49,522 --> 00:01:53,359
a Swedish avant-garde
megacar and technology company.
24
00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,515
The megacar in question
is the Shadair's Spear.
25
00:01:57,516 --> 00:02:02,636
You'll build the car's functioning
9-speed transmission, the V8 engine,
26
00:02:02,637 --> 00:02:07,309
suspension, and on, and on, and on.
27
00:02:07,310 --> 00:02:10,060
[ CLICKING OF LEGO BRICS BUILDS
TO A CRESCENDO ]
28
00:02:10,061 --> 00:02:15,495
Interested?
What if I tell you the set costs $450?
29
00:02:15,496 --> 00:02:21,602
Okay, what if I said
the set comes with 4,104 parts?
30
00:02:21,603 --> 00:02:25,821
Still not afraid?
Did I mention the Builds Manual?
31
00:02:25,822 --> 00:02:33,634
Part 1 is 496 pages long,
and Part 2 is 480 pages long.
32
00:02:33,635 --> 00:02:37,435
Whew, it doesn't get much more
complicated than that.
33
00:02:37,436 --> 00:02:43,324
Well, until we get to our second story,
Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer
34
00:02:43,325 --> 00:02:47,874
Vacheron Constantin directs your
attention to The Berkley Grand,
35
00:02:47,875 --> 00:02:51,976
the world's most complicated
pocket watch. Literally.
36
00:02:51,977 --> 00:02:57,096
In the world of timepieces,
a complication is a function of the watch,
37
00:02:57,097 --> 00:03:01,304
like the basic function of telling the time,
or a stopwatch feature,
38
00:03:01,305 --> 00:03:04,414
or having a revolving dial
that tells the day of the week.
39
00:03:04,415 --> 00:03:10,001
But the Berkeley Grand takes the idea to
an absurd level by featuring a record-breaking
40
00:03:10,002 --> 00:03:16,456
63 complications, including the world's
first perpetual Chinese calendar.
41
00:03:16,457 --> 00:03:23,934
Accurate through the year 2200. That calendar
alone includes 11 individual calendars.
42
00:03:23,935 --> 00:03:29,747
There's also a world time indicator, second
time zone — northern or southern hemisphere,
43
00:03:29,748 --> 00:03:32,094
Gregorian perpetual calendar functions,
44
00:03:32,095 --> 00:03:36,714
a sky chart, split second chronograph,
alarms, a Westminster carillon chime
45
00:03:36,715 --> 00:03:42,653
with a way to set nighttime silence hours,
and probably an espresso machine.
46
00:03:42,654 --> 00:03:47,724
I'm not sure. It was really hard
to get through all these specs.
47
00:03:47,724 --> 00:03:54,744
The watch has 31 hands
and close to 2,900 parts.
48
00:03:54,746 --> 00:03:59,354
As you may have guessed, the Berkley Grand
is not a very practical watch to
49
00:03:59,355 --> 00:04:01,276
carry around in your pocket.
50
00:04:01,277 --> 00:04:05,403
It weighs over two pounds
and is two inches thick.
51
00:04:05,404 --> 00:04:10,053
The price? Actually, the watch was
commissioned, so no price is listed.
52
00:04:10,054 --> 00:04:15,184
But we're thinking somewhere north of $50.
So it seems the major thing that
53
00:04:15,185 --> 00:04:19,644
can distinguish the Vacheron Constantin
Berkley Grand watch from the Technic.
54
00:04:19,645 --> 00:04:22,046
Koenigsegg Sidair's Spear LEGO set
55
00:04:22,047 --> 00:04:27,067
is the fact that the watch is a
standard, full-sized functioning machine.
56
00:04:27,068 --> 00:04:32,716
Well, the LEGO team said,
hold my brick separator and watch this.
57
00:04:32,717 --> 00:04:37,447
Using 327,906 LEGO elements,
58
00:04:37,448 --> 00:04:42,654
they built a full-size, drivable version
of the Sedair's Spear.
59
00:04:42,655 --> 00:04:47,944
Then drove it up Goodwood Hillclimb,
a motorsport course in England,
60
00:04:47,945 --> 00:04:52,904
achieving a top speed
of over 68 miles an hour.
61
00:04:52,905 --> 00:04:54,803
[ RACE CAR SPEEDS BY ]
62
00:04:54,804 --> 00:05:00,214
So what did we learn today? Apparently,
the LEGO Group can make anything full-size.
63
00:05:00,215 --> 00:05:04,894
So personally, I can't wait to hear the
brick count when the full-size version
64
00:05:04,895 --> 00:05:07,990
of that Earth, Moon, and Sun set comes out.
65
00:05:07,991 --> 00:05:11,761
[ THOUSANDS OF LEGO BRICKS
SPILL OUT OF PACKAGES ]
66
00:05:11,762 --> 00:05:15,309
We're going to need a pretty big
dining table for that build.
67
00:05:15,310 --> 00:05:17,837
♪ "END THEME" MUSIC IN AND UNDER. ♪
68
00:05:17,838 --> 00:05:21,569
That about wraps it up
for today's Odd News Times Twos.
69
00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:27,306
But first, a very special shout-out to
my Patreon patrons, including producer-level
70
00:05:27,307 --> 00:05:33,246
patrons Paul Barrie from the A Window
to the Magic podcast, Kirby Bartlett-Sloan,
71
00:05:33,247 --> 00:05:39,786
Chuck Tomasi from the Technorama podcast,
Kyle Nishioka Brian Martsolf Amy Murphy,
72
00:05:39,787 --> 00:05:46,647
and Steve Ng from steveng5.com
that's S-T-E-V-E-N-G,
73
00:05:46,648 --> 00:05:52,649
the number 5 dot com. You too can show
your support just search for comedy4cast
74
00:05:52,650 --> 00:05:56,646
all one word with the number 4
on patreon.com.
75
00:05:56,647 --> 00:06:01,308
Original script voices and original
music by me, Clinton Alvord.
76
00:06:01,309 --> 00:06:06,523
Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.
Talk to you again next time.
77
00:06:06,524 --> 00:06:10,651
But for now, that's it. We're done, done,
done, done, done. Bye-bye.
