Visitors to China's Green Dream Park—not far from the 2008 Olympics' "Bird's Nest" stadium—are currently being greeted by a 40-foot tall, six ton Optimus Prime made from five truckloads of car and truck spare parts. Take that, Gundam. The park opens Friday, and features other environmentally friendly attractions designed to get visitors thinking green. Of course, were I face to face with this behemoth, I'd only be thinking a) how far away is Megatron, and b) where's the nearest eco-conscious hiding place? - Source - CNET
Optimus Prime's original name before he became Autobot leader was Orion Pax in the television series. Orion is the mythological Greek hunter while Pax is Latin for peace. In Latin, Optimus means "best"; "Prime" comes from primus, meaning "first". The toy for Optimus Prime is Patent number 4,516,948 in the U.S. Patent Office. The patent describes "A reconfigurable toy assembly having foldable portions to allow the toy assembly to simulate a toy combination vehicle having a tractor unit and a trailer unit separatably connected to each other. The tractor unit when separated from the trailer unit is reversibly reconfigurable into a robotic humanoid form, while the trailer unit is reversibly reconfigurable into a play space for the robotic humanoid." Homer Simpson appeared as Optimus Prime in one opening sequence to the Simpsons alongside the rest of the Simpson Family rendered as Autobots. There is also an Optimus Prime in the U.S. Army Ohio National Guard. He had his name legally changed to Optimus Prime in March of 2001, on his 30th birthday. His former name has not been disclosed. The Alaskan band Mr McFeely released a ballad entitled "The Death of Optimus Prime", telling the story of the character's first demise. Filk singer The Great Luke Ski also produced a song entitled "The Ballad Of Optimus Prime." In the animated TV series Family Guy, the episode, "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein", "reveals" that Optimus Prime is in fact Jewish. In reference to this, Toyfare magazine's humorous "Twisted Toyfare Theatre" segment once featured a brief scene in which Jewish superhero, The Thing, meets Prime, whom has transformed into a synagogue. The TV show Robot Chicken parodied Optimus Prime (voiced by Abraham Benrubi) and other Transformers characters. Optimus Prime develops prostate cancer in the associated show segment and then dies followed by a transformation into a casket. It is then revealed that the segment was "acted" by the Transformers, and a healthy Optimus Prime explains that Transformers are not made of organic matter, and cannot get cancer, but that "You are, and you can." The toy used in the show for Prime was from the Robot Masters line, though the last scene uses the Masterpiece Optimus Prime toy. This was probably due to their exceptional posability and show accuracy. He appears later that episode after the Human Torch reveals to the doctor that it burns when he urinates, shouting "What did I JUST tell you?!" The music video for the Nizlopi song JCB features a brief appearance by Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime often appears in the online cartoon College University, where he acts as the campus chief of security. Optimus Prime features in the Internet meme, the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, losing his head to Godzilla in the third verse. Past experience says he will probably be brought back from the dead for a sequel. Further, true to character, Prime is seemingly the only participant who does not directly attack another participant, instead spending his time saving Batman, then attempting to shore up a building that Godzilla has tried to knock down. A forty foot (12.2 metre) statue of Optimus Prime has been found in Yunnan Province, China. It is located near several automobile dealerships. The Transformers cartoon was broadcast in China (PRC) from 1990 onwards and had a large following among youths of that generation. _________________________________________ <a href="http://www.micrositez.co.uk/link-building-packages.html">Link Building</a>
Now why would we want that to happen? It'll drive down the market value of BC bud and our economy here in BC will tank! LOL
perhaps taxes from it will fill up bottomless budget of California...not for long... But it is funny...imagine wearing a T-shirt with that logo on it...in weed we trust...:applause2:
