Japanese designer goes viral with functional and edible chocolate LEGOs

SHIZUOKA, Japan, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- New parents trying to train their children not to put objects in their mouths may want to stay away from the latest creation by Akihiro Mizuuchi.

The Japanese illustrator and designer has combined two childhood favorites that, for many, spill into adulthood -- LEGOs and chocolate.

Unlike other attempts to create candy LEGOs, Mizuuchi mold doesn't just simulate the iconic convex cylinders atop each LEGO block, but also the hollow underside with minurature support beams to hold the blocks together.

Mizuuchi's mold is so detailed it even imprints the LEGO logo on the top of each raised cylinder.

Mizuuchi's other projects include using morphing technology to make the Mona Lisa face the camera symmetrically, coding love notes and creating fake public information symbols.

Although Mizuuchi, a lecturer at the Shizuoka College of Design and Tokoha Gakuen University of Art, first posted the images online back in February, they did not go viral until a Wednesday write up on visual design blog Colossal, when they quickly became a huge hit on Twitter.

FUNCTIONAL LEGO CHOCOLATE: LEGOS THAT WORK AS LEGOS AND ALSO AS CHOCOLATE http://t.co/t70M4NmqAH pic.twitter.com/0MxkqwO6Jx

— Tanya Chen (@Tanya_Chen) August 13, 2014

#art plus #chocolate, 2 of my favourite things together at last http://t.co/6HQD7jTBbQ pic.twitter.com/N4t07y50X3

— marti garaughty (@garaughty) August 13, 2014

Edible Chocolate LEGOs by Akihiro Mizuuchi, check them out right here: http://t.co/K984J2z7Ov @LEGO_Group pic.twitter.com/lBAr4igX07

— Highsnobiety (@highsnobiety) August 13, 2014

GAMECHANGER: Edible chocolate legos!

http://t.co/gOqyUrLPf8 pic.twitter.com/cZNtXgjoEF

— The Millenielle (@TheMillenielle) August 13, 2014

Functional Chocolate LEGOs by Akihiro Mizuuchi http://t.co/9iuAaCsqBL pic.twitter.com/vXamDB35GR

— Colossal (@Colossal) August 13, 2014