Applications for Education.
The question of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is an enjoyable prompt for diving into conversations about mathematics and physics. Prior to showing students the video or the post mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then compose out lists of the variables that they can consider that would influence how high the tower might get. After they watch the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my classroom.

The comic and the post triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. The video describes the mathematics that was utilized by researchers at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to showing trainees the video or the short article discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would influence how tall the tower might get. After they watch the video I d have a little class contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this morning I discovered a.
brand-new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic addresses the concern, “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” (Its a copyright-protected work so youll have to view it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based upon a 2012 BBC post titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my look for videos that describe the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs short article and The Oatmeals comic..

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Last fall a YouTube channel titled Lifes Biggest Questions tackled the concern of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video describes the math that was utilized by researchers at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Obviously, the mathematical answer assumes that the tower would not fall over before reaching its maximum height. You then have to consider the general stability of the structure instead of simply weight-bearing ability of the structure. View the video for more information, its quite satisfying..