While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this morning I came across a.
new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic is based on a 2012 BBC post titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my search for videos that describe the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

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The comic and the article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about constructing giant LEGO towers. The video describes the mathematics that was utilized by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Before showing trainees 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 believe of 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 available in my class.

Applications for Education.
The question of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is an enjoyable timely for diving into discussions about mathematics and physics. Before revealing students the article or the video mentioned above, I d have them make guesses regarding the response then draw up lists of the variables that they can consider that would affect how tall the tower could get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

The video discusses the math that was used by scientists at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Of course, the mathematical response assumes that the tower would not topple over before reaching its maximum height.