Applications for Education.
Before showing trainees the post or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then compose out lists of the variables that they can think of that would influence how high the tower could get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little class contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.

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The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. The video describes the math that was used by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to revealing students the short article or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then compose out lists of the variables that they can think of that would influence how tall the tower could get. After they see the video I d have a little class contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.

While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly today I came throughout a.
new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic addresses the question, “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” (Its a copyright-protected work so youll need 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 short article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my search for videos that explain the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

The video explains 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. Of course, the mathematical answer assumes that the tower would not topple over before reaching its optimal height.