How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? – Life’s Biggest Questions

The video explains the mathematics 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 presumes that the tower would not fall over before reaching its optimal height.

While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this early morning 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 have to see it on The Oatmeal site). The comic is based on a 2012 BBC short article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post prompted me to rely on YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that explain the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs short article and The Oatmeals comic..

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The comic and the article 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 tall a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Before revealing trainees the video or the short article discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then compose out lists of the variables that they can believe 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 construct the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

Applications for Education.
Before revealing students the video or the post 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 affect how high the tower could get. After they watch the video I d have a little class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my classroom.

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