More or Less: How tall can a Lego tower get?

Robin Capper

Robin Capper

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The BBC Stats podcast “More or less” investigates a topic I remember researching as a kid. Ok, maybe ‘researching’ is pushing it a bit but I do remember building Lego Skyscrapers until they toppled.

BBC News - How tall can a Lego tower get?        
So - how many Lego bricks, stacked one on top of the other, would it take to destroy the bottom brick?

More or Less Podcast ~ Episode: Opinion polling, Kevin Pietersen, and stacking Lego : 30 Nov 2012
Lego Ferrari

The answer is surprising, a theoretical Lego tower could be incredibly tall. I didn’t even get near the 30m+ record for building real Lego towers.

PS: My most recent Lego assembly effort was this Formula 1 Ferrari!

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