11 Story LEGO Tower Constructed

[Rukentuts]

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/21/...est/?hpt=hp_t3

World record, and I used to think the stuff I built was huge.

[OzoAndIndi]

Hah! *cheesy grin* That was my old school district until high school.

Nice shot of it, the pic I saw in the local paper only showed a guy up on something at the very top. (Although its missing the little red schoolhouse shape they capped the top with and matches the district logo.)

Video

[Crissi]

I bet this is a plot by agnostics annoyed with the radical right to cause God to suddenly be in incredible pain when he steps on it.

/tinfoil hat

[Svifnymr]

considering the cost of lego's, that's one expensive tower.

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i sense 9/11 jokes inc on this thread

[Pendulous]

I think there may be some physics lessons here too. Keeping this thing from toppling over on itself must have taken a few calculations.

[Rukentuts]

I think there may be some physics lessons here too. Keeping this thing from toppling over on itself must have taken a few calculations.

Well they kinda cheesed it and built around a long pole and had tension cables similar to a radio tower.

[Redmage]

Well they kinda cheesed it and built around a long pole and had tension cables similar to a radio tower.

Boo, I call foul.

[Very Tired]

I find it hard to believe it only weighs a ton.

[OzoAndIndi]

Well, with the many storms we've had in this area through the summer and recently, I don't think it could have stayed standing without some kind of structural support. If that thing toppled.. oh my. o.O lol