Calling all Lego fans
8I am pretty sure there are some folks here who are approaching owning enough legos to build a human sized mansion… calling @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @luvche21 @compunaut @medz @mfladd @mikibell @compunaut @jwsmart @chienfou @capguncowboy @tightwad (and probably a few I missed using meh’s search function on legos).
Well now you are in luck in the next ice age or giant heat wave. They survive being cooled to just a few degrees above absolute zero and turn out to be good insulators. As good insulators you ought to be in good shape for the impending global warming too. Now all you’d need to do is make them water tight and you’ll be all set.
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Watertight you say? Hmm… USS Lego class attack submarine? Just don’t walk bare feet on the decks. Get those seams airtight and SpaceX might be able to use Legos on their rockets!
KuoH
@kuoh Reminds me of this: https://www.npr.org/2014/07/26/335407014/lost-at-sea-legos-reunite-on-beaches-and-facebook
Interesting story - not super surprised about LEGO being a good insulator, but I am very curious to know how brittle it was.
The last part about the 3d printing was interesting… because I just started doing that too. As an aside, the 3D printer on Woot (Ender 3) a couple times last year is pretty great if you’re willing to tinker.
The last little bit in that video looked like 3d printer “infill” - the stuff it squirts into the inside of “solid” objects so they’re still reasonably strong, but not as time consuming to print.
@jwsmart Probably very brittle. They’re pretty tough at normal temperatures, though.
@narfcake I like older video better - where he crushes the car with the minifig inside.
Fun story - how “tough” LEGO is has a lot to do with what color it is. The “reddish brown” color is notorious for shattering.
so what you’re telling me is, my Voltron Legos can withstand the temperatures of deep space? sweet!
I actually own one of the largest private Lego collections in the world.
@madoka
Pix pls?
I’m afraid they all got wiped out when tinypic went down. But the Lego guys know who I am:
https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/59871-whos-got-the-world-record-largest-minifigure-collection/&tab=comments#comment-1068516
For the record, I have over 50,000 minifigs.
@madoka
The Lego world is such a cool place to be! It’s now my stepsons new reality as his 4 year old son has discovered them. I am however having trouble finding those Lego slippers, you know, the ones to protect your tootsies from those ‘run away’ rouge pieces!!! Any ideas would be wonderful…
@madoka Wow, I didn’t even know that community existed. I just read your interview on Rebrickable. Amazing creations! You are quite the prolific engineer!
@Lynnerizer Wouldn’t any slippers with memory foam work?
Just gonna leave this here:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a30337510/lego-bricks-heat-tolerance-quantum-computer/