lego Neat, fun, and incredibly durable. Long after our names were forgotten and the bloodline of our ancestors was wiped out. Their colorful plastic bodies will last until the heat of the universe dies. They also hurt like hell stepping on them barefoot.
Anyone who has played with Lego since they were a child (or still playing) probably knows this firsthand. Anyone who has children plays with Lego. definitely Do. As a parent, don’t you think you’ll stomp on all the nonsense your newborn child will leave around? But what you didn’t know before having children was that How brain dead would you be from having a child but hundreds, maybe even thousands, of unique Lego bricks? Which one does the most damage?
That’s the question YouTuber Nate Scovill (via Hackaday) latest intend to answer Using a combination of scientific and blockbuster legend– Excess Inspiration Scovill gathered information from Lego enthusiasts on Reddit and Discord to narrow down the most potentially painful pieces he should research. Then use more complex tools to test.
First, Scoville used a set of cardboard squares to press onto the Lego pieces to record them. It uses “damage gradients” and uses artificial, weighted arms slapped onto cardboard to simulate the weight of foot presses, flame spikes, wizard hats, and retro plastic trees. They all cause the most serious damage.
Not content to settle on cardboard alone, Scovill decided to build an entire foot out of ballistic gel. This will record the damage in more detail. and also helps the various parts Can stick deep into the material If the simulated accident doesn’t happen very well So which Lego pieces turned out to be the most dangerous?
It’s something you’ve probably never heard before. red wheels It has metal rivets in it that Lego stopped making long ago. This was back before corporate engineers and manufacturing processes were as technologically advanced and refined as they are today. There are some Lego pieces that use metal to complete their connections. These red wheels, if stepped on hard, At the right angle it helps a little more. stay home alone– Pain like Scovill says you might want to make sure your tetanus shot is up to date if you get stung by one of these.
Luckily for most of us The pain of stepping on Lego can be removed with a colorful expletive.
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