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Tallest Lego building with 4 pieces?
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#22Ok, an even better one:
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#25Reminds of a genetic algorithm that was made to optimize lego structures[0]. One of the most notable results of this was optimizing for a structure as long as possible with a single support. What they got was a 2 meter long organic looking cantilever that experienced significant brick deformation[1]
[0]http://www.demo.cs.brandeis.edu/pr/buildable/evocad/aid00/ [1]http://www.demo.cs.brandeis.edu/pr/buildable/long_bridge/
Re: Tallest Lego building with 4 pieces?
#26Ok, an even better one: http://imgur.com/a/FXhbH
now do one with the top piece upside down (or put that piece on the bottom)
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#27Ok, an even better one: http://imgur.com/a/FXhbH
now do one with the top piece upside down (or put that piece on the bottom)
I tried, it will not balance (nor at the bottom, because COG is off-center too far from the center of the round 1x1 plate for it to be able to stand on its own).
I'd love for someone to beat this one.
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#28One commentator here questioned why is this on HN (and was DVd somewhat) There is the fact that dad teaches stuff to daughter. The lesson is fun and interactive. The concepts dealt with are pretty profound and can be quite deep: constraints, maxima and minima.
Well done dad - you've covered some complex stuff in a fun and accessible way. Good skills.
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Re: Tallest Lego building with 4 pieces?
#29You can do a bit better if you put the round piece at the base, and make the blue piece diagonal just like the big flat piece. You'd need to balance everything on the round piece, but the little pink dot should assist in that. Kind of like those balanced rocks thing :)
yep, that was along the same line of thought I had