LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a million Technic pieces

Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by PeterisP on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:08AM (#17876345)

Not even the frame - "This is also the first-time load-bearing parts were built purely out of LEGO."

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by nonsince on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:41AM (#17876604)

That doesn’t mean that all load-bearing parts are lego. It has a steel frame, as the article states.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by joering2 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:47AM (#17876643)

Exactly. No matter what your engineering skills are, the thickest Lego bricks cannot withstand a grownup man sitting on them.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by jakemoshenko on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:59AM (#17876745)

I regularly sit on creations out of my daughter's duplo.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by joering2 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @10:26AM (#17876977)

Put wheels on it and drive it 18mph we see then.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by icebraining on Thursday August 30, 2018 @12:04PM (#17877792)

The base of the Super Awesome Micro Project (a LEGO hotrod built a few years ago, who could travel at 20mph) was pure LEGO; only the four struts connected to the wheels weren't.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by thedrbrian on Thursday August 30, 2018 @12:35PM (#17878079)

Was always curious about that. Got any pictures of the build?

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by laurentb on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:42PM (#17880555)

here's a vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ObE4_nMCjE

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by icebraining on Thursday August 30, 2018 @12:41PM (#17878141)

No, sorry.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by jacquesm on Thursday August 30, 2018 @03:30PM (#17879952)

I've built usable furniture out of Lego, including chairs and I could sit on it just fine. It's incredibly strong if you use it wisely.

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Re:LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti from over a mill... by 24gttghh on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:59AM (#17876748)

I saw a metal frame being used to assemble the car in one of the videos but I didn't see them remove it after putting the body together.

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