Answers.Body: <p>The image posted in your question shows the Lego brick artist <a href="http://brickartist.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nathan Sawaya</a>.</p>
  
  <p>On his <a href="http://brickartist.com/about/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">website</a>, he states:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>A life-size human form sculpture typically has 15,000-25,000 bricks.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>So, lets use 20,000 for our calculations.</p>
  
  <p>Next, how much does a brick weigh, well of course it depends on the type of brick, but if we take the common 2 x 4 Brick <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Rjo46.gif" alt="2 x 4 Brick">, <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bricklink</a> tells us that one 2 x 4 Brick weighs 2.32g.</p>
  
  <pre><code>20,000 x 2.32 = 46,400g 
  = 46.4Kg
  = 102.3Lb 
  = 7.3 Stone
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So one could say they are <strong>very roughly</strong> equivalent in weight.</p>
  
  <p>But if anything, the Lego versions are likely lighter than their human twins. This is especially true if we consider that many of the bricks will be smaller than the 2 x 4 Brick we used in the rough calculation above. For example, according to Bricklink, the <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3002" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2 x 3 Brick</a> weighs 1.92g and the <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3003" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2 x 2 Brick</a> weighs 1.21g. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: Hmm, two 2x2's would weigh more than one 2x4 (2.42g) - generally the density of the element would increases as the size decreases because more of the volume is taken up by the thicker sidewalls.
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Body: <p>Generally, how many pounds of LEGO would it take to make a life sized person sculpture?
  Do they weigh anywhere near the same as the real person they are modeled after? </p>
  
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ThreadText: # How much does a life sized LEGO person sculpture weigh?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-07-19)
  
  Generally, how many pounds of LEGO would it take to make a life sized person sculpture?
  Do they weigh anywhere near the same as the real person they are modeled after?
  
  ![Life sized people](https://i.sstatic.net/TRtoF.jpg)
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-07-19. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  The image posted in your question shows the Lego brick artist [Nathan Sawaya](http://brickartist.com/).
  
  On his [website](http://brickartist.com/about/), he states:
  
  > A life-size human form sculpture typically has 15,000-25,000 bricks.
  
  So, lets use 20,000 for our calculations.
  
  Next, how much does a brick weigh, well of course it depends on the type of brick, but if we take the common 2 x 4 Brick ![2 x 4 Brick](https://i.sstatic.net/Rjo46.gif), [Bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3001) tells us that one 2 x 4 Brick weighs 2.32g.
  
  ```
  20,000 x 2.32 = 46,400g 
  = 46.4Kg
  = 102.3Lb 
  = 7.3 Stone
  
  ```
  
  So one could say they are **very roughly** equivalent in weight.
  
  But if anything, the Lego versions are likely lighter than their human twins. This is especially true if we consider that many of the bricks will be smaller than the 2 x 4 Brick we used in the rough calculation above. For example, according to Bricklink, the [2 x 3 Brick](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3002) weighs 1.92g and the [2 x 2 Brick](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3003) weighs 1.21g.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Hmm, two 2x2's would weigh more than one 2x4 (2.42g) - generally the density of the element would increases as the size decreases because more of the volume is taken up by the thicker sidewalls.  
  
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