<p>1 . According to <a href="https://gizmodo.com/how-tall-can-a-lego-tower-be-before-it-crushes-itself-5965451" rel="noreferrer">experimental results</a>, a single Lego 2x2 brick can support about 950 pounds before failing.</p>

<p>This does not take the shape of the model into account - if you have a sharp point going down into the brick, it's probably going to fail a bit more quickly!</p>

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Matthew
<p>Exactly, how many LEGO blocks would somebody need to support a model that weighs 30 pounds?</p>

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30 grams? I think pretty much anything bigger than a Lego flower stem would handle that...
Matthew
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oh oof wait wrong mueasure cRAP-
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How much to support a big model?
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# How much to support a big model?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-25)

Exactly, how many LEGO blocks would somebody need to support a model that weighs 30 pounds?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 30 grams? I think pretty much anything bigger than a Lego flower stem would handle that...  
> **username_0**: oh oof wait wrong mueasure cRAP-  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

1 . According to [experimental results](https://gizmodo.com/how-tall-can-a-lego-tower-be-before-it-crushes-itself-5965451), a single Lego 2x2 brick can support about 950 pounds before failing.

This does not take the shape of the model into account - if you have a sharp point going down into the brick, it's probably going to fail a bit more quickly!


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