Summary
- A YouTuber has created a series of videos showcasing their engineering skills by creating LEGO vehicles to successfully cross gaps of increasing size
- At the time of writing, the first video in the series has been viewed more than 100 million times
- Engineering techniques on display include maximising the vehicles’ centre of gravity and fulcrum to create greater leverage
- The intrepid hacker has also created other LEGO-based vehicles including a guitar that is in fact an ultrasonic synth, and a brick-laying machine
- Previous LEGO hacks covered on Hackaday include a LEGO interferometer and a piece investigating the qualities of LEGO axles
By John Elliot V
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