Capparezza Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) Hey there! Some guys on the German IT and electronics newspage Heise.de thought it would be fun to conduct a real-life crash test with the Lego Porsche GT3. I've missed the competition that came with it (the lucky winner got a new GT3 set), but the video from that crash test is now up on their page and on YouTube. It's hitting a block with 46 km/h Don't watch if you are afraid of hurt LEGO-parts... https://www.youtube.com/embed/dCPWPj4JHqg https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Lego-Porsche-im-ADAC-Testzentrum-Das-spektakulaere-Crash-Video-3719981.html Edited May 23, 2017 by Capparezza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trekkie99 Posted May 23, 2017 Whoa! That is wicked!!! But the Blue Danube playing in the background makes it very entertaining to watch and ads a nice touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColletArrow Posted May 23, 2017 Erm... someone already posted this over in Technic... ...so I'm not entirely sure this thread is necessary. But anyway, the thing I find most annoying about this is the parts falling down the groove in the floor! Didn't they think too cover it up? You can see some lying underneath near the end, looking lost... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capparezza Posted May 24, 2017 9 hours ago, ColletArrow said: Erm... someone already posted this over in Technic... ...so I'm not entirely sure this thread is necessary. But anyway, the thing I find most annoying about this is the parts falling down the groove in the floor! Didn't they think too cover it up? You can see some lying underneath near the end, looking lost... Well, to be fair I posted this 1 hour earlier So by that time there was no thread over at Technic... I don't know what the purpose behind all this was, but in terms of marketing it is an interesting method to get media attention for LEGO, Porsche and c't magazine. And yeah, I can't afford one either. But however horrible it is to watch, I can't help but watch it anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColletArrow Posted May 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Capparezza said: Well, to be fair I posted this 1 hour earlier Oops! Sorry! Well, it certainly got our attention, but I haven't seen it anywhere outside of EB. If it was marketing somehow, I would have expected to see it on social media by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capparezza Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) As c't is a German-only magazine, I suspect it may be targeted to German speaking audiences. But I bet it will find it's way to social media in time, anyhow. BTW: Can someone explain to me how to embed that youtube video? Have tried several methods, didn't work Edited May 24, 2017 by Capparezza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mocbuild101 Posted May 27, 2017 WOW!!! How fast was that going! Also, did any parts actually break, or did they just come apart? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capparezza Posted May 29, 2017 They have a follow-up here, where one can see what has been left of the Porsche after the crash. Interestingly, not many broken parts: https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Lego-Crashtest-Eine-Zwischenbilanz-3726903.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capparezza Posted June 16, 2017 Found a nice GIF of that Porsche crash: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted June 16, 2017 That is just brutal. I'd never do it, but it looks awesome. Glad I got to see the gif, as something is really wrong with youtube at the moment. At least for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
