Aeroeza Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 I'm not worthy!!! But I sure got a kick out of this! Enjoy... Edit: Well it's minifig scale but 1:1 got your attention! Quote
Oky Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Well, the title is misleading in many ways (I thought these were instructions on how to replicate the Death Star set somehow), but the article sure is interesting! Thanks! Quote
Ceroknight Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Bigger than the moon eh... Thank you for sharing this article! Quote
Aeroeza Posted February 24, 2012 Author Posted February 24, 2012 Well, the title is misleading in many ways (I thought these were instructions on how to replicate the Death Star set somehow), but the article sure is interesting! Thanks! Yeah I know. I was just trying to avoid a big 'SCIENCE/MATHS' content warning in the topic header and pull in a few extra patrons... Quote
Brickdoctor Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 This is awesome just because of its sheer ridiculousness. Nice find. Quote
Nightshroud99 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Someone should put this up on Cuusoo just to mess with LEGO. All jokes aside those are some impressive figures, and math. Quote
Pingles Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 I agree with a commenter that we need a Kickstarter for this. Quote
LEGOman273 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Someone should put this up on Cuusoo just to mess with LEGO. All jokes aside those are some impressive figures, and math. It really should be on Cuusoo! Quote
TLOR FETT Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 WHat is funny and cool is I actually had done the math on this a while back whilst my friend and I watched the original trilogy. I gathered scaling information on real life to minifigure size and then went in search of the standard listed size for the Death Star. I remember part of my estimation was like 26 football fields in Diameter Quote
The_Chosen_1 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 What a ridiculously cool article!! I'm a WIRED subscriber, and I love some of the things they come up with. I'll have to show my wife this, she teaches middle school math and would love the way they used math here. Quote
Pingles Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Decided to search for the biggest Lego Death Star so far but most seem about the same size, a few feet across (including the one in the banner image on the forum). They must have made bigger ones for trade shows... Haven't they? Quote
Mr Man Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 It really should be on Cuusoo! . Maybe every person who votes should have to contribute 100 bricks towards it. Quote
1980-Something-Space-Guy Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Awesome read! I enjoy so much when people combine Lego and Math. Thanks. Edited February 24, 2012 by johnnyvgoode Quote
LEGOman273 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 . Maybe every person who votes should have to contribute 100 bricks towards it. It wouldn't be enough! Quote
JackJonespaw Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 This is great! I would love for someone to take up this challenge! Quote
jamie75 Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 This is great! I would love for someone to take up this challenge! When I become a Trillionaire, I will build a space station for me to live in, or buy the ISS. Use Lego S@H to deliver a billion light bley 2x4 bricks and get to work. You think Lego would ship them to me?! Jamie Quote
mortesv Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Cool article! However it was the second Death Star that (according to canon) is 160km in diameter. The first Death Star is "only" 120km in diameter... Quote
Piranha Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks for sharing that article, I really enjoyed it. Quote
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