Lego can be said to be one of the most representative toy brands in the world. Whether you are an adult or a child, as long as you have enough Lego bricks, you can use all kinds of unexpected creativity and piece together all kinds of unexpected creations. . However, another of the most impressive features of Lego bricks is that they are super painful if you accidentally step on them when you are barefoot.
Almost every parent who has played with Lego as a child, or whose children have played with Lego at home, has experienced similar painful lessons. At present, LEGO officials have launched hundreds or even thousands of building blocks of different shapes for this classic toy. Therefore, some players have begun to have a question, that is, which building block will you feel when you step on it? The most intense pain?
This is exactly the question that YouTuber "Nate Scovill" wants to answer recently. The creator uses real scientific methods, combined with experiments in the style of the classic science show "MythBusters" to explore the answer to this question. After gathering a lot of information from various Lego enthusiasts on Reddit forums and Discord, Scovill finally succeeded in filtering out a few Lego bricks that were most likely to cause pain, and then began to use sophisticated tools to conduct a series of tests.
First, Scovill used squares made of corrugated cardboard to press on Lego bricks, and recorded the "degree of damage" caused by these bricks to the squares one by one. He even built a weighted robotic arm to simulate human beings. The pressure on the feet when walking. According to his experimental results, sharp "flame bricks", "wizard hats" and retro-style "plastic trees" can cause the most serious damage.
However, just using cardboard for testing seemed not accurate enough for Scovill, so the creator went a step further and made an entire "prosthetic foot" made of ballistic testing gel so that he could more accurately Documenting the potential damage caused by Lego to the soles of human feet. And in some of the worst cases, some blocks even dig right into the bottom of the gel. So, which LEGO brick is the most dangerous?
According to the results of his experiment, the answer is a building block that some Lego players may have never heard of. It is a red wheel with a metal pin. However, this building block has officially been discontinued. When LEGO officially produced this brick, the engineering and manufacturing technology wasn't as advanced as it is today. These red wheels, if stepped on at just the right angle, can cause excruciating pain, reminiscent of the traps in "Home Alone". Not only that, Scovill also jokingly said that if you step on it, you'd better make sure your tetanus shot is effective.
