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		ctdonath on July 17, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How tall can a Lego tower get? About a year (?) ago, someone did do a study of Lego manufacturing variance. They throw away a lot of bricks to keep the variance very small. Granted it focused more on fit than compressive strength, but should help you get nearer the answer.

2muchcoffeeman on July 17, 2014 [–]

I hope the plastic can get recycled to make more bricks.

mattmillr on July 17, 2014 | [–]

It's ABS, the same plastic that some 3-D printers use, so they should be able to just chip it up and feed it right back into the hopper for the molds.

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