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Re: New world record for highest Lego tower planned
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:56:39 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
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> > Not allowed? I guess LEGO is sponsoring the event and providing the brick.
> > What would they do if a private club made one much taller?
> >
> > Are they going to use any kind of support like a steel pole?
> >
> > KL
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> Lego is not just supporting this event. A PR-agency is making whole planning
> and supporting the event for TLC.
> They have computed the static and the have millions of bricks brought with
> them....
> The tower itself is build by visitors of the event. The Pr-people have just
> prepared a first layer out of plates in the towers shape. then people are
> allowed to build 25 25 layers of bricks on this by using 2xXx1 Bricks of any
> colour (but mainly 2x4x1 bricks).
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> These bricks have been used for old record towers and will be used for further
> events.
>
> If you like to see the shape and inner design of the single modules take a • look
> here:
> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/temp/tower_modules.jpg
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> These modules are brought up with a crane and fixed with help of heavy rubber
> hammers!
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> In the center of the tower is a structure to fix the tower with steel wires.
> But these are only for security purposes (for e.g. heavy weather, storm). The
> tower is able to stand free on it's own.
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> Regards,
>
> Ben
Is there anywhere else that these are posted. I've tried about a dozen times
and all I've gotten is "timed-out" messages?
Matt
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| (...) Our universities server seems to have some trouble today... I have no access to the net now and then too. But in the moment I can recieve the pictures.... Maybe try this address: I posted the pictures in the German Lego Forum first and wrote (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Lego is not just supporting this event. A PR-agency is making whole planning and supporting the event for TLC. They have computed the static and the have millions of bricks brought with them.... The tower itself is build by visitors of the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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