Not entirely LEGO...

March 22, 2014 9:14 AM

SuperAwesomeMicroProject (youtube) is a life-size LEGO hot rod, powered by air.

Car and Driver, ExtremeTech and Auto Week have more.

Someone asked StackExchange how it might work.

posted by the man of twists and turns (7 comments total)

Sammartino and Oaida say that the hot rod is capable of 20-30 kph, but that they drive it slowly as they’re scared of a ‘giant Lego explosion.’

Have they not heard of the Kragle?
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 10:11 AM on March 22, 2014 [6 favorites]

My first thought was that I would love/hate to see that engine fail spectacularly.
posted by cmoj at 10:23 AM on March 22, 2014

Looks like rust wouldn't be an issue. I'm interested.
posted by mazola at 10:38 AM on March 22, 2014

At 22 grand, this is almost a viable transportation option, I imagine with a little tweaking you could top out at 35 mph and I'd be sold.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 11:10 AM on March 22, 2014

At 22 grand, this is almost a viable transportation option, I imagine with a little tweaking you could top out at 35 mph and I'd be sold.

And then you hit a little bump and the whole thing shatters into half a million pieces.
posted by Sys Rq at 11:47 AM on March 22, 2014 [1 favorite]

At least you can put it back together yourself. Eventually.

Do they have a Haynes manual?
posted by teatime at 2:19 PM on March 22, 2014

Is it bad Lego etiquette to glue your Lego masterworks together? Or is that part of the art, that you not only build the thing, but you analyzed the structure prior to construction to absorb the point loads generated by the driver.
posted by casual observer at 4:51 PM on March 22, 2014