Video Of The Week - Lego Man Goes To Space

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It seems as though Lego man are popping up everywhere - First there was the giant mysterious one that washed ashore in Florida and now this one that has 'flown' all the way to Space. Fortunately in this case, there is no mystery as to how he got there.

The Lego figurine's trip to space was engineered by two 17-year olds from Toronto's Agincoure Collegiate Institute. Inspired by a similar project undertaken by the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad decided to see if they could successfully send cameras to near space and snap photographs of earth from a high altitude

The duo spent $400 USD and many weekends to figure out the launch of the Lego man that was fitted with four cameras. The stunning images taken from 78,000 feet above the ground, have made them and Lego man world famous!

Resources: Universetoday.com

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  • tyalmost 14 years
    I wish my legos could do that
    • panda121
      panda121almost 14 years
      How can a lego go all the way to space? But i wonder if it came down to earth again?
      • randomalmost 14 years
        that's crazy
        • hiyoalmost 14 years
          kool
          • MJmyAngelalmost 14 years
            Wow that is pretty cool! But the LEGO part was so lame.....
          • dhghealmost 14 years
            that is sooooooooooooooo cool
            • Hulgaalmost 14 years
              GAAA OMG DAT IS TOATALLY gnarly
              • alyssa3860
                alyssa3860almost 14 years
                Wow! That's amazing!
                • Owenalmost 14 years
                  In the video, I think the camera moved too much, but it was funny and cool. They spent a lot of money on it.
                  • panda121
                    panda121almost 14 years
                    The camera did move way to much. It almost looked fake.
                  • bob the aleinalmost 14 years
                    HA HA COOL!