Man makes genius adjustments to his Lego car to help it cross larger and larger gaps in fascinating video

In a bid to demonstrate how engineering can make cars cross huge ravines and bridges, this man made some genius adjustments to a LEGO car and revealed why weight management is key for long vehicles.

LEGO doesn’t always replicate real life. Even though the block building hobby can now make fully-functional racecars, most of the time, the creations are more of an art than a practical object.

But this man has used a LEGO car to give us an old-fashioned physics lesson, and it’s awesome.

With a set of wheels and a couple of red bricks, this man showcased how cars can cross ravines over five times the length of the vehicle itself.

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This LEGO car showcases how real vehicles can cross massive ravines

LEGO has already depicted plenty of real-life scenarios with its kits, as the development of block building appears to be getting better and better.

But in this video by the Brick Experiment Channel on YouTube, the creator shows how cars can straddle gaps of varying size.

While cars can often ignore potholes and small gaps, this LEGO car demonstrates how large vehicles, such as an eight-wheeled lorry, can distribute their weight by using different gadgets to stay straight over gaps.

The first case saw an eight-wheeler adjust the position of the tires to ensure that at least two sets of wheels were always rolling at once, taking advantage of eight-wheel drive and a support beam that holds the battery in place.

But over larger gaps, the battery position would cause an imbalance and make the LEGO car fall.

There, the creator added a pully rope that can change where the battery is, allowing it to first anchor the rear while the front stayed level over the gap, and then weigh down the front as the tail-end followed.

Over even bigger distances, the LEGO car was turned back to a 4WD vehicle with a massive support beam extended over five times its length, which could be used to make a self-supported bridge.

The car was then lifted from one side to the other like a zip line.

All of these, in theory, could have real-world applications, and it’s a great depiction of how weight matters in cars.

LEGO is actually helping car manufacturing

This isn’t the only time that we’ve seen a LEGO car be made as a lesson in physics, allowing us to take real-world formulas and apply them to actual engineering.

Previously, the pendulum car showcased how a car can use its own weight and momentum to move, which is a huge factor in creating race cars.

Speaking of which, LEGO can make those too, such as the McLaren P1 that was actually driven by Lando Norris.

There is only one flaw with these LEGO examples, though.

They smash.

Just as one TV show contestant found out with a to-scale motorbike creation that shattered before his very eyes.

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