In May 2013, the largest-ever structure built from this material was unveiled in Times Square; that life-size X-wing fighter contained over five million pieces.
In December 2012, responding to a long-running Reddit thread, the engineering department of the UK's Open University determined that the theoretical maximum height of a tower built only from this material is just over 3500 meters; the current world record, however, is merely 32.5 meters. James May was the first person to built a full-size, fully-functioning house from this material. Buildings constructed from this material are collected in several areas each called [*] "Miniland." The company that produces this material was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark. In May 2013, the largest-ever structure built from this material was unveiled in Times Square; that life-size X-wing fighter contained over five million pieces. For 10 points, name these toy plastic bricks.
In December 2012, responding to a long-running Reddit thread, the engineering department of the UK's Open University determined that the theoretical maximum height of a tower built only from this material is just over 3500 meters; the current world record, however, is merely 32.5 meters.
LEGO bricks