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Here's the best advice I can offer:

  3. divide the total mass by the number of bricks


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LEGO Scale (approximately 1:40)

1 stud     =  .318 in (~5/16 in)
3 studs    = 0.95 in
4 studs    = 1.27 in.   
3.18 studs = 1 in.
11 studs   = 3.5 in.
16 studs   = 5.09 in.

Dimensions = .96 cm ht x 3.2 cm length x 1.6 cm depth. To scale real world weight to 1 Minifigure (MF), multiply pounds (lbs) by 0.0067, tons by 13.33, and kilograms (kg) by 0.0147.

As a rule, pack animals can carry 20% of their own weight comfortably without tiring. Plastic animals may be similar... but I digress.

To get a really good measurement, it helps to weigh a lot of bricks (of obviously the same type) at once, say 100 pieces of 2x4 bricks might yield a weight of only half a pound. But it sure feels like a lot more, after you include the little bags, the cardboard box, the receipt from the store where you got it, that old ring nobody wants, sorry! Won't happen again. Hope this was helpful.

Weight of Bricks

1x1: 0.4g   (0.13 MF)                   
1x2: 0.78g  (0.25 MF)                   
1x3: 1.17g  (0.38 MF)                   
1x4: 1.57g  (0.51 MF)                   
1x6: 2.25g  (0.72 MF)                   
1x8: 3g     (0.97 MF)                   

2x2: 1.18g  (0.38 MF)                   
2x3: 1.71g  (0.55 MF)                   
2x4: 2.22g  (0.71 MF)

2x6: 3.5g   (1.13 MF)   

Also, for those interested: What's the smallest piece of lego? Lugnut says it is a gold coin, weighing in at just over 0.056 g; the flower petal is a hefty 0.064 g. For reference, a 1x1 plate is 0.176 g, a 1x8 brick is 3.06 g, and a Minifig with no hat/hair or accessories weighs 3.11 g.

The official LEGO scale is (presumably) 1:40. At this scale a Minifig represents a person 5' 6" tall and 2' wide. No, sweetie, you look fine like that. Very thin and pretty! Ahem.

A 1" square represents 3 1/3 scale feet (40 inches)

Just for fun, ever wondered how far a Lego mile would be? Only 110 feet, not much more than the distance to your neighbor's house! Next time I'll calculate a Lego Light Year and possibly a Light Sand Year, as well. a hee-hee a hee-hee I am a sad, corny ridiculous nerd!

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