Building and Testing Lego Boats

Overview

• Experimenting with different Lego boats of increasing sizes.
• Each boat will be tested for buoyancy and resilience against extreme conditions.

Boat 1: Tiny Raft

• Size: Smallest boat, fits a few mini figures.
• Buoyancy Test: Floats successfully.
• Extreme Test:
  • Tested against a giant whirlpool.
  • Gets sucked in; mini-figure spins.

Boat 2: Sailboat

• Features: Tiny plastic sail, small bed inside.
• Buoyancy Test: Floats successfully.
• Extreme Tests:
  • Sail functionality: Does not work.
  • Survives whirlpool test and flushing.

Boat 3: Lego Police Boat

• Features: Jail for criminals, helicopter landing pad.
• Buoyancy Test: Floats successfully.
• Extreme Tests:
  • Handles waves at a water park.
  • Survives a giant slide.

Boat 4: Luxurious Lego Yacht

• Features: Slide, Bluetooth speaker, mini fridge, hot tub, indoor movie theater.
• Buoyancy Test: Partially floats but tips.
• Extreme Test: Fails in storm conditions.

Boat 5: Lego Pirate Ship

• Features: Cannons that shoot Lego bricks.
• Buoyancy Test: Fails to float.

Boat 6: Giant Cargo Ship

• Construction: Made from a large single Lego piece.
• Buoyancy Test: Floats successfully.
• Weight Test:
  • Added mini figures until it sinks.
  • Holds up to 200 mini figures before tipping.

Boat 7: Lego Aircraft Carrier

• Features: Fighter jets, guards, control tower, landing strip, working missile launcher.
• Buoyancy Test: Floats successfully.
• Extreme Tests:
  • Survives meteorite tests of increasing size.
  • Handles giant wave but loses a jet.

Final Item Tests: Smaller Lego Items

• Testing Items:
  • Lego life jacket: Floats.
  • Basketball: Sinks.
  • Duck floaty: Floats.
  • Fish: Sinks.
  • Canoe: Fails in whirlpool.
  • Kayak, surfboard, log raft: All sink.
  • Lego coffin: Floats.
  • Tiny ship for mini figure: Does not float.

Final Boat: Giant Cruise Ship

• Features: Thousands of Lego pieces, multiple levels, rooms, and mini figures.
• Test:
  • Giant dent created in the back.
  • Placed in water; sinks dramatically.

Conclusion

• Overall observation of buoyancy and resilience of various Lego constructions.
• Request for comments on future Lego projects.