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Zedronar on Dec 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: How tall can a Lego tower get?

Those resources could have been spent in something more useful.

robotnixon on Dec 4, 2012 | [–]

So could the time spent typing that message.

Fun science stuff like this can get people who aren't normally into science interested in it, including children. There's definitely value in that.

recursive on Dec 4, 2012 | | [–]

I just wasted two hours. Doesn't that just drive you crazy?

NegativeK on Dec 4, 2012 | [–]

Like an 80-hour workweek?

People need relaxation.

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