Some of the greatest athletes of all time are competing at London’s Olympics. So we’re probably going to see a few world records tumble this summer.
If you’re anything like us, you’ve dreamed of seeing your name up on a giant scoreboard next to the flashing words “New World Record”?
Sadly, most of must face the fact that such a day will never come. We will never dip for the line in a photo finish and achieve eternal glory!
Okay, so our dreams of setting a historical mark on the world stage are just that, dreams. But that doesn’t mean we regular folk can’t trouble the Guinness World Record books.
As we all know, there are plenty of records of human endurance, mental fortitude and ingenuity just begging to be broken. And not all of them require hours of discipline and dedication!
If you’re itching to break a world record, you’re in luck. This week (July 3–6) you can help build the tallest Lego tower in the world … ever.
Just head to Legoland Windsor, where you can partake by building a 160 x 20cm section of the tower. Don’t worry, you won’t be asked to climb any precarious ladders to put it in place – a trained professional takes care of the hoisting.
The current record structure of 31.9 metres was built in Seoul in May earlier this year. The people at Windsor expect it will take over half a million bricks to beat that record.
Britain’s already got some experience with Lego towers. The first one was built in London in 1988. It stood at just over 15 metres. Since then, the record’s been toppled more than 30 times.
This tower is being built outside the Legoland park and it’s free to participate.
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