Do you want ITER as a LEGO set?
While ITER estimates that the real assembly of the ITER Tokamak will comprise of an estimated one million components, a proposed Lego model segment of ITER can be built with 'only' 498 parts! That sounds like a much simpler task for your kid (or yourself), and... it can soon become reality as well.
If the model gets enough votes at the Lego Cuusoo site, a place where people show ideas for Lego models with a chance to become an official Lego set, then this ITER segment model can get constructed as a real LEGO product. Projects with 10,000 votes are reviewed quarterly by LEGO for a chance to become an official LEGO product.
Check out the details of the lego model, or:
- Vote now to get ITER as a LEGO set
- Read about a previously realised Lego model of ITER (realised by professional LEGO-er Sachiko Akinaga)
- More about LEGO Cuuso (see the competition for the ITER model).