Lego Menger Sponge

An intriguing fractal shape, build from Lego. This guide is in response to the comments I've received from the original posting on my Lego Menger Sponge page.

Step 1 First layer

You will need to underpin this layer with flat bricks, to ensure it holds itself together.

Comments

[Welsh is best]

looks cool!.........what is it

[SteevAtBlueDust]

I was also featured on LEGO Punk! yay!! http://www.legopunk.com/?q=node/16

[Appollo64]

What the heck is a menger sponge?

[merijnvw]

noooooooooo i'm missing exactly one brick!

[lphillips094]

wow i feel so sorry for you :(

[kewlbanana]

what the heck is a menger sponge?

[duhdoctor]

I think I've become menger sponge obsessed. Attached is a level 4 menger sponge built in lego designer. The lego custom build it website says they'll sell me all the pieces for 600 bucks. Must hide visa, must resist urge...

[Wesley1]

the price has gone up it's $912.40 CAD

[Wesley1]

It's not quite a cube as a cube is a 3D square all sides the same Dimension.

[darus67]

More Menger Sponge fun can be found here: http://theiff.org/oexhibits/paper06.html

[duhdoctor]

This looks like a project for ambitious engineering students to be made out of empty beer cans. The smallest block being 4 cans in plan and one can high. A level 1 sponge could use 12 packs as beams.

[kazidy]

it's called a sponge because it's a fractal. this one's a 2. iteration menger sponge, think of it as being infinite, both out and in. meaning it has no real volume but and endless surface area:P

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

Why is it called a sponge if it doesnt soak up water

[silverpapermaker]

whats the point of tyhis isntstructable.

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

oi you cut up my 3 in a row grrrrrrr this means war

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

u can reply 2 urself wow

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

and again

[masterochicken]

rotteneggs is awesome

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

Rock on dude

[masterochicken]

what does your name mean any way

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

erm its the name of my website

http://www.rotteneggsaresmelly.piczo.com

[masterochicken]

wait are you weasel

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

what ?

[masterochicken]

oh I thought you meant rotteneggs.com. my bad. I thought your name was talking shit about my favorite site.

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

okey dokey im bored

[!Andrew_Modder!]

13th =P

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

erm... congradulations

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

oh and ur 12th lol u cant count lol

[!Andrew_Modder!]

lol my bad ;-\

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

hehe lol

[6 6 6]

Seems like an interesting shape, If I had the peices on me i'd try it out. Oh, btw, trying to see how far i can stretch this.

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

me 2

[masterochicken]

I wonder how small this gets

[!Andrew_Modder!]

ya =D keep adding ppL!!! :-P

[masterochicken]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it went the other way

[!Andrew_Modder!]

:-O !!! omg!!! it did :-P

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

freaky-tastic

[masterochicken]

wowza

[masterochicken]

it went back!

[rotteneggsaresmelly]

its tiny already is this the longest stretched 1 on instuctibles?