Hello, and welcome to the Hackaday Podcast. Today we’re diving into an amazing project from the Brick Experiment Channel: a LEGO vehicle that can cross increasingly large gaps. This video has racked up over 110 million views, and it’s not hard to see why. By showcasing “successive design iterations,” the creator hones in on clever engineering tricks, like hacking gravity through precise control of the center of gravity.

Each prototype jumps farther than the last, demonstrating how small tweaks in structure and weight distribution can make a huge difference. As the article says, they “hack gravity to make some of their larger designs work.” It’s surprising this video hasn’t been featured on Hackaday before, given it’s been on YouTube for over three years. We’ve previously highlighted other LEGO projects, from “Testing Various Properties Of LEGO-Compatible Axles” to building an interferometer with LEGO bricks.

Thanks to Keith Olson for reminding us about this fantastic build. That’s it for today’s episode—stay curious, and keep hacking!
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