Sea freight is a very affordable way to import goods and we have a very silly way to demonstrate that! In this post, just for fun, we work out how much it would cost to import a giant Lego tower ordering bricks from China, and what size shipping container you would need to import enough Lego bricks to reach the moon (we told you it was silly)
How Tall Can A Lego Tower Go?
Have you ever wondered how tall a Lego tower could get? Well, engineers have calculated that in theory a tower could be comprised of 375,000 2×2 Lego bricks before their combined weight would crush the bottom brick. This theoretical tower would reach 3591m. That’s taller than the highest mountains in England (Scafell Pike at 978m), Scotland (Ben Nevis at 1344m) and Wales (Snowdon at 1085m) combined!
That got us thinking. If you wanted to…how much would it cost to import such a monster of a tower via sea freight from China? The results were surprising.
Giant Tower Via Sea Freight
The tower is comprised of 375,000 bricks, each totalling 9.6mm x 15.9mm x 15.9mm. This huge number of bricks would only take up 0.91cbm of space. That would take up no more space than your average armchair! Importing 375,000 2×2 Lego bricks by sea freight from China would therefore cost as little as £320!
Sea freight is efficient and affordable and this example shows it’s amazing how much you could fit into a few boxes. To start a small business you only need a bit of space in a back bedroom or a garage and you could be importing and selling small products in no time. If you have any questions about importing (things aside from giant Lego towers) then don’t hesitate to contact us.
Import A Tower That Can Reach The Moon
If you had enough time, money and inclination then you’d only need a 20ft container and a 40ft container of Lego bricks to build a tower that would reach the moon!