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by gene-h 3308 days ago
Reminds of a genetic algorithm that was made to optimize lego structures[0]. One of the most notable results of this was optimizing for a structure as long as possible with a single support. What they got was a 2 meter long organic looking cantilever that experienced significant brick deformation[1]

[0]http://www.demo.cs.brandeis.edu/pr/buildable/evocad/aid00/ [1]http://www.demo.cs.brandeis.edu/pr/buildable/long_bridge/