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# Watch This Giant _Star Wars_ LEGO Super Star Destroyer Crumble in Slow Motion

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## Megan Gibson


May 5, 2015 11:37 AM UTC

by 

[Megan Gibson](https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/)


## Megan Gibson


May 5, 2015 11:37 AM UTC

Ever wondered what a Super Star Destroyer looks like as it shatters in slow-motion? Wonder no more. The [team at _Wired_](http://video.wired.com/watch/battle-damage-giant-star-wars-lego-super-star-destroyer-shattered?c=series) spent 16 hours and $800 building a Super Star Destroyer out of LEGO only to drop it and film it shattering into little pieces. The resulting video—shot at 1,000 frames per second—allows you to experience the destruction in all its brutal detail.

Check out the video above.

**MORE** [Why I’m Giving Into My Feelings This _Star Wars_ Day](http://time.com/3843530/star-wars-day-may-the-4th/)

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