Lego man launched to the edge of space (VIDEO)

As if LEGO wasn't cool enough anyway, a pair of Canadian toy-fan have launched a yellow-headed minifigure to the edge of space -- as this video shows.

In a project which cost just £250 Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad used a helium weather balloon to carry the flag-waving Lego man 15 miles above the earth.

The lego man was joined on his journey by a GPS enabled mobile phone (for tracking his location) and three cameras to capture the momentous occasion.

Writing on YouTube the 17-year-old duo said: "After endless hours of hard work, we managed to capture stunning views of our atmosphere and put a 'Lego' man into near space!"