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Re: Improved Pick-A-Brick packing
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lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:39:59 GMT
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"Brian H. Nielsen" <70401.2635@compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:Ho7I4n.197H@lugnet.com...

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   The grand total of this packing is 1315 & 2/3 cb.!!  The volume break • down by
bricks/plates is:  brick volume = 889 cb., plate volume = 426 & 2/3 cb. • If you
want a "hard lock" on the lid you'll have to leave out the layer of 8 2x4
plates, the 6 1x1's in the lid stud, and the 3 high stack of 1x1's at each
corner.  This reduces the total to 1276 & 1/3 cb.


Brian H. Nielsen

So the real question is - how long did this take you?

Mike


--
Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot



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  Re: Improved Pick-A-Brick packing
 
(...) A couple of hours to do both configurations and count them up. Brian H. Nielsen (20 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Improved Pick-A-Brick packing
 
I recently made a trip to the pick-a-brick at the Orlando LEGO Imagination Center and spent time stacking bricks to fit inside the large cup. After I returned home and counted my booty (1071.67 cubic bricks) I decided to investigate what the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping) ! 

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