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Hi, just noodling around. Websters gives it as 1pc = 3.27ly It's the distance an ange of one minute subtends at a distance of one au. Don't be afraid of a little trig. au means astronomical unit. Lookit up. Would you like to know how to derive a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Cool! Actually, I'm surprised NASA diddn't do this with sojurner back in 96. (...) This probably means gluing the non-moving parts together. That is how all of the "official" models like store displays are built. (...) For most of us this is a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Lugnet.Underground vs Lugnet.Rockraiders
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Howdy All- I'm no Rock Raiders fan, however I just noticed that the Lugnet group for Rock Raiders is named "lugnet.underground". Was this Lugnet group named prior to us knowing the offical Lego® name??? The aquazone group is named just that, not the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Color & Classic Space
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(...) Hmmm... interesting. As a kid I ranked them: White = Technicians and also Medical personel Red = Engineers Yellow = Computer Systems Experts Blue = Scientists Black = Pilots/Commanders ('cause they looked the coolest) Not so different. And (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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I'm not sure which is scarier... the concept of dropping an RCX or the fact that you would have to "test" the design. I'd really be interested in seeing details of your results, but only if you succeed. hugging my RCX, :?) bishop Ian Sinclair wrote (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Our Trip to the LEGO Store...
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Looks like LEGO will be planning even more outlets. I heard that LEGO might open an outlet at the world's largest outlet mall, Sawgrass Mills, outside of Miami. (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Going home for tonight. Hear from y'all tomorrow! Thanx in advance! (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: info on pneumatics
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(...) Hello Mike; You missed an excellent discussion about compressors and a compressor test stand built out of LEGO just a little while ago. You could probably search Lugnet for the discussion. Some very useful web pages by others are: (URL) for (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I'm sorting by color now!
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(...) I sort by form and color. I have LEGO storage drawers (5225, 545, etc.). Each drawer is a color. 1 drawer for each color of 1x, 2x and plates. I also have drawers for miscellaneous elements by color: expanders, roofs, 5 tall bricks, rounds, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The "geography" of local space
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Can one of you budding astronomers tell me how many light years are equal to a parsec? <ICS> (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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