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Re: Engineering Specs?
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lugnet.build
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Sat, 22 Dec 2001 05:52:12 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Mark Neumann writes:
> I was talking to a co-worker, an engineer, and he asked me about engineering
> specs on Lego. I've looked around a little bit but haven't found anything.
> See he wants to build bridges and such to see what kind of load he can put
> on it. So anyway, does any one know these things? Things like how much
> foot/pounds of shearing action do you have to apply to a friction pin before
> it fractures. Does anyone do torture testing of Lego to see what it's made
> of, so to speak?
ACK! It'd be interesting to find out I guess, but lego ain't cheap,
especially things like technic beams which are rare these days!
I dunno, I think I'd stick to toothpics/popsicle sticks/whatever to actualy
TEST bridge designs...
---SteveR
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