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The Law of Falling Lego
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:13:44 GMT
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I think I've discovered another law of physics! Have you ever noticed that a
piece of falling Lego will always end up in the most difficult spot to see
and/or reach!! I firmly believe that we are dealing with some sort of
artificial intelligence here. The Lego, as it is falling, is using some kind of
radar device to seek out the most remote and obscure spot in the room; and then
it calculates the angle and trajectory at which it must hit the floor to bounce
into that precise spot. The smaller pieces seem to have a greater capacity for
this and also a greater desire for escape - they seem to flee in higher
numbers. As for the pieces that never get found, I envision some kind of
underground railroad that secretly leads them on their journey to freedom.
Although I have no evidence of the underground railroad, the Law of Falling
Lego has been documented many times over - I just wish I could figure out how
they do it!! Any theories?
"I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!"
Bill
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Message has 8 Replies:
 | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| (...) This is a well-established Law of Murphy, but it still never fails to annoy me. I build most of my smaller sets on my desk, and invariably I'll drop a piece or two during construction, only to have it skitter to the joint of the wall and floor (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| (...) I think they're likely in cahoots with Wham-O whose Frisbees have long been seeking the underside of autos for years. -Steven (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| (...) A corollary: any piece falling off of a model will fall into the model where it is impossible to reach without disassembling at least half of the constrution. Shaking the model in an attempt to remove the lost piece will result in the piece (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: The Law of (Unobserved) Falling Lego
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| I've been wondering the same thing! But it only works when you don't see where the falling piece landed. I've often dropped a fairly large piece (sometimes a whole minifig or something) from my desk when "creating", and spent up to twenty minutes (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| (...) of (...) then (...) bounce (...) I believe there is another related force involved here. Have you noticed that if you "create" from the spill method on a large floor of any type that gravity seems to cluster bricks together. As you sift, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| (...) of (...) then (...) bounce (...) I believe there is another related force involved here. Have you noticed that if you "create" from the spill method on a large floor of any type that gravity seems to cluster bricks together. As you sift, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| (...) Very nice observation, Bill! Although I'm afraid I don't know enough about artificial intelligence or the paranormal to offer any hypotheses of any value, this is a very close relative of a theory that I've held for years: After a dropped Lego (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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