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Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:09:39 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes:
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> An oddity that occurs within this system is the vanishing brick effect,
> similar to what you describe. Any given brick will become visible through
> the course of a sift and search expedition, only to vanish when the hunt
> turns toward it. This can cause a simple model construction to extend into
> the hours when all sane folk go beddy-bye.
Preach it, brother! This has driven me crazy for decades!
A further, minor corrolary is that the initially-sought piece will become
visible again, often in large numbers, once an inferior or less desirable
substitute (2 1x4 bricks for a 2x4, et al) is thoroughly entrenched in a model
so that removing it would be a bigger pain than leaving it in.
Dave!
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| (...) I must add yet another corrolary that I discovered... I felt it appropriate enough to hunt this thread up for it... :-) Any piece that is completly unwanted will appear in the largest quantities possible, in a very ubiquitous manner. Once you (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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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)
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