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In lugnet.castle, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes:
> **snip**
> > 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.
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> 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.
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 find a good use for the piece,
it will vanish.
I discovered this today, while trying to find those red parrots that were
*everywhere* just a few days ago... :-)
-Shiri
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| One more collary to add to this thread: If a piece of Lego has a sharp point on it and falls to the ground, the point will always be facing up. This piece can only be located by stepping on it with bare feet. :-) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes: **snip** (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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