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Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO.
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Date: 
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 04:59:02 GMT
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In lugnet.duplo, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
In lugnet.duplo, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
In lugnet.duplo, Matthew Gerber writes:
<snipped for space>
It seems really odd to me, that a toy from LEGO, and especially one targeted
at the 2+ age range, would have these two 90° angles come together at their
points, with a snapping action...it's dangerous.

I intend to use a rotary tool, or an Exacto knife, to round off the top of
the legs where they meet the torso, so that my daughter doesn't get pinched
in the same way.

Has anyone else run into this problem, and/or come up with a solution?

Me again, I've just got hold of the same set (and 3276 which I've yet to open).
I am currently sitting in my office without any "normal" Duplo figures so I
can't be specific on the differences (which I may be imagining), but Bob
does look different at the "waist" area on the back.  Try as I might I can't
catch my skin in him though.

Does the figure do that "soft-snap" thing I described?

Will do a scientific Duplo figure analysis sometime this weekend and get
back to you.

I'm imagining some sterile white room, with you in a full containment
suit... 8?D

Deidre (who got enough funny looks while digging Bob out of the box and so
isn't quite game enough to build the trucks at her desk :) )
drb@tasmail.com

Chicken! <g,d,r!>

Matt

(thanks for trying though...it's very nice of you)



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  Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO.
 
(...) Bob 1 (from Bob, Lofty and the mice), doesn't really "snap" at all. However Bob 2 (from 3276) and Wendy both do a "soft snap". If I try really really hard I can sort of pinch my skin in passing in both of these but it doesn't hurt. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)

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  Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO.
 
(...) Me again, I've just got hold of the same set (and 3276 which I've yet to open). I am currently sitting in my office without any "normal" Duplo figures so I can't be specific on the differences (which I may be imagining), but Bob does look (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)

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