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Subject:	Re: LEGO Fans in Germany set NEW Star Destroyer World Record
Newsgroups:	lugnet.events.brickfest
Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2003 04:55:37 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote: > Calum Tsang wrote: > > > I wonder if we're allowed to: > > -cut apart the instructions > > -make copies. > > -presort the elements > > In Germany, > > - LEGO brought 10 instruction books > - The box seals were opened when the stopwatch started running Let me start by saying congrats on the new record. HOWEVER, at BricksWest we only used 8 people. Now I'm not a mathematical genius, but I think 104 minutes with 8 people might be better than 77 minutes with 10...but maybe not. Which is really better? Ich weiss nicht... Also, we only had the use of one instruction book (the one from the box) which we had to tear up and distribute after opening the box! And yes, the time starts when the seals are broken. :Derek

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		Re: LEGO Fans in Germany set NEW Star Destroyer World Record
(...) Well, 10 is not necessarily better than 8. Perhaps it's like Brooks' Law, where increasing the number of programmers on a software project doesn't decrease the delivery time. The cost of communication negates the extra manpower, especially if (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

		Re: LEGO Fans in Germany set NEW Star Destroyer World Record
(...) Is Lego going to supply the instructions as they did in Germany? (21 years ago, 12-Jul-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

		Re: LEGO Fans in Germany set NEW Star Destroyer World Record
Hi Derek, (...) Thank you (in the name of the ten ISD builders :-) (...) [...] (...) Well, since we got no detailed information about the ISD timed build event at BricksWest, we made "our" rules as BW-near as possible. BricksWest.com says, there (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jul-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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		Re: LEGO Fans in Germany set NEW Star Destroyer World Record
(...) In Germany, - LEGO brought 10 instruction books - The box seals were opened when the stopwatch started running So that should give you an idea of how to plan things :D (I know we are! ;) ) (21 years ago, 10-Jul-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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