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| Neat, someone on eBay has an item I've considered making, a working LEGO fountain using a standard little bubbling fountain and incorporating a LEGO construction: (URL) been thinking of taking a kit for a build your own fountain (I assume these (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| Does water seem to have any negative effects on LEGO bricks? I meant to ask this about the snowglobes and forgot but the fountain made me think about it again. Do the bricks fade or deteriorate at all? It probably wouldn't be an issue with the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| (...) I seriously doubt water would have much deteriorating effect, though you could get a buildup of deposited minerals, and if any algae or other slime started growing in the water, it would coat the bricks. I have left bricks in buckets of soapy (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| (...) I use blue bricks to support plantpots off my cement balcony, been there several years cold,wet,hot,dry,sun and they still look good. Bit of dirt thats all. DaveG (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| Great, thanks to both of you. Bryan (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| (...) Bryan, Since we all love our bricks dearly, these are not stupid questions. (...) First, depending on how much chlorine, you may get some bleaching Also, if there are mineral deposits, they could cause buildup. (test it this way- fill a clear (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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| (...) Something else to consider (especially if someone is planning to include a water feature in, say, a train layout)...LEGO snaps together tight, but not watertight. You'll need to epoxy the bricks together or seal the whole assembly together (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.fun.crafts)
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