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Subject:	Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
Newsgroups:	lugnet.space, lugnet.general
Date:	Thu, 28 Dec 2000 01:21:34 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... > > 25+ year old CA sets still in their shrinkwrap have some signs of > deterioration, the CA outgasses and becomes a bit different. ABS doesn't > seem to outgas. I'm not so sure... that is, I'm not certain that ABS _does_ outgas, but I've smelt funny smells in containers of bricks that haven't been opened for a while, that sort of suggest that it does (perhaps in some limited fashion). I guess that the most conclusive experiment would utilise a variety of containers of different materials. Anyone store their Lego in wooden or metal containers? Cheers, Paul LUGNET member 164 http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/

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		Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
(...) are not air tight. My guess is the smell you sense is from some form of bacteria. I contend that if you were to store Lego Bricks in something air tight (like a vacuum sealed bag) you wouldn't notice the smell when you open it. Of course a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)

		Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
(...) there in middle or high school. Not sure it would get a good grade though... (23 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)

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		Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
(...) While I agree with Paul that this is true for ABS, it's not true for CA. I have opened some 20+ year old ABS sets and they are like new. 25+ year old CA sets still in their shrinkwrap have some signs of deterioration, the CA outgasses and (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)

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