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    Re: LEGO in space —Paul Davidson
   There is a reason they don't: "outgassing". All manufactured items slowly release small amounts of gaseous chemicals in this process. Living on Earth like we do, the often-toxic molecules are quickly swept away by wind and air circulation. But in a (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Dave Schuler
     (...) That's pretty neat! Maybe they could keep them in a toybox outside the station... Dave! (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Wayne McCaul
     That's freaky. I keep most of my stuff in a large plastic storage container that pretty much sealed all the time it's not in use. Does that mean, when I open it up after a few days and put my head in there, digging around that I'm getting a breath (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: LEGO in space —Rick Hallman
     (...) *Wayne drops down dead from Lego Gas, the latest in Chemical warfare* Rick "Me? What?! I Would never do such a thing... No.... Never!" (URL) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Kevin Loch
     Is this true for LEGO bricks? Has anywone quantitatively tested this? I bet there is alot of plastic aboard ISS. They probably have a few (modified) off the shelf laptops. I bet they have ABS in them. KL (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Tom Stangl
     Not to mention "putting an eye out" with floating Lego ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications Corp | A division of AOL Time Warner | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not associate my personal views (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: LEGO in space —Paul Davidson
     Just imagine trying to sort a large Lego collection in zero-gravity! Nothing would stay in the little bins. -- Paul Davidson Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message news:3B01A46E.A61F69...ape.com... (...) in (...) for (...) the (...) pass (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Daniel Staudt
   would lego peices survive vacum pressures? (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Cary Clark
   Lego pieces that contain closed air spaces, like pneumatic tanks, would not be very happy in a vacuum. But most Lego pieces do not contain air and would likely be fine. Since Lego pieces are usually not airtight when assembled, the outgassing from (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: LEGO in space —Daniel Staudt
   i wonder who wants to spend the 5 million to do a lego experiment in space (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
 

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