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Hi all, Some years ago I recall seeing an article about LEGO, where there was a small image of ABS granules being fed to a moulding machine. Back then I did not care too much about it, but now it appeared interesting enough to investigate... So I (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know any of the technical specs of bricks now or then, but let me share my feelings on the subject. I know that by comparing my old childhood bricks (20 - 25 years old) to bricks I've bought in the last 5 years there is a distinct (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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Pedro: Your assumptions are absolutely correct. Most of Lego's plastic is a special (top secret) version of Bayer Novodur. Lego also uses a version of Lustran and, more recently, a version of Makrolon. If you spend enough time on the Bayer site they (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for posting your experience, Allan. What I'm curious now is knowing how the more recent bricks will be in 25 years. If they look "less good" than the previous at this point in time, perhaps in 25 years they will have become *wrecks*. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great research, by the way. I would have taken longer to find out LEGO references in Bayer's website, mainly because I were not *expecting* there would be any... turns out they are proud of their role as suppliers - and they have reasons for (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:> (...) I fail to see the logic in this statement. These stories talk about how older bricks *today* click differently than new bricks *today*. But I have seen no reference to how well old bricks were when (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I didn't say that; perhaps I was not clear enough. What I meant was: brand new bricks bought 10 years ago (before the claimed ABS change), and brand new bricks bought *now* click different from each other. In fact, the more recent ones don't (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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I have bought some lately (bulk) that seem to not even want to stay together. Out of a stack of 25 2x4 bricks. I usually find 1 or 2 that fall apart from its proposed partner. I always just find another spot for them or take them out of the model. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:> (...) Hmmm. First, I also may have not been clear in my argument in that I did not mean to target just you, Pedro, rather the general line of thinking in this and similar threads. (...) I cannot deny that. Nor (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You mean to say you were... *targeting*? ;-) (...) Precisely. It's based on a feeling, and I'm not alone in that. OTOH, I may be wrong - human nature is not famous for it's infallibility... (...) So have I. And that's why I noticed this in the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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