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A few brief stories-- I've had LEGO displays in fish tanks for the little fishes to swim through. After years of staying in the fish tank, I found that the LEGO pieces were stuck together quite firmly, and some pieces took much effort to pry apart. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote: (major snip> (...) What an interesting post. It had never crossed my mind before, but the circuit board assembly places which use infra-red ovens to melt solder on circuit boards to allow the surface mount (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think you're right, John - the grade of ABS in the baseplate is different than that of the brick. I'd guess that the masterbatch colorant that LEGO uses for blue requires a unique grade of ABS, and we see differences based on humidity (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And I'm sure they appreciate it each time they turn around and "discover" it for the first time in their lives. BTW, mixing a 12" pleco and a LEGO pirate ship is a recipe for frustration. If you have any skeletons, make sure they're only (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) All organic compounds are, since they all include hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon, and many plastics are organic in nature. Many others (like ABS) are also combinations of two or more other plastics, which further complicates things. But that's (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I had the same problem with my 9v train wheels when I moved to RI. I had a nice new basement in my new house. Well, I thought it was nice, until it started raining inside during the summer. (Ok, not really, but there were so many puddles of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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