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Re: Mathematical proof that you can't build anything with LEGO bricks
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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:03:43 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote:

(snip good analysis)

For more musings on the build/rebuild vs. build/play dichotomy see

http://www.quora.com/LEGO/Has-LEGOs-play-pattern-changed-from-build-dismantle-build-anew-without-plans-to-build-once-following-instructions-and-preserve

and

http://www.quora.com/How-should-I-handle-the-fact-that-my-nephew-has-his-babysitter-put-together-and-glue-the-LEGO-sets-he-receives

The second one really reinforces what Dave's talking about, in that if you plan
to NEVER take something apart but just plan to play with it, glueing makes a
certain, twisted, sense.



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  Re: Mathematical proof that you can't build anything with LEGO bricks
 
(...) I think he's doing the same thing that virtually everyone does when they see modern LEGO-- trying to figure out why they don't like it as much. Everyone that grew up with LEGO seems to go through that same stage of curmudgeon-ity, where they (...) (12 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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