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| | | (...) It's probably not perfect, but I suppose that a 1-1 ratio would have caused problems with the Technic bricks with holes, i.e., the holes would have to be made smaller to fit in the "stud holes" beneath the brick. Also, a 1-1 ratio would (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —Eric Brok
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| | | | Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) i don't suppose these were considerations back when the first brick was designed in Brittain. Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | (...) Neither do I. Robert Munafo said that a 1-1 ratio would have been better than the 5-6 ratio we have today. I just wanted to give some examples where a 1-1 ratio would have been inferior to the system we have today. I did not say anything about (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —Eric Brok
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| | | | If i remember correctly, Modulex bricks *do* have a 1 to 1 ratio. They were designed by TLG later than the basic LEGO bricks, so this *suggests* TLG retrospectively would have preferred the simpler ratio for the LEGO system as well, but were (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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