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Re: Why 5 to 6?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:03:51 GMT
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On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 23:06:30 GMT, "Robert Munafo"
<munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> wrote:
> Why is the 5-to-6 ratio supposed to be such a great thing?
Umm, because it allows you to create a nanofig-scale Borg spaceship, out of
just three parts?
> I still think that a
> 5-to-5 or 6-to-6 ratio (better known as 1-to-1) would have been much better. It
> would, for example, make it much easier to build things at right angles to
> other things and have it all line up.
Yep, that geometry can get annoying.
> I'm usually pretty smart, but this issue still has me guessing.
You've got me. Maybe the great prophet Larry will expand on his previous
statement.
My *feeling* is that a 1:1 system would too much like kiddy-blocks. You
know, some weenie building system that no one wants to touch?
Also, the chosen dimensions allow a 2x4 brick to look more like a
real-world brick. Which was probably a big deal when the whole system was
designed.
Steve
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) Uh? If we had a 1-1 ratio wouldn't you be able to create a Borg spaceship out of just one brick? :) Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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| (...) This sounds like an excellent answer to me. However, what _are_ the dimensions of a real-world brick, and why? Paul (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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| (...) Which one was that? I say so many profound things it's easy to lose track. (not forget, mind you, I never forget.) :-) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Why is the 5-to-6 ratio supposed to be such a great thing? I still think that a 5-to-5 or 6-to-6 ratio (better known as 1-to-1) would have been much better. It would, for example, make it much easier to build things at right angles to other things (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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