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Re: Why 5 to 6?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:23:58 GMT
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ...
> "Robert Munafo" <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> writes:
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> > Why is the 5-to-6 ratio supposed to be such a great thing?
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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 probably have caused similar problems
> with parts like the 1x1 brick with side stud.
i don't suppose these were considerations back when the first brick was
designed in Brittain.
Eric
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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?
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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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