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Re: Why 5 to 6?
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Date: 
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:17:43 GMT
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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 'stuck' to the 5-6 ratio.
Ofcourse this is purely speculation.


Eric



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  Re: Why 5 to 6?
 
(...) 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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