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(...) I think I see what happened -- the source of the confusion is in the terminology -- and I made the same mistake that Tom made when I read his post (I just saw the words "quarter-circle" and "white" and glossed over the "4x4" part). The (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Circle/Disc terminology
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In your terminology, though, I'd argue that they should not be called circles! Circles have no thickness. What will you do if TlG brings out the following bricks... a 4 radius cylinder with a 2 radius cylinder subtracted b 4 radius cylinder with a 3 (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Circle/Disc terminology
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Isn't there any web site that has generally agreed on names for all the lego bricks? (Or even better - one where the names are being decided and we can all argue over them <grin>) Simon (URL)I think I see what happened -- the source of the confusion (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Circle/Disc terminology
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(...) Ahh, good points. Both the "2x2 Cylinder Brick" and the "2x2 Quarter-Circle Brick" are 1 brick tall, but a cylinder (in geometry) actually has a volume and a circle (in geometry) has only circumference to speak of. This is an anomaly to be (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.database)
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