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(...) I have all these parts except (maybe) the side plume. I'll weigh them next time I know no one is going to be in the lab. I'm also interested in seeing the relationship between brick size and mass (i.e. is it a linear relationship?). -chris ps. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) If you had the weights of all the elements, it would be useful to someplace like Brickbay, where it could be used to automatically calculate shipping charges based on weight. (not that i'm suggesting that you weigh out all the pieces or (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm... what would it take? Assume that ABS plastic's volume relates directly to its weight-- and then all you need to do is calculate volume using Ldraw parts. So weigh something like a 2x10, a 2x4, a 1x1, and a few odds and ends... then check (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) An interesting thought... variables would be opaque vs translucent ABS (TLC appears to use different molds, so there may be differences in thickness), parts per baggie, etc. Also, raw volumetric calculations might give a hint to what size box (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd rather see it work the other way around, but I can't figure out how it'd work. :) -JDF (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) "Let's see, you have 477 pounds of lego. Why that breaks down to 38 blacktron figs, 18 palm trees, 4,728 blue 2x4 bricks..." that would be extremely cool, but I suspect the technology doesn't quite exist yet. hehe. Adrian -- (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) Reminds me of the AT&T (?) commercial from a few years back where you drive your grocery cart through a scanner that calculates the total price. So, maybe if each element had an embedded microchip... TLC would make a mint selling hand scanners (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not so sure that would be helpful..., well, at least not in many cases. I ship MISB sets out of BrickBay, and I have never once paid for shipping charges based on weight---it's always gone by volume. LEGO packaging has just too much air in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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