 | | OT: "Bouillons and Bouillons" and On-topic: What IS that flipper thing in the MS Kit??? —Jeremy Morton (Excell Data Corporation) (Exchange)
| | | | (...) Like a previous message said, the bi-, tri-, quadri-, etc. prefixes were originally intended to denote the power that million was raised to: a billion was a million squared [a million million], a trillion was a million cubed [a million million (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: On-topic: What IS that flipper thing in the MS Kit??? —Peter Pletcher
| | | | | Assuming I have figured out what you mean by "that paddle/flipper thing", it is a kind of LEGO wrench. You can use it to pry apart pieces that would otherwise be too difficult for your (adult) fingers. Try it out - stick two new 2x2 plates together. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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