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Re: Eidolon Engineering releases Spiffcraft to Public
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lugnet.space
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000 06:48:59 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> Thus, the smallest possible *true* monolith that can be built
> using Lego would be 2 x 8 studs (40 x 160 LDU) at the "base",
> and 15 bricks (360 LDU) tall. (Actually, I'd build it 14 bricks
> tall, then add two layers of plates, and end it with one layer
> of tiles, for that alien-manufactured smoothness. ;-)
I beg to differ :) The smallest monolith possible in LEGO is 1x4x9. You just
have to orient it differently. Make it 9 studs long, 1 stud wide, and 3 bricks
and 1 tile tall. Then stand it on the short end.
--Bram
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| (...) Yes, your math works... ;-) *However*, the "real" monolith was "immoveable, fused to the bedrock on which it rested" (or words to that effect; it's been awhile), and was perfectly smooth. The not-necessarily-the-...t-possible monolith that I (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Eidolon Engineering releases Spiffcraft to Public
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| (...) Cute. :-) [pedantic] *However*, in order for it to be a *true* monolith, it must measure *precisely* 1x4x9. As any other LegoCAD-er will be able to tell you, the height of the Lego brick is different than the width of the Lego brick. Using the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
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