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Re: NEW Mindstorms set shown (with picture!)
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sat, 29 Jan 2000 07:05:13 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Matthew Wilkins writes:
In lugnet.starwars, Christian Gemuenden writes:
I thought that some of you might be interested in a translation of the text
shown on this page. I tried it, but it does not 100% reflect the original
german text:

The new never ending universe of Star Wars
still claims ( /needs?) more! Han Solo is just prepairing one of the fastest
ships ready for a jump into hyperspace, to land in our solar system at light
speed: Millennium Falcon is on its way! And the two most legendary
spaceships X-Wing Fighter TM and TIE Interceptor TM are coming in the super
large Deluxe Version, such as the Dark Side Developer Kit from LEGO
Mindstorms - only for real Star Wars fans!

Interesting that in Germany, the Ultimate Collector's (The TIE Interceptor(TM)
and X-Wing Fighter(TM)) sets are for ages 14 and up, whereas in the USA they
are for ages 16 and up.

That's because in Europe (Eastern Europe at least) kids mature earlier.  At
age 14 or 15 they already have to pick what they want to do with their life,
whether to go to middle school or job training.  By the time they're 18, they
can speak at least 2 if not 3 languages while some 18yr olds in the US can't
even locate the US on the world map.



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  RE: Cheap American shot (Was: NEW Mindstorms set shown (with picture!))
 
<snip>That's because in Europe (Eastern Europe at least) kids mature earlier. At age 14 or 15 they already have to pick what they want to do with their life, whether to go to middle school or job training. By the time they're 18, they can speak at (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics)
  Re: NEW Mindstorms set shown (with picture!)
 
(...) Yeah, but we're REALLY good at killing each other *nods* (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics)
  Re: NEW Mindstorms set shown (with picture!)
 
(...) And what is the point of picking out your kob at 14? That is just ridiculous, IMO. And keep in mind that American kids are required to take a second language in high school, mainly Spanish or French, which are both commonly spoken in many (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: NEW Mindstorms set shown (with picture!)
 
(...) Interesting that in Germany, the Ultimate Collector's (The TIE Interceptor(TM) and X-Wing Fighter(TM)) sets are for ages 14 and up, whereas in the USA they are for ages 16 and up. -Cheese (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics)

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