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  Relative or absolute?
 
Does anyone think Lego design is relative or absolute? I have been discussing it with Nathanael Kuipers and have decided that functionality is mostly absolute, but aesthetics is relative. But that is just my opinion. What do the rest of you think? (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
Here is my thought: Functional design is both relative and absolute. Let's define the context. In this I mean, when a given mechanical component can be modeled in Lego within a reasonable spectrum of variations. So if you want to replicate, let's (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) Was that a conversation killer or what? ??? e (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) Relatively... Steve (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) Absolutely!!!! ROSCO (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) SNIP Less Filling! Jeff (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
"Jeff Szklennik" <jeffszklennik@usaexpress.net> wrote in message news:IGB0ys.4ID@lugnet.com... (...) Tastes grey-t! (bley-t?) Rob (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) Absotively Resolute!! (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) Y'all are having too much fun! Eric Sophie had a good answer. There are either so many constraints that it is absolute or so little constraints that it is relative. (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) It's an interesting question, but what's much more important is that we have fun with our designs. Nate (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Relative or absolute?
 
(...) My design will be functionally absolute, while being artistically relative. PS: Good question! (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.technic)

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