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Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 06:10:33 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bill Farkas writes:
> I think I've discovered another law of physics! Have you ever noticed that a
> piece of falling Lego will always end up in the most difficult spot to see
> and/or reach!! I firmly believe that we are dealing with some sort of
> artificial intelligence here. The Lego, as it is falling, is using some kind • of
> radar device to seek out the most remote and obscure spot in the room; and • then
> it calculates the angle and trajectory at which it must hit the floor to • bounce
> into that precise spot. The smaller pieces seem to have a greater capacity for
> this and also a greater desire for escape - they seem to flee in higher
> numbers. As for the pieces that never get found, I envision some kind of
> underground railroad that secretly leads them on their journey to freedom.
> Although I have no evidence of the underground railroad, the Law of Falling
> Lego has been documented many times over - I just wish I could figure out how
> they do it!! Any theories?
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> "I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!"
> Bill
I believe there is another related force involved here. Have you noticed that
if you "create" from the spill method on a large floor of any type that
gravity seems to cluster bricks together. As you sift, spirals of brick move
outward and create new clusters. An oddity that occurs within this system is
the vanishing brick effect, similar to what you describe. Any given brick
will become visible through the course of a sift and search expedition, only
to vanish when the hunt turns toward it. This can cause a simple model
construction to extend into the hours when all sane folk go beddy-bye. This
leads me to believe that a brick free from a well constructed model is either,
a) shy, b) unwilling to experience "one-ness" with a collective, c) an
anarchist, or d) the strggle between good and evil is taking place right there
on your floor!
This cannot be cured unless the user sorts every single brick into separate
colonies comprised of only bricks of the same size and function. Separation
cannot, however cure the bouncing brick problem, as it is common among all
single individual bricks.
I have not got enough time on my hands.
Aaron > maniac@vol.com
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| In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes: **snip** (...) Preach it, brother! This has driven me crazy for decades! A further, minor corrolary is that the initially-sought piece will become visible again, often in large numbers, once an inferior or less (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| I think I've discovered another law of physics! Have you ever noticed that a piece of falling Lego will always end up in the most difficult spot to see and/or reach!! I firmly believe that we are dealing with some sort of artificial intelligence (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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