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Re: ABS... but which one?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:30:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:
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> > The though struck me like lightning: I had noticed that more recent LEGO
> > parts tend to be softer and glossier... (1) so the question arose in my
> > mind: has the kind of ABS LEGO uses been changed recently, say around 1997?
> > Any idea? All this is based in two assumptions and one oppinion, but if
> > anyone knows more about it I'd be glad to hear.
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> I don't know any of the technical specs of bricks now or then, but let me
> share my feelings on the subject.
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> I know that by comparing my old childhood bricks (20 - 25 years old) to
> bricks I've bought in the last 5 years there is a distinct difference.
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> The old bricks 'click' more when put together. They almost snap to each
> other with a distinctive locking feeling. The newer bricks lack this zest.
> They are more spongy and seem to mush together (not literally, but
> comparatively). Similarly, when trying to take apart old bricks I find they
> 'snap' apart more precisely than newer bricks. I find that my new bricks
> just ooze off each other... as though they are happy to be apart.
Thanks for posting your experience, Allan.
What I'm curious now is knowing how the more recent bricks will be in 25
years. If they look "less good" than the previous at this point in time,
perhaps in 25 years they will have become *wrecks*. That's what I'm afraid:
LEGO losing it's ability to withstand the passage of time.
Even now I am dazzled to see the occasional 60's brick in perfect shape...
I'd love it if one day my kids would be able to play with my LEGO, much in
the same way I have played with *very old* LEGO in kindergarden.
Pedro
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| In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:> (...) I fail to see the logic in this statement. These stories talk about how older bricks *today* click differently than new bricks *today*. But I have seen no reference to how well old bricks were when (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I don't know any of the technical specs of bricks now or then, but let me share my feelings on the subject. I know that by comparing my old childhood bricks (20 - 25 years old) to bricks I've bought in the last 5 years there is a distinct (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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