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Re: ABS... but which one?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 3 Jan 2003 18:29:48 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:>
> 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*.
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 *they* were new.
Considering the poor nature of human memory, especially from childhood
decades ago, how many of us can be certain the the old bricks were so
"clicky" when they were new? Is it not possible that they became "more
clicky" over time, with wear, use, or maybe some aging process of the
plastic? Is it not possible that maybe today's new bricks might become
"more clicky" over time? My point is, given the evidence we have seen, the
new bricks might degrage or they might not; we have no way of knowing until
it happens.
...Through my own experience, I agree that new bricks seem to have an oily
texture that I don't recall them having prior to five or ten years ago.
This oiliness seems to fade though. The idea that it might be due to a
change in ABS formula is pure speculation. It could equally be any number
of things, including a modification to the molding process, an upgrade to
factory equipment, or simply a change in the speed they produce new bricks.
Certainly, each of these things has changed before (anyone notice how older
style bricks have those little dots where the mold was injected? They don't
anymore, so something changed, for the better IMO.). I personally doubt we
will ever do more than guess about this sort of thing unless someone from
TLC were to drop us a hint.
(Psst, TLC, that was a hint for you to do so.) :)
-Hendo
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| (...) I didn't say that; perhaps I was not clear enough. What I meant was: brand new bricks bought 10 years ago (before the claimed ABS change), and brand new bricks bought *now* click different from each other. In fact, the more recent ones don't (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) 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*. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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