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Suprised there was no mention of the Lego spill: "Nearly 4.8 million Lego toy parts fell overboard from the Tokio Express container ship in a storm off Land's E
by massivecali 8y ago
Suprised there was no mention of the Lego spill:
"Nearly 4.8 million Lego toy parts fell overboard from the Tokio Express container ship in a storm off Land's End on 13 February 1997."
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28582621 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28582621
- ergothus 8y agoI'm more surprised they didn't mention the rubber ducks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Floatees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Floatees
- bduerst 8y agoFor Lego aficionados, that's about $499,207.34 worth of pieces.
- Theodores 8y agoI wonder how much the Garfield phones will fetch if sold on eBay. Just think of the patina, the history and the kudos. Perfect gift. I would buy one if I had a landline.
- core-questions 8y agoSo $100 raw plastic cost then
- crooked-v 8y agoManufacturing cost for Lego pieces is relatively high, though, given the effort they put into keeping precise amounts of 'clutch power' for every brick.
- vlunkr 8y agoThis becomes clear when you use any of the cheaper alternatives.
- sequoia 8y agoYeah I tried it once, buying off-brand legos from Ebay. It's truly night and day in terms of quality.
- grepballsoffire 8y agoActually they're getting much better. I bought some off-brand Lego from aliexpress a couple of years ago, and apart from the lack of branding I can't tell the difference, even after two years of use.
- aiCeivi9 8y agoYeah, the reviews say offbrand tires are absolute crap but that is only element that has noticeable quality issues. Not so sure about electronic/pneumatic.
- zerr 8y agoNot true nowadays, e.g try COGO. I'd say, the grip is even stronger compared to Lego, even after long time use.