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That’s the joke. He’s taking something obviously not important and turning it into a puzzle pedantically. If it were an important thing like a train bridge it w

That’s the joke. He’s taking something obviously not important and turning it into a puzzle pedantically. If it were an important thing like a train bridge it would be less interesting

lapetitejort 3y ago
This track transports hundreds of Duplo citizens and various other toys daily. Damaged parts will not be able to be replaced until next birthday or Christmas, leading to significant delays. Furthermore, if the train were to snap mid play session, a citizen could be flung into the wall leading to loss of limb, which are not easily fixable like Lego minifigures. The train track is a critical part of playroom infrastructure and thus affords extra scrutiny.
- xattt 3y ago
  Who’s engineer that signed off on a track design that was under too much tension? They need to be reprimanded immediately!
  - dmd 3y ago
    Reprimanded is software "engineer" thinking. A P.E. who signed off on that could go to jail.
- dekhn 3y ago
  Why don't you have n+2 track?
ALittleLight 3y ago
It would still be interesting as a train bridge, just for different reasons. The reason bridge you know that lives and material are on the line. For the child's train set you realize that there are deep and abstract principles underlying even childish things.
bartread 3y ago
This is what I love about the whole discussion. In some sense this is so utterly trivial, but I imagine the kids would be pretty upset if they broke a piece of the Duplo too. And I love that we've all absolutely nerded out on it, and gone in a dozen different directions with the discussion. It's just fun and, what makes it even more entertaining, is that so many people have engaged with it - as I write this it's literally at the top of the front page, where it's already been for at least a couple of hours, and closing in on 600 points. It's a great and positive conversation, and it's certainly added a bit of happiness to my day - I suspect lots of other peoples' too.

That’s the joke. He’s taking something obviously not important and turning it into a puzzle pedantically. If it were an important thing like a train bridge it would be less interesting

lapetitejort 3y ago

This track transports hundreds of Duplo citizens and various other toys daily. Damaged parts will not be able to be replaced until next birthday or Christmas, leading to significant delays. Furthermore, if the train were to snap mid play session, a citizen could be flung into the wall leading to loss of limb, which are not easily fixable like Lego minifigures. The train track is a critical part of playroom infrastructure and thus affords extra scrutiny.

xattt 3y ago
Who’s engineer that signed off on a track design that was under too much tension? They need to be reprimanded immediately!
- dmd 3y ago
  Reprimanded is software "engineer" thinking. A P.E. who signed off on that could go to jail.
dekhn 3y ago
Why don't you have n+2 track?

ALittleLight 3y ago

It would still be interesting as a train bridge, just for different reasons. The reason bridge you know that lives and material are on the line. For the child's train set you realize that there are deep and abstract principles underlying even childish things.

bartread 3y ago

This is what I love about the whole discussion. In some sense this is so utterly trivial, but I imagine the kids would be pretty upset if they broke a piece of the Duplo too. And I love that we've all absolutely nerded out on it, and gone in a dozen different directions with the discussion. It's just fun and, what makes it even more entertaining, is that so many people have engaged with it - as I write this it's literally at the top of the front page, where it's already been for at least a couple of hours, and closing in on 600 points. It's a great and positive conversation, and it's certainly added a bit of happiness to my day - I suspect lots of other peoples' too.