This part: Along the way, we both learnt some important facts about the Lego manufacturing process made me smile. I'm not sure if it's tongue-in-cheek or not,

This part: Along the way, we both learnt some important facts about the Lego manufacturing process made me smile. I'm not sure if it's tongue-in-cheek or not, but the post does go on with quite the analysis (all based on guesses) of how they might have ended up with a set that was missing quite a few pieces. Still, I think the number of humans for which this hand-waving is considered to be both a) important and b) facts is quite limited. :)