Indeed, and I did a lot of Lego when young. Apparently a distinction has been found between first starting building with Lego, and first starting with Meccano

Indeed, and I did a lot of Lego when young. Apparently a distinction has been found between first starting building with Lego, and first starting with Meccano - Mecaano is rather more dependent by the physical properties of the components, whereas Lego is just plugging stuff together almost without constraint, so much more abstract.