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I wonder how the non-random color patterns in the pictured LEGO build came to be. Maybe he’s not 100% blind?

by layer8 10mo ago

greenwallnorway 10mo ago
From what I can tell in the image: 2x6: white 2x4: blue 2x2: grey This makes interesting patterns, since you are more likely to use certain bricks in certain positions.
- FarmerPotato 10mo ago
  Lego retail stores have the odd habit of stocking Pick-A-Brick this way.
  - abeyer 10mo ago
    Pick-A-Brick sounded like such a good idea on paper, until you realize that the economics of it end up being a handful of brick size/color combos and then bin after bin of minifig accessories.
    - FarmerPotato 10mo ago
      I thought so too at first. My local toy store owner scoffed and called it “floor sweepings”. I think of that every time I visit a Lego Store and look down. Through user groups, I’ve had access to direct ordering. I could order off the same list as Lego Store managers see. It truly was a random hodgepodge. Manager said sometimes they don’t even get to choose. Somewhere are warehouses of stockpiled parts, some of which are surplus after a set is retired. For example, I chose a box of sand blue 1x2, and a box of 2x2 low slope red roof peaks. Imagine those languishing in a Pick a Brick wall. Myself, I had a lot of roof to build but I still have a thousand unused. If Lego took consumer or store orders at random, it would complicate their planning which allocates production for sets, months in advance. Only the Model Shops got anything they asked for.
blauditore 10mo ago
As the other comment mentions, it might be due to brick size, but also note that many people considered blind still have some non-zero vision (just e.g. extremely blurry, or a tiny field of view etc.). Although this guy had a glaucoma at the age of six, so there would be extremely little left by now.

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I wonder how the non-random color patterns in the pictured LEGO build came to be. Maybe he’s not 100% blind?

by layer8 10mo ago

I wonder how the non-random color patterns in the pictured LEGO build came to be. Maybe he’s not 100% blind?

greenwallnorway 10mo ago
From what I can tell in the image: 2x6: white 2x4: blue 2x2: grey This makes interesting patterns, since you are more likely to use certain bricks in certain positions.
- FarmerPotato 10mo ago
  Lego retail stores have the odd habit of stocking Pick-A-Brick this way.
  - abeyer 10mo ago
    Pick-A-Brick sounded like such a good idea on paper, until you realize that the economics of it end up being a handful of brick size/color combos and then bin after bin of minifig accessories.
    - FarmerPotato 10mo ago
      I thought so too at first. My local toy store owner scoffed and called it “floor sweepings”. I think of that every time I visit a Lego Store and look down. Through user groups, I’ve had access to direct ordering. I could order off the same list as Lego Store managers see. It truly was a random hodgepodge. Manager said sometimes they don’t even get to choose. Somewhere are warehouses of stockpiled parts, some of which are surplus after a set is retired. For example, I chose a box of sand blue 1x2, and a box of 2x2 low slope red roof peaks. Imagine those languishing in a Pick a Brick wall. Myself, I had a lot of roof to build but I still have a thousand unused. If Lego took consumer or store orders at random, it would complicate their planning which allocates production for sets, months in advance. Only the Model Shops got anything they asked for.
blauditore 10mo ago
As the other comment mentions, it might be due to brick size, but also note that many people considered blind still have some non-zero vision (just e.g. extremely blurry, or a tiny field of view etc.). Although this guy had a glaucoma at the age of six, so there would be extremely little left by now.