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Solid Lego consists of bricks which use ten times as much
material as the conventional light weight plastic variety
currently in existence. The new bricks are also much
bigger, use recycled plastic, but work in exactly the
same
way as the current mostly hollow ones.
The reason to do this
is to help by way of recycling to
use
up more of the world's millions of tons of discarded
plastic. It won't make a big difference, but Lego is a
global brand, and influencer, and others may follow.
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Next up, "The Pacific Gyre Lego Ballet" .... |
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A simple exchange scheme would see 'old for new'.
Lego would market the new recycled plastic
version as being a positive decision. In time, all
'old Lego' would be viewed as an 'unpc'. |
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Plastic injection molding does have physical limits
for quality on thickness. |
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Different densities of brick would add a new dimension in Technic motion. 'Weebles' wobble but they don't fall down' also comes to mind. |
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// 'Weebles' wobble but they don't fall down' // |
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<Notes useful dating information on [wjt]/> |
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<Concludes that Carbon-14 dating doesn't go that far back with any accuracy and Potassium/Argon/Strontium dating will be necessary/> |
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<A stirred resonant memory> 'Heavy elements can not be used where there is life' </A stirred resonant memory> |
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Yep, carbon-14 dating is only useful after the
subject is done exchanging carbon. |
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