LEGO
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So after a year filled with helping my nephew assemble vast quantities of LEGO, I realise that the toy provides learning and preparation for more than you would think in later life. For example when completed there are still several small unexplained pieces left. So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over, don't worry LEGO taught us that this is as it should be. :laugh:
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So after a year filled with helping my nephew assemble vast quantities of LEGO, I realise that the toy provides learning and preparation for more than you would think in later life. For example when completed there are still several small unexplained pieces left. So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over, don't worry LEGO taught us that this is as it should be. :laugh:
Stuart Jeffery wrote:
So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over
PANIC!!! There should never be bolts left over: just means you've left them out and you won't be happy when all of the oil drains out and the engine makes a funny noise as piston 4 comes flying out of the block... (Have seen the aftermath of that).
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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Stuart Jeffery wrote:
So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over
PANIC!!! There should never be bolts left over: just means you've left them out and you won't be happy when all of the oil drains out and the engine makes a funny noise as piston 4 comes flying out of the block... (Have seen the aftermath of that).
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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Stuart Jeffery wrote:
So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over
PANIC!!! There should never be bolts left over: just means you've left them out and you won't be happy when all of the oil drains out and the engine makes a funny noise as piston 4 comes flying out of the block... (Have seen the aftermath of that).
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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But on the other hand, Lego does just give you a few extra parts in case you loose 1 or 2.
J4amieC wrote:
But on the other hand, Lego does just give you a few extra parts in case you loose 1 or 2.
That's been my experience with the Architecture Series[^]. After building the first one, I had a couple of pieces left over. After double checking everything, I concluded that they must be extras. But it got me wondering why they chose those particular pieces since they were so many different ones. Maybe they know which pieces are typically lost.
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J4amieC wrote:
But on the other hand, Lego does just give you a few extra parts in case you loose 1 or 2.
That's been my experience with the Architecture Series[^]. After building the first one, I had a couple of pieces left over. After double checking everything, I concluded that they must be extras. But it got me wondering why they chose those particular pieces since they were so many different ones. Maybe they know which pieces are typically lost.
They also spend vast amounts of money working out the exact size and shape will inflict the most pain when you stand on a piece, barefoot, at 3.45am on your way to the toilet.
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Stuart Jeffery wrote:
So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over
PANIC!!! There should never be bolts left over: just means you've left them out and you won't be happy when all of the oil drains out and the engine makes a funny noise as piston 4 comes flying out of the block... (Have seen the aftermath of that).
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
When I was ten (or so) I fixed my grandmas old alarmclock. You know, the oldfashioned kind with two bells on top. I took it apart, fixed some bent rods, oiled the gears and put it back together. It worked quite fine, except I had a gear left over. I found out much later that my brother had added an extra gear as a prank. He enjoyed my several extra hours of work immensely.
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When I was ten (or so) I fixed my grandmas old alarmclock. You know, the oldfashioned kind with two bells on top. I took it apart, fixed some bent rods, oiled the gears and put it back together. It worked quite fine, except I had a gear left over. I found out much later that my brother had added an extra gear as a prank. He enjoyed my several extra hours of work immensely.
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It's obvious you haven't met him. There are few people I can think of that's more different than you and him. :laugh:
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He sounds too much like my brother, frankly. Every childhood Christmas, we used to do a 'family' jigsaw puzzle. My brother would take no part in the procedings, but would hide one piece, so he could fit in the last piece. :suss: Then, one year, he forgot where he had put it...:mad:
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He sounds too much like my brother, frankly. Every childhood Christmas, we used to do a 'family' jigsaw puzzle. My brother would take no part in the procedings, but would hide one piece, so he could fit in the last piece. :suss: Then, one year, he forgot where he had put it...:mad:
Older brother is he? It sounds familiar.
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Older brother is he? It sounds familiar.
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So after a year filled with helping my nephew assemble vast quantities of LEGO, I realise that the toy provides learning and preparation for more than you would think in later life. For example when completed there are still several small unexplained pieces left. So when you are done reassembling that Engine you have been overhauling and find a few bolts left over, don't worry LEGO taught us that this is as it should be. :laugh:
My Shuttle kit was missing about 7 pieces, but had about 20 extra ones that had nothing to do with the kit.:confused:
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