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    Apparently, the Secret of the Order of the Universe Is the Lego Brick
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    Image of Fizzie Fizzie
    07/08/09

    In reply to Apparently, the Secret of the Order of the Universe Is the Lego Brick
    The 2 in the last row on the left side are 5x2 for some reason?
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    07/08/09

    @Fizzie: omg fail. dont ask.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/08/09

    @Fizzie:


    didja run outta fingers or somethin'?

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    07/08/09

    In reply to Apparently, the Secret of the Order of the Universe Is the Lego Brick
    I'm pretty sure the bottom rows didn't exist in the early universe, but were created when the first generation of lego stars went supernova.
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    Image of Aglet Aglet
    07/08/09

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    Can anyone verify the anagram rumours?
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    07/08/09

    @Aglet:


    i can verify that anagrams exist, yes.

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    Image of Curves Curves
    07/08/09

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    Does this mean The Creator is a Legomaniac?
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    Image of Anthemx Anthemx
    07/08/09

    In reply to Apparently, the Secret of the Order of the Universe Is the Lego Brick
    Um. Not meaning to be picky, but aren't those 4x2? :)
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    07/08/09

    @Anthemx:
    Commonly accepted terminology is actually "2x4 LEGO brick". The reasoning is that there are a craptop of "1x" and "2x" bricks, but not many in the "3x" or wider range, and sorting the two main groups by width is really helpful because most of the time people will want to build with only one of those widths.
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    Image of Paul Beardfacé Paul Beardfacé
    07/08/09

    @Purple Dave: The bonus of 4x2 is it's similarity to 42, in the Universe context of things
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    07/09/09

    @Paul Beardfacé:
    On those rare occassions when the LEGO fan community is in complete accord with The LEGO Company on terminology, we create a universal paradox that allows us to trump Douglas Adams. And if you can't fathom why that's such a big deal, check out how varied the color names are:


    [www.peeron.com]


    On the left are the Peeron inventory names, two columns to the right of those are the Bricklink names, and five columns to the right of those are the official LEGO color names. Note how weird some of the official color names are (brick-yellow is what they call tan parts, like Luke Skywalker's hair), and realize that even the LEGO set designers and Master Model Builders use their own personal color terminology that doesn't always agree with the official list. But pretty much everyone across the board calls those parts "2x4 bricks".

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