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03/27/09
03/27/09
If those are real LEGO bricks, ABS (the plastic the basic bricks are made of) only floats if it still has air bubbles trapped inside. Once it's full of water, it sinks.
03/27/09
03/27/09
Maybe. It depends on what you're trying to repair. I once put a LEGO Pirate ship in an aquarium, and discovered that forcibly sinking LEGO bricks is a bit of a pain, since you have to make sure you get all the air bubbles knocked out of the undersides (which means you really need to build it underwater so you can waterlog each piece). In this case, you want to keep all the air bubbles intact, and cleaning out all of the water that is sure to accumulate would take a long time.
03/27/09
Weak like a Japanese boy band weak.