Tolerance is an engineering term. When the parts of a car are made to a low tolerance, that means that they fit perfectly. A modern Lexus is a better car than a 1976 Nova because relentless improve…
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fta:
It’s interesting to put all this together and think about Lego blocks.
For generations, Lego pieces have been made to low tolerances. They stick together and come apart with precision. This allows them to work extremely well with any other part the company has ever made. And because of their long-lasting simplicity, they can be used in ways the creators of the toy didn’t expect… to furnish an aquarium or to build life-sized sculptures, for example.
Is it a feature or a bug (a positive or a negative) that over time, lego shapes have gone from some very small basic set (1×1 up to 1×5, 2×2, 2×3, so 8 basic shapes?
but you could make anything with those basic shapes. surely it will be rather chucnky and steppy or whatever the proer term is (ziggurat-ish?) i beleive moden pcs are limited in sma eway, whereas the basic 8 (or whavs) all parts could mate with any other part.
and no curves!
is there a society of lego originalists? should there be?
