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added by Jouke van der Maas Jul 2 '10 at 12:00

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added by Ullallulloo Jul 6 '10 at 20:57

you mean other than universal tool we all have: our teeth? :) – warren Jul 16 '10 at 12:36

That would be the "right tool" (as my son puts it): bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6007 – mlschechter Jul 18 '10 at 0:57

The teeth is the tool best available, but it tends to leave bite marks on the bricks. My big brother was very strict with me, so I do not have too many bricks with bite marks... – awe Aug 4 '10 at 7:31

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added by Riduidel, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 30 '10 at 13:55

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added by Riduidel Jul 2 '10 at 9:57

Because the topic is so broad there are too many answers. Remember, the OP would need to be able to pick one as best. I think it would be much better if narrowed down a bit, by specifying what kind of bricks are problem categorizing, etc. – awe Aug 4 '10 at 7:56

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added by RegDwight Aug 5 '10 at 9:07

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added by J. Pablo Fernández Jul 16 '10 at 8:41

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added by googletorp Jul 2 '10 at 11:16

eBay. Only a person who's never heard of online shopping would ask this. How about, "a site that specializes in reselling unopened lego sets?" – muntoo Sep 4 '10 at 20:46

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added by mlschechter, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 30 '10 at 14:22

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added by RegDwight Aug 17 '10 at 9:46

	I know answers don't count yet, but an onion bag half to two-thirds full of bricks, tied loosely, and placed in the top of the dishwasher works well... then again, "too much wear" on a LEGO brick seems impossible to achieve! =D – warren Aug 17 '10 at 12:18
	@warren: well, you know those tables with built-in bowls full of bricks that are used for promotion in department stores? After just a few days, those poor bricks are usually in a condition that could make a hard man weep. Nothing is amaranthine in presence of children. – RegDwight Aug 17 '10 at 12:52
	@RegDwight - I am not familiar with such bowls.. but would love to find a department store that had them :) – warren Aug 17 '10 at 14:49
	@warren: strange, I've encountered them in stores all over the world -- Germany, France, Russia... Something along the lines of suhw.de/Hobbywelt/Lego-Ausstellung/Legotisch1.jpg , though that's a different model from the one I'm familiar with. – RegDwight Aug 17 '10 at 15:05
	@RegDwight ... that's a completely new idea to me :) – warren Aug 17 '10 at 15:40

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added by fearoffours Aug 4 '10 at 13:14

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added by RegDwight, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 21 '10 at 16:58

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added by awe, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 30 '10 at 14:26

	I am thinking of things that easily fall apart, and might have solutions to make it more robust without cluttering the design too much. – awe Aug 25 '10 at 8:20
	Glue is NOT a good answer to this ... – awe Aug 25 '10 at 8:28
	Duct tape. It's ALWAYS the solution – Eric Sep 2 '10 at 20:12

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added by IAbstract Jul 2 '10 at 12:10

I think this one is yes, by using ice-cube trays shaped like bricks. Doesn't help much unless you live in Antarctica though :P – RCIX Jul 7 '10 at 10:16

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added by RegDwight Aug 4 '10 at 14:31

Just to elaborate to the guys who voted "Great Off-Topic Example", LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 IS LEGO. – muntoo Sep 4 '10 at 20:38

We have 3 Mindstorms questions, all by RegDwight. We do need to determine if Mindstorms is on-topic or off-topic. I suggest focussing our votes on THIS question for that purpose. – retracile Sep 7 '10 at 16:39

Mindstorms must be on-topic, otherwise there will be very few (good) questions. I just imagine this like mindstorms tag, which would be very nice. EDIT: Ah, there is "Lego Mindstorms Robotics" Q&A. Well, I think these two should be merged, or they will both have few questions. – Oleh Prypin Oct 21 '10 at 15:41

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added by Jaime Soto Nov 2 '10 at 2:26

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added by Riduidel Jul 2 '10 at 9:56

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added by Peach Nov 5 '10 at 22:27

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added by Kyra Jul 5 '10 at 15:19

Notice there is a specific area51 proposal for Lego Mindstorms and other robotics activities. As a consequence, this question may be redirected to that proposal, I think. – Riduidel Jul 8 '10 at 15:40

@Riduidel didn't know that until after I put this but figured it is still legitimate. – Kyra Jul 8 '10 at 16:08

@Riduidel I doubt there will is room for two separate Lego-related StackExchanges. Mindstorms could be a tag in a general Lego site. – Vebjorn Ljosa Jul 19 '10 at 11:44

Perhaps, but I feel there is more room for questions on the Lego Mindstorms proposal. Besides, we're so close to the commitment phase. – Eric Sep 2 '10 at 20:11

to Vebjorn Ljosa: +1; exactly what I've written in a comment to an other question – Oleh Prypin Oct 21 '10 at 15:50

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added by gkrogers Nov 5 '10 at 19:58

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added by warren Aug 2 '10 at 19:45

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added by mfg Nov 4 '10 at 20:37

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added by Jeremiah Genest Nov 13 '10 at 3:19

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added by Beska, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 30 '10 at 14:19

closed as off topic by mlschechter, 81bronco, awe, antony.trupe, morfu Aug 22 '10 at 11:54

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This question brings up a good point. Should the site be for only genuine Lego, or is any Lego compatible bricks fair game? – KeithB Jul 3 '10 at 14:58

Yup. unfortunatly, I don't have an answer to that meta-question ... – Riduidel Jul 5 '10 at 8:27

Consider Nnenn's work, Brickarms, Brickforge, and that whole mini-industry of Lego-compatible parts. I think compatible toys should be on-topic. – retracile Aug 16 '10 at 18:58

Especially considering questions of trademark and the eventual naming of this SE site, it should be open to all brick based building systems. – BBlake Oct 31 '10 at 14:44

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added by mlschechter Aug 3 '10 at 1:19

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added by mfg Nov 4 '10 at 20:35

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added by mfg Nov 4 '10 at 20:36

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added by mfg Nov 4 '10 at 20:37

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added by Herr K Nov 6 '10 at 13:23

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added by Hemme Nov 6 '10 at 21:55

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added by Zonedabone Nov 9 '10 at 1:01

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added by Jeremiah Genest Nov 13 '10 at 3:21

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added by Jaime Soto Nov 2 '10 at 2:18

closed as off topic by gkrogers, Vicky, Zonedabone, Pieter, warren Nov 11 '10 at 0:59

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

up vote 0 down vote

added by Jaime Soto Nov 2 '10 at 2:22

closed as off topic by nhinkle, Hemme, Eclipse, AShelly, Toon Krijthe Nov 13 '10 at 21:41

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by gkrogers Nov 5 '10 at 19:58

closed as off topic by Vicky, Zonedabone, jwueller, gnovice, Mark C Nov 14 '10 at 22:01

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	I think was wondering in the back of my head, will anyone ask a DUPLO question? – Mark C Nov 5 '10 at 22:56
	I would imagine so, at some point. But that's not really the pertinent question, is it? The question is, are DUPLO questions on or off topic? – gkrogers Nov 6 '10 at 10:05