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Lego
Lego
is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, Lego
bricks can be assembled and connected in many ways, to construct such
objects as vehicles, buildings, and even working robots. Anything
constructed can then be taken apart again, and the pieces used to make
other objects. The toys were originally designed in the 1940s in Europe
and have achieved an international appeal, with an extensive subculture
that supports
Lego movies, games, video games, competitions, and four Lego themed
amusement parks.
One might wonder how something so great is done well this how since
1963; Lego pieces have been manufactured from a strong, resilient
plastic known as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). As of September
2008, the engineers use the NX CAD/CAM/CAE PLM software suite to model
the elements. The software allows the parts to be optimized by way of
mold flow and stress analysis. Prototype molds are sometimes built
before the design is committed to mass production. The ABS plastic is
heated to 232 °C (450 °F) until at a dough-like consistency. It is then
injected into the molds at pressures between 25 and 150 tons, and
takes approximately 15 seconds to cool. The molds are permitted a
tolerance of up to two thousandths of a millimeter (2×10-6 m), to
ensure the bricks remain connected
Mario
Lego pieces are not just any other toys - these Lego figure have
been modified by adding paint, decals, stickers, parts, or accessories
in combination w/ lego parts. - This Lego figure can be lightly played
with or displayed, and will come assemble in a baggy, suggested for
children 5 yrs old and up. Since it began producing plastic bricks, the
Lego Group has released thousands of sets themed around a variety of
topics, like the new "Atlantis". Other Examples include town and city,
space, robots, pirates, Lego Trains, Racers, Vikings, castles,
Bionicle, dinosaurs, holiday locations, scuba diving and
undersea exploration, the Wild West, the Arctic, airports and miners.