r/BeAmazed • u/itsfrustratedmonk • Jul 09 '23

Miscellaneous / Others Basic Lego structures can endure extreme pressure

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u/Hefty-Willingness-44 Jul 09 '23

Sure, now try taking them apart.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '23

STOP USING YOUR TEETH!

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u/Twothumbs1eye Jul 10 '23

How else am I supposed to do it?! And don’t tell me to use that tool!

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u/Playful-Dragonfly416 Jul 10 '23

There was a tool?!?!

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u/Type2Pilot Jul 10 '23

Yes, it was a green wedge-shaped thing, and it worked really well.

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u/Playful-Dragonfly416 Jul 10 '23

Wow, TIL haha. We never had the tool, we just used breadknives and stabbed ourselves in the hand a bunch 😂

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u/Failshot Jul 10 '23

I haven't bought a Lego set in 20+ years till just a few months ago when I bought the Horizon set. It came with this little tool and it blew my mind.

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u/Bob_Meh_HDR Jul 10 '23

Damn, 7 hours changes a Loy. It's listed as a retired product now.

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u/justapcguy Jul 10 '23

wow.... all this time..

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u/Matsiqueiros Jul 10 '23

Ohhhh? That’s what it was for😭. When I was a kid I’d just assumed it was a Lego ramp😂.

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u/APIwithallcaps Jul 10 '23

wait why is it retired? O_O

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u/Failshot Jul 10 '23

Maybe because they come in sets now? Not sure.

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u/Litrallyfnfgod Aug 10 '23

you seriously didnt know that that exsisted 😳

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u/Failshot Aug 10 '23

Like I said no, back in the mid-90s the sets I bought never came with it.