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 Author: eracine View Messages Posted By eracine
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 09:55
 Subject: Lego disapearing?
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eracine (12973)

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Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many
pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor. Is there any science behind this?
Could I be the only one?

Eric
 Author: Ziegelmeister View Messages Posted By Ziegelmeister
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 09:56
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In Off Topic, eracine writes:
  Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many
pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor. Is there any science behind this?
Could I be the only one?

#DontWorkNearFloorVents
 Author: bricks2you View Messages Posted By bricks2you
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 10:26
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bricks2you (12929)

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I drop a
 
Part No: 3001 Name: Brick 2 x 4
* 		3001 Brick 2 x 4
Parts: Brick {Green}
on the floor it slides under the table between two stacks
of shoeboxes and becomes invisible without the use of a flashlight.

Then I drop a
 
Part No: 98138 Name: Tile, Round 1 x 1
* 		98138 Tile, Round 1 x 1
Parts: Tile, Round {Green}
it lands on its edge and stays right where it landed,
easy to pick up.

I don't know why.

Jim
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In Off Topic, eracine writes:
  Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many
pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor. Is there any science behind this?
Could I be the only one?

Eric
 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 10:48
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In Off Topic, eracine writes:
  Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor.

I think we all know the frustration

  Is there any science behind this?

Theory of Chaos and Probability


   Could I be the only one?

Your question is more intriguing to me than the predictability of the dropped
LEGO coming to rest. It goes to our nature. Which I believe is the among the
last things we'll come to fully understand, ourselves
 Author: Akir View Messages Posted By Akir
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 11:17
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Akir (120)

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In Off Topic, eracine writes:
  Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many
pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor. Is there any science behind this?
Could I be the only one?

Eric

Try waiting a few days, then dropping another piece. You might find the old one
while searching for that. The trick is to stop dropping things once you've
lost the cheapest possible piece... ;D
 Author: brickbuzzard View Messages Posted By brickbuzzard
 Posted: Apr 10, 2024 11:32
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Are the dropped pieces even hitting the floor? I swore that they burnt up upon
re-entry into the atmosphere.😏
 Author: eracine View Messages Posted By eracine
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eracine (12973)

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  Are the dropped pieces even hitting the floor? I swore that they burnt up upon
re-entry into the atmosphere.😏

I knew there was an explanation thank you!
 Author: CykillsGarage View Messages Posted By CykillsGarage
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In Off Topic, eracine writes:
  Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many
pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor. Is there any science behind this?
Could I be the only one?

Eric

you are not the only one
 Author: tonnic View Messages Posted By tonnic
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Part No: 40234 Name: Rat / Mouse
* 		40234 Rat / Mouse
Parts: Animal, Land
?
 Author: buildingfactory View Messages Posted By buildingfactory
 Posted: Apr 11, 2024 09:27
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Lego are like socks in the washing machine,
they just disappear

In Off Topic, eracine writes:
  Why is it that when a part hits the floor it disappears? It is amazing how many
pieces I have lost when a part hits the floor. Is there any science behind this?
Could I be the only one?

Eric