Don’t they make their bricks with PLA, which is non-toxic, biodegradable, and made from plants?
Honestly, I don’t care if they defend their trademark. I don’t want to think I’m buying Legos only to get home and find out they were really mislabeled MegaBlocks and won’t fit on any of my other bricks (while looking nearly identical so it’s harder to tell them apart at a glance).
PETG is pretty good. Food safe, higher durability and temperature stability, and can be made from recycled water bottles. But I don’t think Lego uses that…
A company releases a unique design with parts that are only intra-compatible within that specific line?
If that’s a problem, then nobody can really create anything new and unique without violating it.
I don’t expect my kinex to work with my legos, or either of those to work with my lincoln logs, marble runs, or plip kit. So what’s wrong with bionicle, exactly?
Bionicle isn’t lego, it’s a different product line. That’s like complaining that your legos don’t work with duplo. It just sounds like you have trouble keeping your toys organized.
I think there was another line with unique parts called Lego Knights, but they came after bionicle (and if I remember correctly had similar parts, but I don’t know if they interoperated because they’re were after my time; they might have been slightly bigger).
I don’t think it’s e-waste. It’s an educational toy. If people buy it and never use it or throw it away that’s on them, but I don’t have a problem with a company making introductory electronics kits for children.
It’s better than another bullshit software company that sells addictive app games designed to fry children’s dopamine receptors while harvesting their data to exploit for profit by selling to unaccountable third-parties…
The new smart bricks might be considered e-waste, depending. The bricks themselves are rechargeable but the battery is not replaceable and will degrade over time.
LEGO is one of the best companies with regards to environmental sustainability (surprising for a plastic brick company) and inclusion for everybody.
Just don’t infringe their trademark… their lawyers are just as bad as you’d expect.
Don’t they make their bricks with PLA, which is non-toxic, biodegradable, and made from plants?
Honestly, I don’t care if they defend their trademark. I don’t want to think I’m buying Legos only to get home and find out they were really mislabeled MegaBlocks and won’t fit on any of my other bricks (while looking nearly identical so it’s harder to tell them apart at a glance).
They’re made out of different types of materials, but the basic bricks are usually made of ABS.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/sustainability/product-safety/materials
Oh, ABS is one of the worst…
Don’t know where I read they were PLA, I guess I’ve been lied to…
Another, more stable, 3d printing filament called ABS.
Ah. Yeah, ABS is more toxic and a petrochemical.
PETG is pretty good. Food safe, higher durability and temperature stability, and can be made from recycled water bottles. But I don’t think Lego uses that…
They have been releasing a lot of complete e-waste electric sets though
Also some collections like Bionicle used specialized parts that were pretty much useless for anything but building Bionicles
What’s wrong with bionicle?
A company releases a unique design with parts that are only intra-compatible within that specific line?
If that’s a problem, then nobody can really create anything new and unique without violating it.
I don’t expect my kinex to work with my legos, or either of those to work with my lincoln logs, marble runs, or plip kit. So what’s wrong with bionicle, exactly?
Lego parts are usually made to be useful with all other Lego parts. Having some be useful only for very specific sets is not great.
Bionicle isn’t lego, it’s a different product line. That’s like complaining that your legos don’t work with duplo. It just sounds like you have trouble keeping your toys organized.
I think there was another line with unique parts called Lego Knights, but they came after bionicle (and if I remember correctly had similar parts, but I don’t know if they interoperated because they’re were after my time; they might have been slightly bigger).
Legos are compatible with dublos btw. Dublos are exactly twice the dimensions of Legos, and you can put 4 2x4 Legos on top of a 2x4 dublo
The nubs are completely different sizes
It’s true, that’s a relatively new development. Curious to see if disposable electronics is a fad in their products or here to stay.
They’ve had a robotics line since I was a kid.
I don’t think it’s e-waste. It’s an educational toy. If people buy it and never use it or throw it away that’s on them, but I don’t have a problem with a company making introductory electronics kits for children.
It’s better than another bullshit software company that sells addictive app games designed to fry children’s dopamine receptors while harvesting their data to exploit for profit by selling to unaccountable third-parties…
The new smart bricks might be considered e-waste, depending. The bricks themselves are rechargeable but the battery is not replaceable and will degrade over time.
Oh, I didn’t know about these smart bricks