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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by samstave on Sunday April 23, 2023 @12:03PM (#35677384)
This is actually a trade secret of lego. They build to such tight tolerances that others cant compete in the interlocking... it is a known thing of theirs, and honestly - we should be building that into actual construction mediums
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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by callalex on Sunday April 23, 2023 @01:38PM (#35678487)
They also have the exclusive patent for the raised dots being slightly dome/cone shaped so any competitors are doomed to be worse no matter how well made.
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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by Dylan16807 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @09:27PM (#35682657)
"The last significant patent for Lego bricks expired in 1978."
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