Quantcast
Channel: Simply Senia » Lego
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 10

Lego Fun Facts

0
0

lego-batman-movie-dc-super-heroes-unite-1

By Geoff Ryder

LEGO is the world’s greatest toy; it was voted as the ‘Toy of the Century’ in 2000 by Fortune magazine. Lego still captivates and helps build millions upon millions of children’s minds even after 56 years since the plastic brick was released.

Here are some facts about LEGO:

LEGO started from humble beginnings back in 1932 -W hen Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen almost went bankrupt during the great depression. He lost so much carpentry work that he decided to make children’s toys out of wood and sell them from his workshop (his first toy was a wooden duck). In 1934 Ole named his company LEGO derived from the Danish word “leg godt” meaning “play well”. Interestingly, LEGO in Latin means “I put together”.

LEGO Bricks were released in 1947 – Their first bricks were called the Automatic Binding Bricks and were almost an exact copy of the Kiddie Kraft Self Building Brick, a British design from years earlier.

LEGO Bricks are hugely versatile – It has been calculated that just 6 eight studded bricks can be arranged in 915,103,765 ways. (That should keep the kids occupied for a while).

Lots of LEGO is produced - LEGO pumps out over 19 billion LEGO bricks per year, primarily from it’s headquarters in Denmark. Its manufacturing is so precise that only 18 in every one million bricks made is defective.

LEGO is the world’s number one tyre manufacturer – Did you know that LEGO produces over 306 million tiny tyres every year for their products? This figure makes LEGO the world’s number one tyre manufacturer.

Consistency is the key – Did you know that LEGO bricks produced from 1958 will interlock with LEGO bricks that are produced today? That’s right kids, you can now ask your great grandfather for his LEGO set to get those extra bricks you need (although original bricks have become quite valuable in recent years).

LEGO Minifigures were introduced in 1978 – The first minifigures were introduced in 1978 with the Town, Space and Castle playsets.

LEGO decided that their always happy faces should be one color – yellow. Minifigs have no sex or race and initially did not have any movable arms or legs.

In the 1980′s facial expressions were introduced (good, evil, grumpy, happy) with the Pirates playset. In 2003 different skin colors were introduced for LEGO Basket ball.

They hurt like hell!! - One more fact that I’m sure you all know, is that if you step on LEGO pieces in bare feet on the wrong angle, they hurt like hell.

LEGO is the worlds greatest toy, it helps build children’s minds and creative flair. Check out LEGO’s new animated movie and associated play sets at http://www.legomoviereview.com

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Geoff_Ryder

http://EzineArticles.com/?Lego-Fun-Facts&id=8355609


Filed under: Guest Blog Tagged: Lego, LEGO Bricks

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 10

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images