You might say that the worst LEGO to step on is any given piece that happens to get caught underfoot, but have you ever thought about what the worst one would really be? For us, those little caltrops come to mind most immediately, and we’d probably be satisfied with believing that was the answer. But not [Nate Scovill]. He had to quantitatively find out one way or another.
And no, the research did not involve stepping on one of each of the thousands of LEGO pieces in existence. [Nate] started by building a test rig that approximated the force of his own 150 lb. frame stepping on each piece under scrutiny and seeing what it did to a cardboard substrate.
And how did [Nate] narrow down which pieces to try? He took to the proverbial streets and asked redditors and Discordians to help him come up with a list of subjects.
If you love LEGO to the point where you can’t bear to see it destroyed, then this video is not for you. But if you need to know the semi-scientific answer as badly as we did, then go for it. The best part is round two, when [Nate] makes a foot out of ballistics gel to rate the worst from the first test. So, what’s the worst LEGO to step on? The answer may surprise you.
And what’s more dangerous than plain LEGO? A LEGO Snake, we reckon.
Japan is building giant Legos to put around their cities not to stop Tsunamis but to protect against the next Godzilla attack.
The plural of Lego is Lego.
And I just know some pedant will say it’s LEGO.
That’s what one of the most people-unfriendly companies tried to teach us…
The beauty of the English language is that if we keep mis-using it enough, it becomes correct….so it is Legos!!!
We could say it is a contraction of Lego bricks and end up with Lego’s. That should trigger at least one or two more people.
How about leGos?
Ohhh monsieur has de French one..a leGos 😁
Or legOS, a new lightweight open-source distro that runs on your kneecap
So if I have ONE piece of a Mars candy that doesn’t melt in my hands….do I have an M or an M….?
Look closely, it might be one of those evil w”s that sneak in from time to time!
B^)
Says the blonde
It’s LEGO!
If you really want to get pedantic, they are LEGO® bricks (or a singular LEGO® brick)… According to the LEGO Group, LEGO® is the trademark and should only be used as an adjective, so even just calling it a LEGO isn’t pedantic enough.
(In case you need a source: https://www.lego.com/en-us/legal/notices-and-policies/fair-play)
Yes it is LEGO
;)
You are already the pedant! Everyone says legos
The upturned UK mains plug beats every LEGO piece hands down for most painful thing to step on in a dark room.
Seconded. The pain is unimaginable.
Why won’t UK switch to CEE7/7? It’s superior to any other designs currently available. Plus, they’re already running 50 Hz so frequency should not be a problem.
Don’t the UK plugs include (and occasionally need) a fuse in them? That’s a massive difference with the Schuko plug (it’s not like there would be insanely massive costs to switch from one standard to another anyway…)
The UK switched to ring circuits post-WWII because they’re cheaper than radial, but come with bonus amps. Many many bonus amps.
So yeah, every plug needs a fuse and indeed has one.
It’s called Klemmbausteine.
And if it happens to someone you don’t like,
It’s Klemmbausteine schadenfreude?
Shouldn’t he have used ballistic gel instead of cardboard?
That’s when I knew I was truly a dad: the first time I walked through a dark room and stepped on a Duplo car and bent the axle.
No caltrop is more effective than the d4 in the dark.
Wait wha-.. oh it’s a dice, ok let’s see how many sideohhhwww… Pointy.
Idk, considering that most caltrops are just a D4 with iron nails at the vertices. I have a D4 like that actually, one of those edgy stainless steel shapeways specials. Aw man I miss shapeways I made myself sad
Easy one:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=7039#T=C
Vintage wheel with METAL axle.
I have a hole under my left feet as a proof, and my sons are reaching 20 now.
Did you know that Mr. Potato Head was originally designed to use real potatoes?
In the version I remember, the eyes and other features had a sharp hard-plastic spike to push into the vegetable, maybe a half inch long and an eighth of an inch across. Narrow enough to pierce, thick enough to bruise.
I still remember the feel of the pop on the bottom of my foot, quickly followed by the sound of my screaming.
I think you just won the award for the comment that inspires the most sympathetic screams of pain.
Motion seconded!
It is the 2×3 of course. It was never a measure of physical damage, it is the unexpected insult on one’s foot nerves, for a path that has been safely traversed, in comfort, many times, even in the dark…
My kid got a set of cars that included about 7899 cones, pointy enough that 2 times they penetrated the skin, thick enough to leave a + shaped tear hole under the foot that would not close (it should probably have been stitched)
I stepped on those bastards 100 times, but the second time it punktured the skin, they magically dissapered the next day…
I found the bag when I moved, so naturally I gave them to my grandson…..
Revenge is a long game….
Anybody else ever kneel on one?