Is Lego trying to indoctrinate children with numbers?

[ukbajadave]

Inspired by this thread I eagerly typed my birthday into Google with the word "Lego" to see if I was a part or a set. Sadly I only seem to be a spare part for a Toyota Aygo 

[Lego Mike]

1 hour ago, ukbajadave said:

Inspired by this thread I eagerly typed my birthday into Google with the word "Lego" to see if I was a part or a set. Sadly I only seem to be a spare part for a Toyota Aygo 

Ha ha ha. You just got me to do the same thing. Sadly, no, there's no Lego set relevant to my birthdate -- but the customer support line gets pretty close.

[Classic_Spaceman]

18 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:

I'm guessing that's probably one of those things in line with the number 13 being skipped due to supposed unluckiness.  Sort of like some tall buildings not having a 13th floor (well, they do, it's just not labeled as 13th).  I'd guess there's a lot of real life examples of numbered vehicle fleets skipping over #13.  When the designers were putting the second wave together, I'd guess that someone threw out "hey, what if we skip 13?" as a way to add a teeny bit of realism/world building into the sets.

I agree, but I do find it amusing that LEGO either thought that their customers would be superstitious about the number 13, or that the Power Miners themselves would be! I suppose that 2009-2010 was before Taylor Swift had popularised the number to the point that it lost its “unlucky” reputation. 
 

[Peppermint_M]

Not gonna lie, I think centuries of 13 being seen as unlucky is not going to be altered by a pop singer...

The set number thing sadly did not get me anything cool for my whole birthdate, it think we are a few years off hitting the numbers!

 

[AmperZand]

On 5/15/2024 at 7:52 AM, MAB said:

I doubt it is that well known outside of certain communities. I had to look up the meaning of 420.

I also had to look it up. What I still don’t know is why I previously didn’t know. Was it because…?

- I’m in the UK and it’s a North American term

- I have no connection with the drug subculture

- I’m the wrong generation to know the jargon of teens/twenty-somethings

- Some or all the above

- Some other reason

If someone could elucidate, I’d be grateful.

I suspect that it’s a North American term and therefore LEGO’s designers, being mostly European, had no idea and the number is just a coincidence with no subversive meaning.

Edited May 28, 2024 by AmperZand