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Unfortunately you're completely correct.... Probably true, i was more making the point that there were 10's of thousands of deaths reported on the news and lego wasn't at risk of being ego stroking for those people dying, maybe a westerner dying 2 streets away does 'win' over someone in the middle east? I'm being slightly provocative there so probably ignore that last comment... the question felt a little selfish in some one ways. The plague has arrived in america so its more serious than all those other deaths. Maybe thats not how it was intended, but to suddenly get lego guilt over covid and not over the wars over oil seems a little short-sighted.. When thousands are dying there is no winner, but lego isn't killing them and lego does help with mental health for a lot of people.. Thank you A massive number still! And big enough for the OP to get Lego guilt over.... or maybe not apparently!!
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Covig will kill far less than all the religions of the world do every year... not sure why Lego is suddenly ego stroking when Christians, Catholics, Muslims, Jews etc have spent the last 2000 years slaughtering each other over an imaginary friend? Perspective maybe a bigger issue here.... If lego was fun while Syria* burned, then why does a nasty bug suddenly change things... *Or Afghanistan, or Iraq, or Northern Ireland, or Palestine, or Bosnia and Croatia
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[MOC] 1968 Dodge Charger
TeamThrifty replied to nicjasno's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I love that the first 3 points were related to realistic suspension - its an continual gripe of mine that 99% of mocers ignore such an important and interesting feature! You good Sir have just won the forum!! Awesome to see!!! Thank you (rest of it pretty good too ) (thats sarcasm by the way.... ) -
Excellent as always - a nicely considered solution!
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Definitely! Post some pics please!
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I love some theory..! This is basically a test of mechanical losses, the energy in is consistent, so you're measuring how much survives... so high rpm drive trains have more losses (friction) and less torque is available at the end. I think this sounds logically correct? So the conclusion would be to drop the rpm as close to the motor as possible to slow the drive train down. This probably means planetary's aren't the most efficient option?!!
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the pendular pivot point is in front of the axle, so its actually like the unimog set up with no springs, then each axle has a rocker arm connecting the two axles.. its not a complicated arrangement, but the 2 rocker arms are key to stopping the vehicle falling over, and controlling the range of axle movement. They're kind of like restrictive pan hard rods on steroids..
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Because the last thing those of us who earn their living as software developers want, is young whizz kids coming through making us look daft!! Pesky kids!!
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Once you've virtually finished it, prepare for a protest against it and then withdraw it at the last minute!! (its just a joke.. calm down..!!) Moc looks brilliant. Not something i'd ever build, so something so different makes it even more interesting...
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Lego 2-Stroke motor
TeamThrifty replied to Seto's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I agree! Internal combustion engines are just air pumps in disguise... so remove the combustion element. It is a much better idea... and less injuries. Melted, burning lift arms??! No thanks!! -
@I_Igor.. exactly. Its a real benefit to be able to read the thoughts and experiences of others, something i appreciate. It helps put my own thoughts into perspective, and has probably changed my opinion... which is very humbling! I think i'd now like to have a physical controller with no touch screen.... this is the benefit of group discussion when done properly, with reasoned debate. I'm a (slightly) wiser man...
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There's some very interesting points above... i'll admit i'm pro C+, mainly because i see the potential. And i kind of assume phones and tablets are here to stay and most people have them. Lego are adapting to the times... BUT! I read the comments above and the points made a totally valid, so although i have a different opinion, I also agree with the opposite view!! @JayCal @ShaydDeGrai @I_Igor ... I agree with you, even though i disagree I guess what i'm really saying, is that at a selfish level, C+ works great for me... but as you've all pointed out, its not universally great for everyone. Always a valuable lesson to be gained listening to others (considered) opinions...
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Lego 2-Stroke motor
TeamThrifty replied to Seto's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
(i'm sure he means 'don't stand too close!!) spark plugs use high voltage so engines have a coil that transforms 12v into an awful lot of volts.. but V=IR, so as volts go up amps goes down and its unlikely to kill you. The CDI mentioned above would still need a coil (i've spent many hours swearing at motorcycle coils and cdi's and plugs... its all ECU's and fuel injection these days which is generally better..) But you need a coil to make a spark.. and you need a trigger for that (Points, CDI, ECU) -
C+ gets a bit of negativity... but, we're discussing a semi automatic gearbox here and @kbalage is working on a fully automatic version. This is an incredible leap forward - despite the niggles. To have the tools available to built a software package that allows a fully auto gearbox to be built would have blown my 12 yr mind!! I know its not perfect, but its actually brilliant in so many ways. The potential of this eco-system for me outweighs the niggles.
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I'm not a car guy or i would!! I'm a tractor lover...
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@DugaldIC ... This car has anti rollbars and heave springs. You won the supercar competition for this alone! Take note all supercar builders! Stop ignoring realistic suspension, its a beautiful thing when done right... such a rare thing. Cheered me up. Please can more car builders go to the trouble of including this amazing feature.. such a vital part of the real thing yet almost universally ignored in mocs and official sets.. that makes me sad!!
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Bell 222? Airwolf?!! Ahh no.. its got guns on it. Bugger. Anyway, how does the VW group get away with it? They're made some pretty unsavoury friends back in the 30's and 40's.. if boeing are bad men, then VW are worse... (which country were the pressure group from again.... Mmmm)
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Yep... check out my post yesterday... couldn't agree more.
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Its a serious point... IP is property, using it without permission is theft. Being tired of it isn't a great response, whoever owns the website should be treating it professionally and respecting other people's IP... We're not allowed to mention Le*** because they steal TLG's IP, the scale and impact might be different, but its either used with permission, or its not. Scale isn't relevant. I don't say this to be argumentative as this isn't my opinion, its fact..
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I agree, but thats not what i'm saying... Freedom of speech is different to thinking an opposing view shouldn't be allowed. Both sides should be allowed. We should defend TLG's right to release it. But we should also defend the groups right to express their view. If there was harm to be done, like they were releasing a working gun, or something racist, then of course it should be stopped. But its not, and somehow a pressure group has derailed the release. TLG didn't want the bad press associated with release, thats not the same as them having the freedom to decide... In the UK there's been examples of pressure groups stopping xmas lights because asian communities might be offended. Madness. I'm not offended by their celebrations, and as it turns out, the asian community weren't offended by xmas lights... what happened was a group of (white middle class generation Z) snowflakes decided that they would be offended on their behalf... it concerns me that baseless arguments are derailing that freedom on both sides. We have the right to be offended, and we have the right to offend!! Being offended is part of freedom of speech... as long as its not Hate or abuse or racism, because that not acceptable (don't think i'm saying it is...)
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The situation is very simple as i see it.. despite the complexity in some posts - If one group shouts loudest and gets something banned, but the reasonable none-shouty 'other' side keeps quiet, then the truth is lost. Its unreasonable for the offended-snowflake-minority to 'win'. We should all sigh the petition, even if we think it shouldn't be released. This about defending TLG's freedom to operate reasonably and fairly, which they are, and the shouty-minority shouldn't be allowed to dictate their actions. Lego does no harm. Are they raging against Kalashnikov? I find their motives and choice of target highly suspect. "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
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Maximum respect. To be able to take a relatively simple lego component and explain it in this way... whether everyone can follow the maths or not ..should be used as an educational tool. Its so much more engaging than just cold, soulless maths. Excellent. (i may need to watch it again though as i lost the plot part way through!! )
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These remind me of the sets of the early 80s - i mean that as a compliment. This is how technic started with sets like this. 850 and 854.. happy days! (and people moan that 42114 isn't perfect enough.. i'd have sold a kidney for 42114 in 1981!!) These are great little moc's!!
