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Space Legos!

Posted by michael on from the space-station-on-the-cheap dept.

mfarver writes "The Air Force is seeking research proposals for Space Legos. Now you can have your childhood fantasies of playing with blocks and getting paid for it. Actually, its not a bad concept, standarized components that can be "plugged" together in space for different functions."

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  1. Say It With Me... by GTRacer · · Score: 3, Informative
    ...space legos

    Space Lego Blocks, dammit!

    GTRacer
    - Looking for a 953...

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  2. Yes! thank you! by bad_fx · · Score: 3, Informative
    Troll? WTH? Take a look at this quote from lego.com:

    If the LEGO trademark is used at all, it should always be used as an adjective, not as a noun. For example, say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS". Never say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGOs".


    from here. "Legos" makes no sense, dangit. How and why did people even start saying "legos"? The blocks/parts aren't legos! They're called LEGO blocks or blocks of LEGO or LEGO bricks or LEGO pieces... See, there's so many damn choices, why do people insist on legos? Gah! When I wuz a kid we knew what to call LEGO.
  3. Re: Lego, no Legos! by neonstz · · Score: 2, Informative
    And, in reality, it's LeGo....even if the company won't admit it...the name of the company comes from the Danish words "Leg Godt" which mean "Play Good".

    If the company won't admit it, why do they mention it on their webpages?