Talk:Lego

Specifically state which year ABS replaced Cellulose Acetate in the bricks

The article currently reads as follows under the 'History' section:

"In 1958, the modern brick design was developed; it took five years to find the right material for it, ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) polymer."

As phrased, this could imply that ABS was incorporated into the modern brick design in 1958. However, this is incorrect, as Cellulose Acetate was the main material used until 1963, which is when ABS replaced it. I'd recommend that the article is updated to prevent confusion.

Source: Lipkowitz, Daniel (2009). The LEGO® Book - Volume 1 (1st ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 21. ISBN 9781405341691. BenTedds42 (talk) 21:51, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done ‍ Masterofthebrick ^{‍ talk} 09:09, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

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~~~~ Efl4ora (talk) 03:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

There ought to be a section entitled Cultural Impact, or something similar, as a place to group Lego movies along with Fan film productions like Death Star Canteen (an animated version of Eddie Izzard's standup routine).

This might also be the appropriate site for an exploration of how in UK and Commonwealth English, Lego is considered a mass noun with no plural form (the singular being Lego brick); whereas in US English, pieces of Lego collectively are known as Legos.

Nuttyskin (talk) 17:56, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Packaging in US

The company now has a facility for packaging in the United States which should be mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PossumOnWiki (talk • contribs) 23:25, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2024

Change the line in second paragraph that states the following old information: As of July 2015, 600 billion Lego parts had been produced.

LEGO has been producing about 60 billion Lego parts per year, and the latest information should be reflected. It should be changed to:

As of April 2024, over 1 trillion Lego parts had been produced.

Bricks1000 (talk) 03:19, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. All the sources I can find about this seem to be quite spammy, to the extent where they appear to be "hey, lego hit 1 trillion parts, what about this other company recycling them?" in the headline. Not reliable to me. --Ferien (talk) 22:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

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