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Fatherhood²: The Lego Story – 15 Minutes of Lego Brilliance

Posted on August 15, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

If you’re a Lego fan and want to know more about the company’s origins, 80 years ago this year, you could do a lot worse than to watch this amazing short film they’ve put out to celebrate the anniversary.

It’s got a very ‘Pixary’ feel to it, though it doesn’t actually seem to have been made by them – it’s only 15 minutes and it’s VERY safe for work. Go on, have a watch – I promise you’ll enjoy it!

And since we’re talking Lego, here’s the definitive answer to that old argument between us Brits and the Americans – namely, should you call them “Lego” or “Legos”. The answer was provided by an interview Gizmodo did with Lego a few years back:

“Lego” is an adjective and is not meant to be a standalone name. It should always be Lego bricks, Lego building, Lego products, etc.

So there you have it! Anyway, back to the film…

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    1. Chris says:
      March 16, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      What a great little film.
      I have an interest in the history of LEGO as some of my family made the bricks.
      Back in the 70s LEGO was manufactured in my home town and my uncles worked in the factory. Basically any bricks that fell off the conveyors were swept up and ended up in the hands of kids related to the workers. We literally had thousands of bricks. Huge boxes full of them. Of course back then they were fairly basic bricks and simple wheels. Of course they were pretty much random so no full sets but as you pointed out in another post if you have the bricks you can build it!A few intricate bricks for specialist sets were starting to creep in however.
      I am starting to collect LEGO for my young boy. He is only 2 years old so too young still but I intend to build him a collection for when he can play with it.
      In fact you have inspired me to write a post for my Blog – http://www.beinganolddad.com
      Thanks. I am now going to read your other LEGO related posts.
      Chris – aka anolddad

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