LEGO could survive in ocean for 1,300 years

[Still Waters]

A study led by the University of Plymouth examined the extent to which items of the ever-popular children's toy were worn down in the marine environment.

By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the age of blocks obtained from storage, researchers estimated that the items could endure for anywhere between 100 and 1,300 years.

They say it once again reinforces the message that people need to think carefully about how they dispose of everyday household items.

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-lego-bricks-survive-ocean-years.html

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[aztek]

lego pieces aren't  the problem,  bottles, bags, foam, and other floating garbage is the problem, some legos on ocean floor do not pose much threat.   other things humans made can survive in ocean for much longer, glass, porcelain, .....

 

Edited March 17, 2020 by aztek

[toast]

I think the more important factor is the proportion value LEGO to all other plastic stuff in the oceans. But nice to know anyway.

Edited March 17, 2020 by toast

[Piney]

21 minutes ago, toast said:

I think the more important factor is the proportion value LEGO to all other plastic stuff in the oceans. But nice to know anyway.

How many people throw away LEGO??? 

That's a mortal sin and blasphemy!!!!! 

[+Noteverythingisaconspiracy]

15 minutes ago, Piney said:

How many people throw away LEGO??? 

That's a mortal sin and blasphemy!!!!! 

I could not agree more. 

If you dont use them anymore, give them to someone else.

[Piney]

Just now, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said:

If you dont use them anymore, give them to someone else.

They get snatched up so fast at a sidewalk sale. 

......

['Walt' E. Kurtz]

the look on your face when you step on Lego

 https://images.app.goo.gl/DEcWLc6aLc6RUy446

 

[+Noteverythingisaconspiracy]

1 minute ago, 'Walt' E. Kurtz said:

the look on your face when you step on Lego

 https://images.app.goo.gl/DEcWLc6aLc6RUy446

 

You are Swedish so your opinion doesn't count. 

['Walt' E. Kurtz]

1 minute ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said:

You are Swedish so your opinion doesn't count. 

No we just know how to have fun or we knew when we were vikings. 

[+Noteverythingisaconspiracy]

3 minutes ago, 'Walt' E. Kurtz said:

No we just know how to have fun or we knew when we were vikings. 

Making fun of the Swedes is kinda my thing around here.

Spoiler

We both know that the real evil is Norway.

 

[freetoroam]

Make houses out of lego, between 100 and 1,300 years is not bad. 

[fred_mc]

Pretty cool that LEGO lasts that long. Maybe some future archaeologists will dig up LEGO pieces in 1000 years, and find something out about our time.

Edited March 17, 2020 by fred_mc

[Jon the frog]

12 minutes ago, freetoroam said:

Make houses out of lego, between 100 and 1,300 years is not bad. 

https://www.geek.com/news/house-of-legos-in-england-under-construction-886121/

And you can do big change or repair without trowing away nothing, just rebuild it. I thing it would burn tho...

Edited March 17, 2020 by Jon the frog

[toast]

I still remember the smell of my wooden LEGO box, it was a big one with a lot of little compartments. And my favourite bricks were the transparent corner bricks 2x2.

Edited March 17, 2020 by toast
LEGO not LOGO #$%@& !!!!

[RoofGardener]

26 minutes ago, toast said:

I still remember the smell of my wooden LEGO box, it was a big one with a lot of little compartments. And my favourite bricks were the transparent corner bricks 2x2.

Oh WOW.. you had the transparent corner bricks ? 

we could never afford THOSE

 

[toast]

 

[Duke Wellington]

4 hours ago, Still Waters said:

A study led by the University of Plymouth examined the extent to which items of the ever-popular children's toy were worn down in the marine environment.

By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the age of blocks obtained from storage, researchers estimated that the items could endure for anywhere between 100 and 1,300 years.

They say it once again reinforces the message that people need to think carefully about how they dispose of everyday household items.

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-lego-bricks-survive-ocean-years.html

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They are also one of the most painful things to be stood on.

[Seti42]

All the more reason to keep Lego's in circulation. Keep playing with them/collecting them, pass them on to the younger generation, donate them to hospitals, libraries, homeless shelters, day care centers, schools, etc. Don't let them enter landfills...Or the ocean.

IMO, Lego's are the best toy ever. Unlike most toys, Lego's are educational, timeless, and fun in great measure.

I still buy one set a year, and make sure to resell or give away ones I don't want anymore.

Edited March 17, 2020 by Seti42

[+DanL]

This sounds like we need to make ships out of Lego blocks instead of steel!

['Walt' E. Kurtz]

20 hours ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said:

Making fun of the Swedes is kinda my thing around here.

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We both know that the real evil is Norway.

 

Nae i like all Scandinavian countries cause we're all Scandinavian :-) the finns are not but i still regard them as Scandinavian. 

Edited March 18, 2020 by 'Walt' E. Kurtz