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Aurornisyesterday at 3:37 PM0 repliesview on HN

> It's not like it's hard to keep producing the pieces to the same original specifications.

It’s extremely hard to build consistent products to the spec.

There are a lot of knock-off LEGO on the market now. We get them as gifts. Some of them stack okay, some are too tight, some are too loose.

It’s hard to manufacture at scale at these tolerances and keep it that way for decades.