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delichontoday at 7:45 PM3 repliesview on HN

These kits can have extraordinary longevity. I was playing with Lincoln Logs in 1967. Turns out they got started in 1918. Lego bricks have been around since 1945. The moat created by seriously delighting your customers at a young age is large.


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rapnietoday at 9:54 PM

It is a really nice concept. I had never heard of it. But then as GenX at young age I played with Fishertechnik [0] more than with Lego. Around since 1966 [1].

[0] https://www.fischertechnik.de/en

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischertechnik

lostlogintoday at 9:50 PM

> The moat created by seriously delighting your customers at a young age is large.

I wish Meccano would get its shit together. I can’t see anything I want on their limited site and there is so much cool stuff that could be made.

https://www.meccano.com/

reaperducertoday at 9:04 PM

Don't forget Erector Sets.

I spend untold hours failing to build a cable tramway between my mother's dresser and bed.

But at least now I'm an expert at pylon design!