Friday's Unscientific Poll: Lego

[nanila]

Poll #17906 Lego

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40

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How likely are you to sort your Lego?

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Mean: 4.45 Median: 4 Std. Dev 2.75

All jumbled up in a big box 1		10 (26.3%)
2		2 (5.3%)
3		4 (10.5%)
4		4 (10.5%)
5		2 (5.3%)
6		4 (10.5%)
7		5 (13.2%)
8		5 (13.2%)
9		2 (5.3%)
Sealed in a cabinet by The Kragle 10		0 (0.0%)

If you do sort your Lego, which criteria do you employ for compartmentalising it?

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Colour
8 (24.2%)

Brick type
22 (66.7%)

Set origin
11 (33.3%)

Instructions?

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Chuck 'em immediately
4 (10.3%)

Follow them, then chuck 'em
6 (15.4%)

Save them, just in case
22 (56.4%)

Filed in labelled folder
6 (15.4%)

Preserved in the glass cabinet with The Kragle
1 (2.6%)

Comments

[pbristow]

My answers are a pretty approximate interpolation between how we used to do things when I was a kid (an experienced I would probably be compelled to at least partially emulate), and how I generally do things as an adult. (The only "lego" I currently own is a set of identical yellow basic 2-by-4 bricks from anothe company's, er, "homage" to actual Lego, and they have a permanent function as the main structure of my ancient Nokia phone's recharging station. =:o} )

[nanila]

I like that your "Lego" is fulfilling a practical function!

[pbristow]

[PROUD GRIN] That habit started when I built a microphone stand as a 10 year old. Because holding the little box microphone against the TV's loudspeaker for an entire Doctor Who episode proved to be quite tiring, and gave me a very odd perspective on all the action! =:o}

Funnily enough, that was all yellow pieces, too... I wonder if that's why I chose that colour this time?

OK, now someone should write a paper on the value of Lego as a tool for uncovering buried childhood memories. =:o}