# Happy 50th Birthday to the LEGO Brick

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 28, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568 "2008-01-28T10:51:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/1 "2008-01-28T10:51:51Z")

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> **[LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities](https://gizmodo.com/349509/lego-brick-timeline-50-years-of-building-frenzy-and-curiosities)**
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> The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58 p.m. today, January 28, 2008. This timeline shows these 50 years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart, all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT, as well as...

And the staple of many a childhood.

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**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/2 "2008-01-28T10:56:38Z")

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It’s inanimate. I don’t think it cares.

Man I’m clever.

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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/3 "2008-01-28T11:14:15Z")

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LEGOs rule. I didn’t realize they were that old. Good find and a happy birthday.

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/4 "2008-01-28T11:17:07Z")

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That explains today’s google image.

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**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/5 "2008-01-28T11:18:30Z")

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I was wondering about the Google image, I just didn’t bother to click it like fuzzy did.

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**Author:** ![paulysplitx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulysplitx/32/7320_2.png) [@paulysplitx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/paulysplitx)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/6 "2008-01-28T12:40:09Z")

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> [@tpgsr](#):
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> I was wondering about the Google image, I just didn’t bother to click it like fuzzy did.

Same here I was wondering it just to lazy to click.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/7 "2008-01-28T12:50:08Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> That explains today’s google image.

Beat me to it.

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**Author:** ![Janus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Janus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janus)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/8 "2008-01-28T18:22:15Z")

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i heart legos

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-lego-brick/42568/9 "2008-01-28T18:38:25Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> That explains today’s google image.

indeed… made the same connection when i saw this thread. how clever