Nerd Tutorial Podcast

Topic: Lego Tutorial   This week, we look at the tiniest building material ever, and the rather huge empire it’s spawned as a result.  Both myself and mom have fond memories of this toy, and so what better discussion than Legos!   History of Legos History starts in 1916, when Ole Kirk Christiansen purchased a woodworking shop that had been in business for 30 years prior, primarily building furniture and aiding building houses.  By the time of the Great Depression, he was working smaller projects, but in working on those projects, he was inspired to create toys.  Christiansen held an internal contest to name his company, and Lego was chosen.   Lego, a contraction of Leg Godt, or ‘Play well’ in Danish.  It was later learned that in Latin, it’s loose translated to ‘I assemble’ or ‘I put together’.   After World War 2, with Plastics becoming available in Denmark, Christiansen purchased a plastic injecting molding machine, and set about creating toys with it.  While the idea of an ‘interlocking building cube’ wasn