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Lego Bricks can be fitted together in a near infinite number
of ways. You can explore some of those combinations here...
 In
the Beginning...
In 1949, the first Lego bricks were produced by Godtfred Kirk Christiansen. Although
they were the forerunners of the modern Lego bricks, there were many differences.
For example:
• Although the colours were similar, they
older colours tended to fade after a while
• The early bricks would not retain their shape
• The bottom of the brick had no binding mechanism, although
the top already looked like a Lego brick
Then, in 1958, the stud and coupling mechanism was
introduced (having been designed in 1957). The Lego brick was born.
Basic Shapes...
The unique stud and coupling mechanism of the bricks means that Lego bricks
will interlock with each other remarkably easily. However, just a few simple bricks
can connect in an extraordinary number of ways...
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Two eight stud bricks can combine in 24 different combinations.
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Three of the same style of bricks can combine in 1,060 different
ways!
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Take six eight-stud bricks and you create 102,981,500 different
combinations!
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Getting really connected!...
However, there are more styles of bricks available than just the basic eight-stud
blocks. Take a 1/3 element, for example. Two of those can combine in three different
types of ways.
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You can join them on the top...
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...or link them up on the sides...
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...or even slot them together underneath!
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But there's more...
Shown here are just some of the ways to slot together the basic bricks. However,
sometimes its much more fun to combine them in unusual or exciting ways! Here
are some different ways to connect the pieces, but I am sure that you'll find
loads more...
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