The STRANGE History of LEGO Minifigure Head Holes...

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    @SpitBrix  2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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  • @dragon1130
    @dragon1130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    I always thought the holes in the heads were to keep the heads mounted more reliably. It was supposed to allow air to flow out of the top and prevent air pressure from poping the heads off.

    • @roboticrebel4092
      @roboticrebel4092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      i usually had the opposite problem
      the heads would get stuck so hard i'd have to bite them off

    • @CallMe_Boris
      @CallMe_Boris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@roboticrebel4092 same

    • @roboticrebel4092
      @roboticrebel4092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@CallMe_Boris front tooth hurts just thinking about it

    • @CallMe_Boris
      @CallMe_Boris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@roboticrebel4092 man i was so close to swallowing it. My front teeth werent as hard as my back teeth so i had to do IT with backs.

    • @endlesspine
      @endlesspine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@roboticrebel4092 me too

  • @HangmanSwingset
    @HangmanSwingset 4 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Having grown up in the 90’s I do remember having a handful of the oldest design of lego figure heads. I HATED them because they were difficult to take off and put onto other figure bodies. The holes let air in and out, instead of just compressing the air out while putting on and creating a vacuum while taking the head off.

    • @prkp7248
      @prkp7248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Modern minifigures are exactly like that. I can't even twist head to different side (some heads are two sided with two emotions).

    • @Bart-Did-it
      @Bart-Did-it 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never had that problem the heads went in my mouth first then onto the figure to stop that happening . The head got larger with the heat of your mouth and lubed it up first to . At aged 5 I did not no I was doing this and it worked …kids learning back in the day before this 💩 📱

    • @BenjaminPalinkas-f8d
      @BenjaminPalinkas-f8d 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lego minifigure

  • @unownintendo
    @unownintendo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    I always thought they were so that the air that would get trapped in the hole when putting on the head would have somewhere to go

    • @VanityFRV
      @VanityFRV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Tf?

    • @sirparker2881
      @sirparker2881 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      So it dosen't force you to press down so hard

    • @AlemoBavir
      @AlemoBavir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      Maybe also prevent a seal/suction making it hard to separate the parts.

    • @unownintendo
      @unownintendo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Sir Parker exactly

    • @joydivision1976
      @joydivision1976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      This. And by the time they had the 'force pressure' optimized (so they didn't need the holes anymore) they simply switched to a less cost intensive production method.

  • @lostcarpark
    @lostcarpark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Good content, but you missed one possible reason for the holes.
    They were introduced around the time LEGO started having multi-colour faces on minifigs. I believe they used a 3-pronged holder to keep the head piece in a fixed position between different passes of the printing pads, to ensure all print passes were correctly aligned.
    I think newer print processes don't require the prongs, so the hole pattern is no longer needed. You could well be right that the reason driving this change is the need to have an easily visible LEGO logo to counter fake minifigs.
    If the reason for the holes was to prevent choking, I think we would have had one round hole, not the 3 small ones

    • @OakleyBartells
      @OakleyBartells 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man wrote a movie script

    • @newtybot
      @newtybot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@OakleyBartells ??? Is two paragraphs too much to comprehend for you??

    • @kailahmann1823
      @kailahmann1823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd dismiss that theory, because the prongs don't align with the printing but vary with every head.

  • @zacharyvanderklippe5855
    @zacharyvanderklippe5855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    The hole simply makes it easier to install/remove the head since it prevents a suction force. Some old heads were quite difficult to apply/remove.

    • @rllynothere
      @rllynothere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not actually it's for safety so if a kid swallow it they can still breath

    • @LitoMike
      @LitoMike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rllynothere imagjne if like, it was *both*

  • @PeteCorp
    @PeteCorp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    Lego minifigure

  • @spleenlord7660
    @spleenlord7660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1897

    The hole is used to control the minds of children to make them buy more LEGO

    • @deandre9176
      @deandre9176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Really

    • @motorsportsenthusiast23
      @motorsportsenthusiast23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol

    • @George-floyd
      @George-floyd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      DonutFlikz Studios yes

    • @alviyunitasari3737
      @alviyunitasari3737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How?

    • @carl0s_time97
      @carl0s_time97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It hypnotizes them so whenever they see a lego box they wine until they’re parents buy it to them (cause a saw a kid do that once so yeah

  • @thatvikingdownstairs3756
    @thatvikingdownstairs3756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    5:07 here's a time stamp for the end of the sponsor

  • @ryderace103
    @ryderace103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    Here are the reasons to save a bit of time
    1. He head holes made it harder to put enough force to push it back up to cough it out
    2. The holes are too small
    3. Counterfeit Lego (the holes made it hard to put the Lego logo there)

    • @pian-0g445
      @pian-0g445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ryder Ace so basically it just didn’t work as intended, or at least we’ll enough

    • @ryderace103
      @ryderace103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pian-0 G basically

    • @scaryshit24
      @scaryshit24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pian-0g445 well*

    • @savoryseaweed495
      @savoryseaweed495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can swallow a LEGO head and you’ll be fine

    • @politicallyinaccuratetoast4757
      @politicallyinaccuratetoast4757 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not a big fan of 3

  • @thecommenter578
    @thecommenter578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Well, the holes on a pen cap aren't there to avoid chocking. They are meant to avoid vacuum when you take the cap apart because that would make the cap stuck to the pen. So for sure those holes on Lego mini figures are to deal with air pressure while assembling

    • @sinisterisrandom8537
      @sinisterisrandom8537 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The hole was incase you choked. It was a somewhat common occurrence before it was added

  • @markarthcityguard8637
    @markarthcityguard8637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    To protect the "consumers"

    • @Maximum_Spider-Man
      @Maximum_Spider-Man 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I missed the part where that’s my problem I don’t consume legos

    • @AnnoyingBastsardonSteam
      @AnnoyingBastsardonSteam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Maximum_Spider-Man NO FING LEGOS OR LEGOES, JUST. LEGO.

    • @bob837
      @bob837 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh no

    • @ayeshafenner7180
      @ayeshafenner7180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lego bricks

    • @TheLetterbomber
      @TheLetterbomber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ayeshafenner7180 wego bwicks

  • @dankerine
    @dankerine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I see videos like this where Zane is openly a robot, and I feel so old, I still remember the big reveal 😭

    • @keytarnerd
      @keytarnerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah same

    • @evryflaremusic3243
      @evryflaremusic3243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why he rip off his own face tho 💀💀💀

    • @CaveDDECanem
      @CaveDDECanem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahh I remember being young

  • @Strawberry_PopTart
    @Strawberry_PopTart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    I’ve been waiting for this, sounds interesting

  • @unoriginalperson72
    @unoriginalperson72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Move over Yankee with no brim now we have: lego with no holes

  • @Brickomotion
    @Brickomotion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    I like these sorts of videos - keep them coming ;)

    • @gecogirl4411
      @gecogirl4411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Omg 🙊 BRICKOMOTION!!?? I love you videos 😍❤️ you got me to get the Harry potter diagon ally and it took ages but it looks grate and you video helped me alot to see if I really wanted it

    • @melissawelch6018
      @melissawelch6018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like your vids brickomotion

    • @jadenyuki3138
      @jadenyuki3138 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @abcfurbybabiesofficialabc862
      @abcfurbybabiesofficialabc862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i❤❤❤❤❤❤u

  • @Duke_of_Lorraine
    @Duke_of_Lorraine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I assume the holes were a way of easily removing or placing the air, allowing an entry or exit for air instead of having to deal with air pressure

  • @adamn.4615
    @adamn.4615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember noticing the transition to the 3-hole heads one Christmas when my brothers and I got a lot of Legos. I noticed a few of my new minifigures had "funny heads," while the rest had the old-fashioned heads. If I remember, there were even a few cases in the next year where I would get a mix of the two head styles in a single set.

  • @_Roik
    @_Roik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    My siblings and i call the heads with the three holes “lagecy heads” and we trade them for other “high value” pieces like light saber pieces and etc.

    • @keytarnerd
      @keytarnerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

    • @_Roik
      @_Roik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@keytarnerd hell yeah man 😂

    • @keytarnerd
      @keytarnerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This reminds me how i once traded one Lego friends boy minifigure as a kid... FOR A FCKING GREY RABBIT *WITH BROKEN EAR*
      Because my logic was "i need a pet for every girl, so i have to trade a boy instead"
      *Meths skils*

    • @keytarnerd
      @keytarnerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your trades seem to be much better tho

    • @_Roik
      @_Roik 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@keytarnerd LOL

  • @RobertChambers1522
    @RobertChambers1522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I always thought the holes were to keep air pressure from potentially causing the head to explode when you assembled it

    • @chamoo232
      @chamoo232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I never though about the heads exploding but I did think for a while that it was both for chocking hazards and pressure. I noticed as a kid that it was harder to put the heads without a hole on the body and taking the head off gave a popping noise sometimes.

    • @elFulberto
      @elFulberto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This theory has blown my mind.

    • @Carbon-cringe-human
      @Carbon-cringe-human 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chamoo232 chocking

  • @mikesozickgaming1012
    @mikesozickgaming1012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Even though this is a year old, something interesting I found was with my LEGO alien conquest sets. The news lady didn’t have head holes while one of the ADU soldiers did. These were released around the same time so I wonder how that happened. What’s even stranger was I think these were released around 2011 (correct me if I’m wrong).

  • @kayhanistan5555
    @kayhanistan5555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    3:08 that's a fantastic map😃

    • @ANDREWONETIME79
      @ANDREWONETIME79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kayhan studios ikr

    • @fnaftimex2361
      @fnaftimex2361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know BUTTIFUL

    • @indydd
      @indydd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ive seen you on a video before

    • @irinaebbs8187
      @irinaebbs8187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You commented twice in a row for me lol

    • @wommyu
      @wommyu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      New Zealand is missing tho

  • @DuckyStudiosEntertainment
    @DuckyStudiosEntertainment 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Now in 2024 we have new Lego heads with 2 holes.

  • @sombertownds149
    @sombertownds149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    2:57 I HAVE HIM, i use him as a detective

    • @Hockeyshooter
      @Hockeyshooter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      sombertownDS 1 no one cares

    • @sweet-sweetpineapple2817
      @sweet-sweetpineapple2817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Hockeyshooter shut up

    • @dreysantillan
      @dreysantillan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@Hockeyshooter proven your rude ass wrong, I care

    • @chonkimonki1320
      @chonkimonki1320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He looks like one but i wouldnt use him as a detective i would buy that one set

    • @sombertownds149
      @sombertownds149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bugget Noxes unfortunately, the saxophone has disappeared

  • @berniethekiwidragon4382
    @berniethekiwidragon4382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These holes would be pretty useless, considering Poiseuille's Law, that air flow rate is proportional to the radius of the windpipe by a power of 4. Reducing the radius even a little greatly reduces the air flow. I speculate that what little air that can pass through makes practically no difference.

  • @pablo-xy7ly
    @pablo-xy7ly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I actually just realized this a couple days ago while looking at my Minifigures, I found it odd cuz growing up they've always had holes for me, so I just assumed they all did. But looking at my newer figures, they all are closed off and I found it quite odd.

  • @kailahmann1823
    @kailahmann1823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    bringing the Logo back onto the head is pretty sure the main reason for that change - we also see the removal or fully open studs on other pieces, however heads with their often unique prints are very interesting to sell other brands as Lego.

  • @user-ri4rl2md7y
    @user-ri4rl2md7y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    During quarantine anything is interesting to watch. Even this.

  • @salamanderavem3782
    @salamanderavem3782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:10 SPACESHIP

  • @ryanmackenzie7651
    @ryanmackenzie7651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Ninjago is my favourite lego theme of all time.

  • @molotera8789
    @molotera8789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:11 bruh i didnt know there was a Lego factory in my city yet it took YEARS in my country for a Lego store to open

  • @avi7529
    @avi7529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Hi
    I never new about the 3 holes in the heads, it’s really cool

    • @Lmn-hc3ll
      @Lmn-hc3ll 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeannefortin5603 Same I got one of the first Lego Ninjago set Witch was the Jay motorbike, and a snow trooper battlepack I saw them but i didn't know what it was for.

  • @entityunknown2
    @entityunknown2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    who remembers lego power miners?i almost have the whole set.

    • @DeeDee-tn8pw
      @DeeDee-tn8pw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have the full farm set

    • @-ions
      @-ions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They made a PS1 game of that there

  • @archieackie
    @archieackie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Hmmm... I have season 1 Jay with the holes in his head, but then Jay DX without the hole... I got them off of bricklink so the Jay DX head could be a newer head on the older minifigure.

    • @demigod5598
      @demigod5598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kaelee Field yeah I got a lego deadpool fig without a hole but I saw a guy with the fig and it had holes so mine might be newer

    • @VanityFRV
      @VanityFRV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @icymariobros3793
      @icymariobros3793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I buy mini figures from a store at the mall you can buy mini figures from 1-5 dollars and you can ask to inspect it closer (you cant touch them while on the shelf) so you know what head piece the figure has i really like it because its just figures and no sets so if you lost say a kai figure you could walk down give em 2 bucks and have kai back i really want to go there when this whole thing is over because i have lots of money saved up and want a hulk fig and some spiderman and ninja figs

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or you got a counterfeit head

  • @TakisEnjoyer
    @TakisEnjoyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video. I remember sorting my Lego to remove all the fake ones by looking for the safety holes not knowing there were none in my newer ones. So basically Theory #3 worked the other way for me lol

  • @kayhanistan5555
    @kayhanistan5555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I have lots of "fan heads" in my collection

    • @warra7997
      @warra7997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same! I think the holes are important for children not to choke cus they do

    • @joyfuljay6829
      @joyfuljay6829 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same bro

    • @indydd
      @indydd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have lots of mordor orcs so me too!

    • @signalstatic8628
      @signalstatic8628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@warra7997 the thing is is the hole at the top is too small to breath through

    • @anthonysmithcooking8873
      @anthonysmithcooking8873 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holup

  • @BatteryDiet
    @BatteryDiet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the 2012 Lego Loki but all the other minifigs in that set had no holes… confusing…

  • @brickfits1384
    @brickfits1384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Ninjago and Star Wars are my favorite LEGO themes

    • @briannadefalco8907
      @briannadefalco8907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @Aevasrealm
      @Aevasrealm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same fellow lego brother

    • @Hockeyshooter
      @Hockeyshooter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who cares

    • @chonkimonki1320
      @chonkimonki1320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine is speed champions and creator

    • @indydd
      @indydd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine is lord of the rings and star wars 😁

  • @kekchanbiggestfan
    @kekchanbiggestfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always thought it was to make it easier to remove from a toro piece as it would prevent vacuum. If it was because of a choking hazard, why didn’t they put holes in all the other small lego pieces?

  • @samuelyawful
    @samuelyawful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always wondered how I could tell if loose minifigures were indeed real or not given that there was no place to stamp a lego logo on the three slitted heads. Perhaps they could've stamped the logo in the inside of the head near the bottom rim? I do agree that counterfeit lego must be a very pressing issue for the company right now so stamping the logo on the heads is a right move.

  • @andrewthecreativedesigner
    @andrewthecreativedesigner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Also minidoll heads had holes at some point. In 2018 they started to ad holes. But not in minifigures. Interesting 🤔. Also 06:06
    LEGO MINFIGURE

  • @evalord6264
    @evalord6264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Star Wars is my favorite LEGO theme

    • @meganbenson1478
      @meganbenson1478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bruh your profile picture is a 501st trooper, not boba fett

    • @starstuds
      @starstuds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@meganbenson1478 Boba Fett was a clone though

  • @anthonyb507
    @anthonyb507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome. I just bought a entirely red torso and legs minifigure with yellow hands and head with "Lego" stamped on the top with no hole. It sparked my interest to see why. It's the same one in this video!

  • @pedromichelini7364
    @pedromichelini7364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Interesting, i love your vids man, you always go behind the history of lego

  • @davebooshty299
    @davebooshty299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:03 But yet swallowing a Lego head with or without holes , to me still seems very hazardous.

  • @alexbarrett3832
    @alexbarrett3832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I always thought that the holes were to make it easier to take the heads on and off. Without them it is possible for a vacuum to form, and make it harder to pull the two pieces apart. Clearly this isn't a major problem, so may also be an urban legend, I suspect the peices are so small that it would never be too much of a problem.

    • @SavageJarJar
      @SavageJarJar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It can be a bigger problem sometimes

  • @potatoheadpokemario1931
    @potatoheadpokemario1931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I remembered LEGo removing the black spot on the neck but latter added it back, do you have an explanation?

    • @Vshmarov
      @Vshmarov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lego spots are used for the machines to know on which side of the torso part must particular prints be

    • @potatoheadpokemario1931
      @potatoheadpokemario1931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Vshmarov That doesn't tell me why they where temporarily removed

    • @Vshmarov
      @Vshmarov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@potatoheadpokemario1931 I suppose they changed the equipment a bit and at that time the new machines on the factory were somehow able to distinguish between the front and the back of the torso not needing the dots. Maybe those new ones weren't as effective as the old ones were, so LEGO just brought up the old technique of dots (I hope I made it clear)

  • @crashbandicoot9802
    @crashbandicoot9802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    They were introduced for no choking hazards, hence the fact that if one did choke on them, they would be able to breathe

    • @chamoo232
      @chamoo232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's why they were originally made but we know now that the holes are too small to properly breathe and it actually make it harder to push the piece out if someone is chocking on it. The Heimlich technique work best when the airways are completely stuck.

  • @qbfig
    @qbfig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:12 HEAVY BREATHING

    • @icecremmester
      @icecremmester 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh my god! I hear it know

  • @superdupergrover9857
    @superdupergrover9857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun Fact: minifig heads are the perfect size to be used as bullets in .40 S&W and 10mm auto pistol cartridges. They aren't exactly practical, however. The jist of it is that the super-lightweight minifig head leaves the barrel before the powder completely burns.

    • @Michael-dj6pd
      @Michael-dj6pd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So... Am I going to regret asking you, how you know this?

    • @superdupergrover9857
      @superdupergrover9857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Michael-dj6pd If memory serves correct, a picture of a cartridge with a minifig head instead of a bullet was posted somewhere on social media. Then one of the firearms enthusiast websites I visit decided to see if it would actually work.

  • @Omegasutoraiki
    @Omegasutoraiki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I prefer the holed heads because they are a bit easier to put on and take off.

  • @Ghost_-_
    @Ghost_-_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Lego Worker:sir but what if the three holes help the kids from not choking?
    Lego: Nah let them choke doesn't matter, not our problem.

    • @pian-0g445
      @pian-0g445 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heiser is that a mthrfckin Spiderman reference

  • @beeyeeter6391
    @beeyeeter6391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spitbrix 2020: Talking about holes

  • @joyfuljay6829
    @joyfuljay6829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I mean it is fun to stick swords on the LEGO heads for some reason lol.

  • @yegr7763
    @yegr7763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:07 Just realized I had somehow gotten ahold of a 30 year old lego set when I was 4 or 5 because I had that exact minifigure. Probably not the best thing that I kept chewing on all the pieces to get then apart.

  • @SuperiorSquid
    @SuperiorSquid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:04
    "Lacked holes in their heads"
    *shows a head with a hole in it

  • @caiviofficial
    @caiviofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved when he said, "when a master builder starts choking"

  • @LilKali420
    @LilKali420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:36 nought to three sad onions

  • @watery7474
    @watery7474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is very specific, the evolution of the “LEGO” “minifigure” “head” “holes”

    • @TheLegonaut
      @TheLegonaut 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait til he gets to the hand joints

  • @juanesteban5663
    @juanesteban5663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually I found out that Lego is still using the old head mold with holes in transparent heads for sets from 2019 up. I don't know why but is an interesting curiosity

  • @Deby_Bumblebee
    @Deby_Bumblebee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Actually those are good theories I Love learning more about Lego...
    I must assist to a Lego School xd

  • @7_y1ar
    @7_y1ar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:07 is the end of the sponsor
    meaning we only have 2:13 of video time if sponsor wasnt there, most of the video is a sponsor

  • @vladimirfruitin3118
    @vladimirfruitin3118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Lego actualy removed holes cuz the heads whoud brake

    • @fmuci
      @fmuci 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Grammar much

    • @SNinja91
      @SNinja91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Roll265 M actually* would* break*

    • @indydd
      @indydd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SNinja91 cause*

    • @Brick-Life
      @Brick-Life 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      heads are hard to break

  • @thehappydude26
    @thehappydude26 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been waiting 9 years for a video on this subject.

  • @saix2852
    @saix2852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love when says:
    - young master builders💖

  • @majorwoody1720
    @majorwoody1720 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When he started talking about the choking thing, it brought me back to when I was 8, I shoved a lego up my nose, it got stuck, and had a horrible bloody nose😂😂

  • @janananaaaa
    @janananaaaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:57 *Coffin dance intestifies*

  • @Barracuda65
    @Barracuda65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always assumed they made it easier to put on and take off the head since the holes let the air move freely and doesn't turn the head into like, a giant suction cup (like when you stack cups into each other)

  • @polarboy5862
    @polarboy5862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm afraid the holes for breathing is just an urban legend. Safety standards don't work with a "we'll just pick one style of the many pieces you make, and if you could make a token effort please that would be great". If it was legally required every stud, brick, plate and jumper would have to comply. Also as your video showed head pieces are generally contained in hoods or hair or hat pieces so what are the chances of you swallowing one without the other?
    You did somewhat touch upon the real (and rather mundane) reason, and it was simply a production change in the injection molds used. This has happened many times over the years for a variety of technical reasons with most pieces and more often then not the difference is undetectable to the general consumer.

  • @ShugoAWay
    @ShugoAWay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 3 reason i feel lead to the holes to vaniah was 1 to help align the head for multiprint faces back when tech waa limited and as tech evolved the need vanished 2 it was a bit of security theater for overprotective parents 3 it get replaced to prevent 3d printing convincing fakes for 1% of the price of a lot of the outrageously priced sets

  • @FiremanSam_LegoNinjago
    @FiremanSam_LegoNinjago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Me: checks my original Jay where’s, hmmm no holes

  • @the98themperoroftheholybri33
    @the98themperoroftheholybri33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last time i owned lego the figures had the logo on their head, they were pretty difficult to pull the heads off the body because it would cause a mini vacuum at the neck

  • @Swannyswancutt04
    @Swannyswancutt04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    One of the hundred comments

  • @phil-levin7978
    @phil-levin7978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 2012 Kai minifigure was my 1st lego minifigure. And i still have him with the spinner and the cards. After I got this figure my life changed extremely. I bought the comics, I bought the sets and the stickers. Now in 2020 my room wall is full of these pages of the lego comics and all my lego is there where it was since 2016.

  • @bibasik7
    @bibasik7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    *"LEGO MINIFIGURE" IF YOU SEE THIS!*

    • @Bobert2020
      @Bobert2020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LEGO MINIFIGURE

  • @leavlingr4681
    @leavlingr4681 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My friend just introduced me to you and I can't stop watching

  • @user-yl9oh3rq6s
    @user-yl9oh3rq6s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m just going to say LEGO minfigure.

  • @lavasharkandboygirl9716
    @lavasharkandboygirl9716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was to make it easier for the figures heads to be pushed on without the issue of compressing the aid inside. But it made it too easy

  • @dishashrivastava572
    @dishashrivastava572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "LEGO MINIFIGURE"

  • @xVMouseVx
    @xVMouseVx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i can safely say that it is really hard to remove a head piece without the holes

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember trying to breath through one of those pen caps (for some reason) and now I remmeber it was quite arduous if not painfully impossible.

  • @lydeart
    @lydeart 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always thought these served the elimination of a vacuum forming during head removal

  • @swampertdeck
    @swampertdeck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really really hated the heads with holes when they started introducing them. Those minifigs always had to wear hats or hair to cover the ugly hole. The new ones -without the mercedes logo- are slightly better, but it’s still a holes stud. I really miss the head with normal stud on top

  • @OlehBilov
    @OlehBilov 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With closed hole it will be also harder to remove head from body. There will be low air pressure.

  • @wagsternatormemez5968
    @wagsternatormemez5968 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was actually really interesting, good video!

  • @SamHsuCreations
    @SamHsuCreations 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another part to the theory “doesn’t stop choking” is the child could swallow the head sideways and the holes wouldn’t matter at all!

  • @Marco1973est
    @Marco1973est 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome information and research 🔬!!
    Ty!

  • @ShrimpZipperz
    @ShrimpZipperz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never thought the holes were odd. I had thought that they were needed in some way.

  • @tbh_fan6936
    @tbh_fan6936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok so, when I was i think 3 I was playing with a box of legos I had and I put a gray stud in my nose. This resulted in me going to a hospital and getting my nose cut to get it out ( I didn’t see any of it happen because they gave me there “sleep juice”, and I only heard this from my mom)

  • @jacobmaunder4380
    @jacobmaunder4380 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the holes in the top of the head allow you to put a red gem piece and make it look like there’s blood squirting out of their head

  • @Jax49
    @Jax49 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    dang, that was smooth sponsor plug transition

  • @comiccat4650
    @comiccat4650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pre-90s lego heads makes me very uncofortable

  • @mschakakhan
    @mschakakhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The factory thing explains why the Jay XZ in 2012 lacks a head hole but my NRG Kai from the same year has a head hole

  • @altynaytherussianspy
    @altynaytherussianspy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The head holes enticed my young self to chew more than not having head holes lol

  • @jacksondesorcy1851
    @jacksondesorcy1851 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let’s face it. We’ve all chocked and/or swallowed a LEGO piece at some point in our childhood.

  • @justinmccowan2543
    @justinmccowan2543 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being the head holes are directly on the opposite side of the hole which fits over the nub of the torso of the mini figure it would only make sense if the head pathway would end up parallel to the air passage in the event of the head being swallowed; but if it were to be lodged so that the two openings were to end up perpendicular to the air passage you would might as well just had the solid nub on top of the mini figure head to begin with!

  • @Joshua-qc4vl
    @Joshua-qc4vl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lego with a hole in its head: I'm not normal
    Little kid: no but I hope u taste good
    Also little kid: chockes on Lego, darn it's not candy o well it's still small enough to proably kill me

  • @ruanvandenberg8747
    @ruanvandenberg8747 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed this video and I really wish you can make more

  • @scorpionwins6378
    @scorpionwins6378 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Makes more sense that the holes are there to allow air to escape when mounting or removing a head from the neck base.

  • @janhalek6805
    @janhalek6805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow I guess i have some 80s figures for some reason 😂