Sorting Two Metric Tons of Lego
Sorting Two Metric Tons of Lego launched on April 29, 2017 with 1,264 votes, #3 of 3,007 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
Sorting Two Metric Tons of Lego is a project documented on jacquesmattheij.com that explores the practical challenge of organizing an enormous collection of plastic bricks. The project is for anyone interested in large-scale organization, LEGO enthusiasts, or those curious about unconventional sorting methods. What stands out is the sheer scale involved—two metric tons represents thousands of individual pieces requiring systematic categorization and storage solutions.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
One of my uncles cursed me with the LEGO bug, when I was 6 he gave me his collection because he was going to university. My uncle and I are relatively close in age, my dad was the eldest of 8 children and he is the youngest. So, for many years I did nothing but play with lego, build all kinds of machinery and in general had a great time until I discovered electronics and computers. So, my bricks went to my brother, who in turn gave them back to my children when they were old enough and so on. By the time we reached 2015 this had become a nice collection, but nothing you’d need machinery for to sort it. That changed. After a trip to lego land in Denmark I noticed how even adults buy…from jacquesmattheij.com
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