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I've always wondered this, if plastic is made from oil, what will TLG do? Will they go out of business?
I'm not sure, it's a horrifying prospect. 
My hope is that by then LEGO will have an alternative material. If not, I don't know...
Luckily, by then I'll probably have enough LEGO, if I'm still into them, and I'll just brickfilm using what I have. 
I'm not sure, it's a horrifying prospect.
My hope is that by then LEGO will have an alternative material. If not, I don't know...
Luckily, by then I'll probably have enough LEGO, if I'm still into them, and I'll just brickfilm using what I have.
By the time LEGO goes out of business (which it probably won't because it's so popular), I'll probably have enough Lego. 
Though it still is horrifiying thinking of that.
-LASF
By the time LEGO goes out of business (which it probably won't because it's so popular)
-LASF
If the oil runs out and LEGO have not found an alternative material, LEGO will go out of business, popular or not.
I'm sure a substitute synthetic material could be found, perhaps using corn oil.
LegoAndStickfigs wrote:By the time LEGO goes out of business (which it probably won't because it's so popular)
-LASF
If the oil runs out and LEGO have not found an alternative material, LEGO will go out of business, popular or not.
I know but people are going to continue because of money no matter if it's hurting the environment. Why? Because to many people are too money-greedy. Kinda the same thing with cars. Exhaust hurts the environment but do people try and cut down, nope. We continue on with our non environmentally friendly cars. They'll continue on until a consequence comes or they could be smart and stop when it goes to far, I don't really know. But your right, popular or not, they'll have to stop, if they're smart.
-LASF
I would expect Lego Digital Designer to be endorsed a lot more that usual.
This should answer your Question
Run on flax oil hopefully.
I will go into shock 
It will make cement building blocks!!!
Aero_Studios wrote:LegoAndStickfigs wrote:By the time LEGO goes out of business (which it probably won't because it's so popular)
-LASF
If the oil runs out and LEGO have not found an alternative material, LEGO will go out of business, popular or not.
I know but people are going to continue because of money no matter if it's hurting the environment. Why? Because to many people are too money-greedy. Kinda the same thing with cars. Exhaust hurts the environment but do people try and cut down, nope. We continue on with our non environmentally friendly cars. They'll continue on until a consequence comes or they could be smart and stop when it goes to far, I don't really know. But your right, popular or not, they'll have to stop, if they're smart.
-LASF
They won't have a choice. No oil means no plastic. So when the petroleum runs out, so does plastic as we know it.
But hopefully, LEGO will switch to some sort of vegetable oil, as Onion and I both mentioned previously.
Yeah that would work also
But then if you get your Legos wet they start degrading?... 
No, they'd still be plastic, but with a plant-based oil instead of a petroleum-based oil. Their structural integrity would remain the same.
I thought it was supposed to be bio-degradable though.
In my opinion, I can't wait for oil to run out. Then there shall be no more pollution and people will be forced to come up with a better solution. And if they do go out of business, they'll have a giant sale and I shall go there and buy all their Legos and then I ill have a huge supply and then I wont need any more Legos cuz I shall OWN THEM ALL MAW HA HA HA HA HA.
I thought it was supposed to be bio-degradable though.
There's a difference between being bio-degradable, and being structurally deficient. Glass is technically speaking bio-degradable, and yet it's a highly resilient building material.
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