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⭐ In this video, I discuss the strange history of LEGO Minifigures head holes and their disappearance in recent years including answers to these questions:
1) How has the LEGO Minifigure head evolved since the 1970s?
2) Why were holes added to LEGO Minifigure heads?
3) Why were these holes removed starting in 2012? (3 Theories)
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@hmcullmer
2 жыл бұрын
Lego Minifigure
@Ministryoftruth2
Жыл бұрын
@@hmcullmer what?
@ronjoe6292
Жыл бұрын
@@Ministryoftruth2 Lego Minifigure
@Master_Gamer6867
Жыл бұрын
Lego Minifigure
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
2 жыл бұрын
i usually had the opposite problem the heads would get stuck so hard i'd have to bite them off
@CallMe_Boris
2 жыл бұрын
@@roboticrebel4092 same
@roboticrebel4092
2 жыл бұрын
@@CallMe_Boris front tooth hurts just thinking about it
@CallMe_Boris
2 жыл бұрын
@@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
2 жыл бұрын
@@roboticrebel4092 me too
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
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
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
5 ай бұрын
Lego minifigure
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
2 жыл бұрын
Man wrote a movie script
@newtybot
Жыл бұрын
@@OakleyBartells ??? Is two paragraphs too much to comprehend for you??
@kailahmann1823
Жыл бұрын
I'd dismiss that theory, because the prongs don't align with the printing but vary with every head.
5:07 here's a time stamp for the end of the sponsor
@archismarathe1589
4 жыл бұрын
Our saviour
@MontgomeryDelegation
4 жыл бұрын
I did that but it got deleted :/
@vanilla8777
3 жыл бұрын
You are a true hero
@CHEESE-cp1eq
3 жыл бұрын
so glad i looked down at the comments
@threeomgthree
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
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
4 жыл бұрын
Tf?
@sirparker2881
4 жыл бұрын
So it dosen't force you to press down so hard
@AlemoBavir
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe also prevent a seal/suction making it hard to separate the parts.
@unownintendo
4 жыл бұрын
Sir Parker exactly
@joydivision1970
4 жыл бұрын
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.
To protect the "consumers"
@Maximum_Spider-Man
3 жыл бұрын
I missed the part where that’s my problem I don’t consume legos
@AnnoyingBastsardonSteam
3 жыл бұрын
@@Maximum_Spider-Man NO FING LEGOS OR LEGOES, JUST. LEGO.
@bob837
3 жыл бұрын
oh no
@ayeshafenner7180
3 жыл бұрын
Lego bricks
@TheLetterbomber
3 жыл бұрын
@@ayeshafenner7180 wego bwicks
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
2 жыл бұрын
Not actually it's for safety so if a kid swallow it they can still breath
@LitoMike
2 жыл бұрын
@@rllynothere imagjne if like, it was *both*
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
2 жыл бұрын
The hole was incase you choked. It was a somewhat common occurrence before it was added
The hole is used to control the minds of children to make them buy more LEGO
@deandre9176
4 жыл бұрын
Really
@motorsportsenthusiast23
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@George-floyd
4 жыл бұрын
DonutFlikz Studios yes
@alviyunitasari3737
4 жыл бұрын
How?
@carl0s_time97
4 жыл бұрын
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
I see videos like this where Zane is openly a robot, and I feel so old, I still remember the big reveal 😭
@hal-fling
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah same
@evryflaremusic3243
2 жыл бұрын
Why he rip off his own face tho 💀💀💀
@CaveDDECanem
2 жыл бұрын
Ahh I remember being young
Move over Yankee with no brim now we have: lego with no holes
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.
@hal-fling
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@_Roik
3 жыл бұрын
@@hal-fling hell yeah man 😂
@hal-fling
3 жыл бұрын
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*
@hal-fling
3 жыл бұрын
Your trades seem to be much better tho
@_Roik
3 жыл бұрын
@@hal-fling LOL
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
4 жыл бұрын
Ryder Ace so basically it just didn’t work as intended, or at least we’ll enough
@ryderace103
4 жыл бұрын
Pian-0 G basically
@scaryshit24
4 жыл бұрын
@@pian-0g445 well*
@savoryseaweed495
4 жыл бұрын
You can swallow a LEGO head and you’ll be fine
@politicallyinaccuratetoast4757
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not a big fan of 3
I’ve been waiting for this, sounds interesting
@shahmeer900
4 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@hotchocolateconnoisseur
3 жыл бұрын
Its that menace Spider Man!
@reactingcats7320
3 жыл бұрын
Ur a menace. I'm a huge fan of JJJ
@Maximum_Spider-Man
2 жыл бұрын
Hmm something seems strange but i cant put my finger on it
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).
Lego minifigure
@kryota4546
3 жыл бұрын
Lego minifigure
@thebluejintythomasthetanke587
3 жыл бұрын
*Minifigure Lego*
@lucasdina3754
3 жыл бұрын
Lego minifigure
@owenpyper5195
3 жыл бұрын
FigureLego Mini
@-_ultra_-5079
3 жыл бұрын
Lego minifigure
2:57 I HAVE HIM, i use him as a detective
@Hockeyshooter
4 жыл бұрын
sombertownDS 1 no one cares
@sweet-sweetpineapple2817
4 жыл бұрын
@@Hockeyshooter shut up
@dreysantillan
4 жыл бұрын
@@Hockeyshooter proven your rude ass wrong, I care
@chonkimonki1320
4 жыл бұрын
He looks like one but i wouldnt use him as a detective i would buy that one set
@sombertownds149
4 жыл бұрын
Bugget Noxes unfortunately, the saxophone has disappeared
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.
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
5:12 HEAVY BREATHING
@icecremmester
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god! I hear it know
I like these sorts of videos - keep them coming ;)
@gecogirl4411
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
I like your vids brickomotion
@jadenyuki3138
3 жыл бұрын
Same
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3 жыл бұрын
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3:08 that's a fantastic map😃
@ANDREWONETIME79
4 жыл бұрын
Kayhan studios ikr
@fnaftimex2361
4 жыл бұрын
I know BUTTIFUL
@indydd
4 жыл бұрын
Ive seen you on a video before
@irinaebbs8187
4 жыл бұрын
You commented twice in a row for me lol
@wommyu
4 жыл бұрын
New Zealand is missing tho
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.
who remembers lego power miners?i almost have the whole set.
@DeeDee-tn8pw
3 жыл бұрын
I have the full farm set
@-ions
3 жыл бұрын
They made a PS1 game of that there
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.
@rickedysplit2458
2 жыл бұрын
Same here, strange.
I always thought the holes were to keep air pressure from potentially causing the head to explode when you assembled it
@chamoo232
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
This theory has blown my mind.
@Carbon-cringe-human
3 жыл бұрын
@@chamoo232 chocking
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
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?
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
During quarantine anything is interesting to watch. Even this.
@saffroncoasts6950
3 жыл бұрын
69 likes
Spitbrix 2020: Talking about holes
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.
Hi I never new about the 3 holes in the heads, it’s really cool
@Lmn-hc3ll
4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
Ninjago is my favourite lego theme of all time.
@braxtonboy321
4 жыл бұрын
:D
@Supasmartguy
4 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@josetheclassicstarwarsfan8514
4 жыл бұрын
And Star Wars to!!
@lucaskimbrell2474
4 жыл бұрын
I love ninjago as well
@ThetitaniumNinja-yg7no
4 жыл бұрын
Me too your cool
Awesome information and research 🔬!! Ty!
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!
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
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@icymariobros3793
4 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
Or you got a counterfeit head
Interesting, i love your vids man, you always go behind the history of lego
2:03 But yet swallowing a Lego head with or without holes , to me still seems very hazardous.
Another good vid keep it up bro!
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.
I have lots of "fan heads" in my collection
@warra7997
4 жыл бұрын
Same! I think the holes are important for children not to choke cus they do
@joyfuljay6829
4 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@indydd
4 жыл бұрын
I have lots of mordor orcs so me too!
@signalstatic8628
4 жыл бұрын
@@warra7997 the thing is is the hole at the top is too small to breath through
@anthonysmithcooking8873
4 жыл бұрын
Holup
I enjoyed this video and I really wish you can make more
This was actually really interesting, good video!
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
3 жыл бұрын
It can be a bigger problem sometimes
They were introduced for no choking hazards, hence the fact that if one did choke on them, they would be able to breathe
@chamoo232
4 жыл бұрын
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.
This is very specific, the evolution of the “LEGO” “minifigure” “head” “holes”
@TheLegonaut
4 жыл бұрын
Wait til he gets to the hand joints
I love when says: - young master builders💖
Actually those are good theories I Love learning more about Lego... I must assist to a Lego School xd
2:57 *Coffin dance intestifies*
Now in 2024 we have new Lego heads with 2 holes.
My friend just introduced me to you and I can't stop watching
Ninjago and Star Wars are my favorite LEGO themes
@briannadefalco8907
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@Aevasrealm
4 жыл бұрын
Same fellow lego brother
@Hockeyshooter
4 жыл бұрын
Who cares
@chonkimonki1320
4 жыл бұрын
Mine is speed champions and creator
@indydd
4 жыл бұрын
Mine is lord of the rings and star wars 😁
Star Wars is my favorite LEGO theme
@meganbenson1478
4 жыл бұрын
Bruh your profile picture is a 501st trooper, not boba fett
@starstuds
4 жыл бұрын
@@meganbenson1478 Boba Fett was a clone though
loved when he said, "when a master builder starts choking"
I prefer the holed heads because they are a bit easier to put on and take off.
in childhood(like 2010) i liked Lego agents and lego power miners 0:20 I remember this head
1:04 "Lacked holes in their heads" *shows a head with a hole in it
This video helped a ton! I ordered the dx ninja online and was wondering why they had the holes in their head.
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.
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
2 жыл бұрын
So... Am I going to regret asking you, how you know this?
@superdupergrover9857
2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
1:10 SPACESHIP
i love this video! Edit: reaally awesome video :)))
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)
3:21 Now i know why leakers have figures early
I mean it is fun to stick swords on the LEGO heads for some reason lol.
@violetcupcake
3 жыл бұрын
Ya XD
Nice informative video. Thank you.
Thank you a lot I really wanted to know about those I have like ten but I thought they were fake LEGO and I almost threw them out but now I know thank u so much 👍keep up the great work😁
I remembered LEGo removing the black spot on the neck but latter added it back, do you have an explanation?
@Vshmarov
3 жыл бұрын
Lego spots are used for the machines to know on which side of the torso part must particular prints be
@potatoheadpokemario1931
3 жыл бұрын
@@Vshmarov That doesn't tell me why they where temporarily removed
@Vshmarov
3 жыл бұрын
@@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)
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
4 жыл бұрын
Heiser is that a mthrfckin Spiderman reference
I’ve been waiting 9 years for a video on this subject.
1:32 ah yes a young master builder... lol xd
Lego actualy removed holes cuz the heads whoud brake
@fmuci
4 жыл бұрын
Grammar much
@SNinja91
4 жыл бұрын
Roll265 M actually* would* break*
@indydd
4 жыл бұрын
@@SNinja91 cause*
@Brick-Life
4 жыл бұрын
heads are hard to break
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.
Great video would of never new why they blocked the holes in the head
Me: checks my original Jay where’s, hmmm no holes
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
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
Me: checks Minecraft Lego figure. Also me: Oh there's no hole:(
*"LEGO MINIFIGURE" IF YOU SEE THIS!*
@Bobert2020
3 жыл бұрын
LEGO MINIFIGURE
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.
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
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😂😂
"LEGO MINIFIGURE"
One of the hundred comments
Damn I love your channel, even if i'm a year late to this videos upload Lego minifigure :)
This is MEGA COOL!
I’m just going to say LEGO minfigure.
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
Pre-90s lego heads makes me very uncofortable
Let’s face it. We’ve all chocked and/or swallowed a LEGO piece at some point in our childhood.
dang, that was smooth sponsor plug transition
Lego minifigure!!! Love your vids!
Lego ad + lego vid = 👌
i do have a first issue head “hole” (the ones that dont really have holes) and its actualy a head from a knights set, it has angry eyebrows and grey hair printing. anyway cool video!
My Gosh, Legomobile! :O Playmobile and Lego Clashed together, thats actually pretty kewl :3 0:55
I have exactly one minifigure with three holes. Wow. All the other 600 are newer ones
SpitBrix: hey there guys what's going on me: there is nothing going on
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.