First, I must thank you for prompting some quick Wikipedia research. I didn't know until just now that there is long scale and a short scale of counting.

Color me impressed.

So much character in that game. <3

In my limited experience, the plastic holds up rather well. It's the dyes that really take a hit from extended sunlight. This is most noticeable on white bricks with some very obvious yellowing; but luckily it's reversible with some science wizardry. :)

lol so true. My local observatory was all set to receive people for the event when the clouds rolled in. >_> No rain either, just clouds.

Almost makes me embarrassed about my AOL (actually AIM) email. I just never felt the need to change/move to something else. {shrug}

Actually, yes! The developers got the voice actors from the show to come in and do all the various "aah!" "mmhmm" and "hah hah haaa." sounds. So voice acting, just no dialog. :)

I'll admit that I tend to think that blowguns are more of a jungle/amazon weapon than a ninja weapon, but a spiffy idea/article nonetheless.