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Numbers in names of sloped bricks? - Michael Horvath - 2013-11-09
Why are the sloped bricks numbered as they are?
For instance, the Slope Brick 10 6 x 8 is closer to 9 degrees. The Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 is closer to 27 degrees.
I also object to where the slope is being measured from. E.g. I think the slope should be measured when the bricks are stacked on top of each other. See the black dashed lines in the following images:
![[Image: th_slope_brick_45_2_x_1_zps445d68d6.png]](http://s421.photobucket.com/user/SharkD2161/media/LDraw/slope_brick_45_2_x_1_zps445d68d6.png.html)
![[Image: th_slope_brick_18_4_x_1_zps1c5befdb.png]](http://s421.photobucket.com/user/SharkD2161/media/LDraw/slope_brick_18_4_x_1_zps1c5befdb.png.html)
![[Image: th_slope_brick_33_3_x_1_zps11229b44.png]](http://s421.photobucket.com/user/SharkD2161/media/LDraw/slope_brick_33_3_x_1_zps11229b44.png.html)
![[Image: th_slope_brick_10_6_x_8_zps5935f74a.png]](http://s421.photobucket.com/user/SharkD2161/media/LDraw/slope_brick_10_6_x_8_zps5935f74a.png.html)
![[Image: th_slope_brick_31_1_x_1_x_2_3_zps0e42e002.png]](http://s421.photobucket.com/user/SharkD2161/media/LDraw/slope_brick_31_1_x_1_x_2_3_zps0e42e002.png.html)
Re: Numbers in names of sloped bricks? - Tim Gould - 2013-11-09
Quirk of history.
It irks me too
Tim
Re: Numbers in names of sloped bricks? - Roland Melkert - 2013-11-09
I thought that the 33 came from the 1 to 3 ratio of the bricks, and wasn't actually degrees at first.