All Sorted Ep 42: LEGO Arctic

On a frozen episode of All Sorted Jeff and James:

Welcome you all to the frozen north:

• Except those that explain #WhyICouldNeverBeCanadian
  • A lot of fear of the cold

Get Technical:

• Technic: Arctic (1986)
  • 4 Sets.
  • First sets to include Technic Figures.

Check our facts:

• Canada consumes more macaroni and cheese than any other nation on earth.
• Basketball was invented by a Canadian.
• Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta and the Northwest Territories is bigger than Denmark and Switzerland.
• Canada has more lakes than the rest of the earth combined.

Return to the land of ice and snow:

• Town: Arctic (2000)
  • 8 sets (though two of these are the same set released in a box, and a polybag without the sticker sheet). – Snow Scooter – BOX, Snow Scooter POLYBAG
  • 6575: Polar Base
  • 6579: Ice Surfer
  • 1523: Arctic Pen Series 2

Get inventive:

• The Greatest Canadian Invention (as voted in 2007)
  • Electron microscope
  • Alkaline battery
  • Instant mashed potatoes
  • Five-pin bowling
  • Zipper
  • Artificial cardiac pacemaker

Take one last trip above the arctic circle:

• City: Arctic (2014)
  • 10 sets.
  • 60034: Arctic Helicrane
  • 5002136: Arctic Accessory Set

Finally, we ask:

• Should LEGO return to the north faster this time?
• Should Canadians not worry about what the rest of the world thinks of us?

Let us know – please leave a comment, or hit Jeff up on twitter, he’s @StillSorting.

And if you haven’t already, go check out the Arctic Winter Games (especially the Arctic Sports and Dene Games)!