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I have seen people refer to the "Erling brick" or "headlight brick" on LEGO forums. What kind of brick are they talking about?

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What i want to know is why is the stud inset in the brick? – J. Walker Feb 7 at 16:22

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I definitely know them as the headlight brick, and they look like this:

headlight brick geometry

HoMa's world of bricks has a nice page dedicated to this brick!

http://www.holgermatthes.de/bricks/en/lampenstein.php

LEGO's Pick a Brick lists this as an "Angular Brick 1x1", Design ID 4070 (equivalent to the piece/part id).

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+1: I wish I could +1 again for the HoMa's World of Bricks link too – Umber Ferrule Oct 25 '11 at 21:49
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The Erling Brick: named by the LEGO Designer Erling Dideriksen, who invented this element in 1979.

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Please provide more information than just a link, like a description. If I don't know what the brick is, this answer is totally unhelpful without following the link. – Joe Wreschnig Oct 26 '11 at 13:22
I added the picture. I put a small one since there was already one in another answer. – pcantin Oct 26 '11 at 13:35
+1 for etymology – Ambo100♦ Dec 8 '11 at 14:27
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The model shops refer to this brick as a "washing machine" brick :-) – KevinS Nov 16 '12 at 6:01

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