9 August 2009

Brickspace Dictionary: Jumper

Jumper (n.) (Jum·per)
The jumper, or jumper plate (sometimes offset plate) is a unique brick in Lego System which enables stud measurements to be calculated in halves.

The brick, measuring 1x2x1/3, has a single stud in the middle. This offsets the stud measurement by one half-stud, an action sometimes called 'jumping'.

Jumper plates only offset in the stud-x or stud-y axes, but not simultaneously. This can be remedied by placing a jumper plate on two other jumper plates (see below).

Though the jumper plate does not have a real opposite, the 2x2 coupling plate can be used to take a 'jumped' brick from below (see below).

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