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C2. BOOK: Daniel Konstanski, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon (Unbound, 2022), p. 22.

Clutch power is created by the opposing forces of studs pushing out and walls trying to pull back in. While the ideal strength’s value must remain secret, it is a defined number measured in newtons.

Ideal clutch power is described as the force (in newtons) required to take two pieces apart.