*shaking fists at the heavens*

Why are LEGOs so expensive.

@azalben It's like pharmaceuticals, you pay for the time they put into research. It isn't EASY making them hurt the utter WORST to step on, and they spend billions a year perfecting and reperfecting it.
@Adampknave *salutes those brave LEGO testers, stepping on one after another until they found the absolute most painful*