{"id":633040,"date":"2010-01-17T13:47:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T18:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jezlyn.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/17\/buckyballs-little-magnetic-metal-balls-that-are-fun-to-play-with\/"},"modified":"2010-01-17T13:47:57","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T18:47:57","slug":"buckyballs-little-magnetic-metal-balls-that-are-fun-to-play-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/633040","title":{"rendered":"Buckyballs: little magnetic metal balls that are fun to play with"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fun part about Buckyballs is the way they balls arrange themselves when you stick them together. The balls have a preference for certain crystalline structures. There seems to be a huge variety of structures the balls like to arrange themselves into, as you can see in the video above. (Learn other tricks with Buckyballs<\/a>.) When I play with them, I feel like my hands are a nanotechnology machine sticking atoms together.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Via<\/span> <\/span>Boing Boing Gadgets<\/a><\/p>\n

I got a set of these magnets from the hubby for Christmas, and since he liked tinkering around with them so much, that I bought him a set as well. I actually almost bought the Buckyballs for him in the first place, but opted for other fun items. :)  <\/span><\/p>\n

They are addictive to play around with, and yeah, your fingers do get sore from prying the magnets apart because their pull is rather strong. I once made a bracelet out of the set and wore it when I went out (just to the mall, post-Xmas with the fam, nothing special). I’ve kind of set them aside for now, but whenever I need a simple toy to play with, I’ll get them out again. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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