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Photo: Dimitri
Tishchenko [Flickr]
By day, Dimitri Tischenko is a computer programmer. By night, he's a mad genius constructing impossibly complex geometrical sculptures using neodymium magnet spheres (like the popular Buckyballs or other brands available online).
The one above is titled 7-7 Tight Interlock Sphere, described by Dimitri as "two layered circles consisting of 7 balls ... too fragile to put down" to photograph.
Here are some of his fantastic creations:
Image: Dimitri
Tishchenko [Flickr]
Image: Dimitri
Tishchenko [Flickr]
Image: Dimitri
Tishchenko [Flickr]
More at Dimitri's Flickr account: Link
Buckyballs – Black, Silver, Gold for $34.95 | Original for $29.95
If you’ve never played with Buckyballs before, you’re missing out on a ton of fun! Created by our pals Jake Bronstein and Craig Zucker, the buckyballs is a set of 216 rare earth magnets that you can shape, mold, tear apart and snap back into virtually unlimited shapes.
In addition to the regular buckyballs, the duo have released new versions with color (the Black Buckyballs turned out to be quite a hit on the NeatoShop). Right now, every purchase of Buckyballs will get you a Mystery Bonus, so if you don’t have one, it’s the perfect time to get one: Link
The website for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Cal Tech is reporting the discovery of carbon buckyballs in space.
“We found what are now the largest molecules known to exist in space,” said astronomer Jan Cami of the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif. “We are particularly excited because they have unique properties that make them important players for all sorts of physical and chemical processes going on in space.” Cami has authored a paper about the discovery that will appear online Thursday in the journal Science.
Buckyballs are made of 60 carbon atoms arranged in three-dimensional, spherical structures. Their alternating patterns of hexagons and pentagons match a typical black-and-white soccer ball. The research team also found the more elongated relative of buckyballs, known as C70, for the first time in space. These molecules consist of 70 carbon atoms and are shaped more like an oval rugby ball. Both types of molecules belong to a class known officially as buckminsterfullerenes, or fullerenes.
The extraterrestrial existence of buckyballs has long been predicted, but never previously confirmed. Nobelist Sir Harry Kroto, discoverer of buckyballs, has said, “All the carbon in your body came from star dust, so at one time some of that carbon may have been in the form of buckyballs.”
“Buckyball” rare earth magnets are also available in the Neatoshop.
Link. Photo: 3D computer model of buckyball molecules, by ALAMY
Buckyballs – $29.95 to $34.95
How do you follow something that’s so fun it was voted Toy of the Year by Rolling Stone Magazine? Well, for an encore, Jake Bronstein and Craig Zucker came up with new colored Buckyballs.
The silver, gold, and black editions of Buckyballs are now available from the NeatoShop. Best of all, every purchase will get you a Mystery Bonus: Link
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Buckyballs (w/ Mystery Bonus)
Today's the last day to order for Christmas with regular delivery (for US destinations), so if you've spotted something you want (or want to give) from the Neatorama Christmas Special list, it's time to act! Every purchase will come with a free Mystery Bonus while supplies last.
Your purchase helps support the blog. Thank you!
BuckyBalls Magnetic Toy – $29.95 [YouTube Clip]
This is the current rage in the Neatorama Shop: Zoomdoggle’s insanely fun BuckyBalls – a set of 216 balls made from powerful rare earth magnets.
You can shape and mold an unlimited variations of magnetic sculpture (of course, if you get more than 1, you can combine them to create a mega-sculpture!). Tear ‘em apart and snap ‘em back together for hours of fun.
BuckyBalls is this week’s featured product at the Neatorama Shop. For a limited time, you’ll get a free Mystery Gift for the purchase of each BuckyBalls (What will you get? Well, we won’t tell you … it’s a mystery!)
Don’t miss this: Link
