Product Reviews Net » Buckyball http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Buckyballs: Magnetic Bucky Balls Toy Helped By Google Doodle http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/04/buckyballs-magnetic-bucky-balls-toy-helped-by-google-doodle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buckyballs-magnetic-bucky-balls-toy-helped-by-google-doodle http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/04/buckyballs-magnetic-bucky-balls-toy-helped-by-google-doodle/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:42:39 +0000 Daniel Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=107949 Google doodles can send traffic to many sites, and on occasion they can even create a new buzz for a product or service thanks to the Google logo promotion. When Google’s Pacman logo was on the homepage, more people played the classic game that in the weeks before.

As we reported earlier today, the Buckyball 25th anniversary is being celebrated with a cool interactive logo from Google, and this is creating some buzz for any products related to the Buckyball.

One such product is called “Buckyballs” that are a magnetic desk toy that can be pretty addictive, you can see a video below this post that shows Buckyballs in action. The set contains 216 powerful rare earth magnets, which can be snapped together, torn apart, molded, and shaped in different ways.

Two magnetic poles come with each Bucky Ball, one will repel and the other attracts. If you love a toy with endless possibilities, then you will love Buckyballs. You can find out more on getbuckyballs.com.

Have you used Buckyballs?

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/04/buckyballs-magnetic-bucky-balls-toy-helped-by-google-doodle/feed/ 26 Buckyball Origami: How to make the structure http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/04/buckyball-origami-how-to-make-the-structure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buckyball-origami-how-to-make-the-structure http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/04/buckyball-origami-how-to-make-the-structure/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:22:43 +0000 Daniel Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=107936 It’s the 25th anniversary of the fullerene (aka Buckyball) and Google have done their bit today with the Buckyball Google Doodle, and the feedback so far about Richard Buckminster Fuller has been very positive.

Our readers have shown they appreciate what Richard Buckminster Fuller did, one reader said “an amazing man with fantastic/futuristic ideas”, and we must remember both the Dymaxion map and Buckyball.

Another said “One extremely inventive and inspiring man, from his dymaxion map to his idea on energy sharing. Sleep well Bucky the world misses you.”

We thought we would follow up with a couple of videos that show you how to create Buckyball Origami. You can see the videos below this post, which create a representation of 60 Carbon atoms, also known as the “Buckyball”.

Remember the Buckyball today; celebrate the 25th anniversary by making the structure. Have you made Buckyball Origami before?

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