plantman
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You can call it a Bucky-Ball, Geodesic Sphere, Truncated Icosahedron, Buckmisterfullerene, a Carbon 60 molecule, or just a 62 piece 3D puzzle that looks like a soccer ball when completed.. Whatever you call it, it was fun to make, but took me 3 days to but together in the form you see here. The puzzle contains 20-6 sided segmented octagons, 12-5 sided segmented pentagons, and 30 rubber bands. All 132 inside edges have a 20 degree bevel added. And the outside surfaces have 360 groves cut into them to hold the rubber bands in place. Assembly was like working in a room full of set mouse traps. Every miss-move had a chain reaction of catastrophic proportion, leading to starting over with pentagon # 1. You need to build the sphere in two halves, turn one over unto the other half and join the points together without loosing any of the rubber bands. As you connect the points the sphere gets more stable and easier to manipulate without everything scattering around the room. I did the final assembly in my office, because I was getting to tired from chasing parts around the work shop. If and when you finish this puzzle, you will have a very proud moment. You can now go and comb your hair if you have any left. My thanks go to pocket 83 for the videos on cutting and how to put the Bucky-Ball together, and to my cats who brought me back the rubber bands that went flying around the room. I hope some of you out there will test your skills and patience in building this project. Jim S
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