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Limited Edition Green Buckyballs 216 Piece Magnetic Set - 2 Pack
$29.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

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Bucky Magnets, How do they work?

Magnets. Great, cue 20 pages of ICP jokes.

more over priced rare earth magnets, booo

Pretty much everyone loves buckyballs.
http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/buckyballs-reviews

Since this is a woot exclusive, shouldn't this have a pope hat? (woot launch badge)

I got a set for Christmas, they are great for some stress relief at work!

A good sample video of what they do!

Wouldn't be the first time I got green balls on St. Patty's Day!

My dogs and cats will eat these. They don't read woot! warning labels.

I got some for my teenage son for Christmas and they are really cool!! He finds it both entertaining and slightly maddening to get the polarities just right for creating complex shapes.

They are definitely a bit smaller than they were in my pre-purchase mental image.

Totally got two sets of 2!!!!!! I love buckyballs, and now that they're in green, I couldn't pass 'em up!!! $15 a set isn't too bad either!

what makes them limited?????

Irish these were a little cheaper.


See what I did there? Huh?

Did you spray paint them green just for today?

Happy St. Patty's day!
*Pinch* to whoever forgot to wear green!

I think I'll wait until they come out with blue balls .... ;)

at least they're not blue.

so two poles walked into a metal bar...

I LOVE my silver balls... should I get some green ones too? Might as well!

So who will be the first to post the video of the CEO being an a.5.5

Not to gripe, but wouldn't these have made a bit more sense to offer over a week ago? Ok, maybe I'm trying to gripe just a little. But making a green top hat kinda loses some of the fun over a week after St Patrick's Day.

Here's a completely biased review of Buckyballs compared to Zen Magnets.

I do love my buckyballs. But I'm on my second set that is wearing with the coating coming off. Buckyballs themselves already replaced one set, and now the second set is wearing meaning the shiny part comes off leaving a black, smelly, mess underneath.

These are cheaper during the woot-offs, aren't they?

I'm slightly confused about these. What do they do?

I'm guessing they're just one of those things you keep at your desk to occupy yourself with during particularly boring moments?

/edit

Okay, so I discovered the useful video someone posted above. These seem cool, but I'd likely just create various "magnet blobs" of no particular appeal. Then I'd get angry and throw them across the room.

I'm going to make lovely green bucky ball jewelery with these. But will probably end up choking myself somehow.

tg, i got my grandparents some for christmas and have been wanting them for myself ever since. i missed both chances on the woot-off! guess the luck is with the Irish this year!

purplefeather wrote:I'm slightly confused about these. What do they do?

I'm guessing they're just one of those things you keep at your desk to occupy yourself with during particularly boring moments?

Yes, you play with these balls because they're more appropriate to play with at work than some others...

Yes I did read the entire write up in Mike Rowe's voice. Thanks for that woot!

If you want to know what they "do" then look at this video on their website: http://www.getbuckyballs.com/


As for the "deal," it is just regular pricing but offering a color they don't normally offer. Not worth it to me just to get green...

Normally these are made in China, but this special, green glowing edition comes from Japan.......somewhere near a power plant.

Dear Lord, I apologize for that, bless the starving Pygmy's down there in New Guinea, amen.

History channel has great programming still, like Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy!

these are made out of Green KRYPTONITE !!!

Any relation?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerene

psymastr wrote:Any relation?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerene

Second cousin twice removed.

Guess we know why these aren't on Kids.Woot.

WARNING: Your kid is gonna die if he/she comes near these, have them avoid BuckyBalls at all costs.

in for one....they are so fun to play with

worldofjohnboy wrote:I got a set for Christmas, they are great for some stress relief at work!

A good sample video of what they do!

totally friggin agreed.. my co-worker has them and they are excellent in stress relieving.. got 2 2packs for ultra stress relief

THESE REALLY ARE DANGEROUS!

If you, your child, or your pet swallows one of these, seek immediate medical attention.

Read how a thirteen-year-old girl used a couple of magnetic balls to pretend she had a tongue piercing...and nearly died as a result: http://preview.tinyurl.com/MagneticBallBearings
(or search the web for "magnetic ball danger")

I'm mostly concerned with someone buying these now, and sometime in the future, a kid finds them and swallows some of them.

Been itching to get a set of magnetic balls (no brand loyalty yet!) for quite some time. Couldn't pass up a pair, and in green no less. In for 1, and pretty excited!