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BuckyBall Factoids
Unfold this sheet to find more BB
Factoids, and step-by-step,
illustrated instructions to build
powerful m ry. Ages 10 to Adult
this centu
your very own BuckyBall Model.
of
Fullerenes are a class of discrete molecules, soccer ball-shaped forms The amazing
BUCKYBALLS! Find out
of carbon with extraordinary stability. Although the most famous of
fullerenes, the BuckyBall has many cousins. Scientists have discovered how they’ve become a
this Wild Science Disco y
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hundreds of combinations of these interlocking pentagon/hexagon
formations such as: BuckyBabies – spheroid carbon molecules
stimulus to scientific
research and the
Have a Ball with ver !
BuckyBall
containing fewer than 60 carbon atoms; FuzzyBalls – BuckyBalls human imagination! Although new to science,
with 60 hydrogen atoms attached; Giant BuckyBalls are fairly common
BuckyBalls promise an exciting
Fullerenes – fullerenes containing hun- future: Superconductors, Medicine, in nature. Check it out the next
dreds of carbon atoms; Nanotubes (or Nanotubes, Solar Cells, Diamond time you run across some
BuckyTubes) – tubes of carbon created Buckyballs were discovered in1985 Films—even super lubrication. interstellar dust or geological
by passing an electric current between by R. Curl Jr. and R. Smalley, both Earth formations!
of Rice University, Texas, and H. Kroto
r
Not just anoetchuele!
graphite rods; DopeyBalls – BuckyBalls of the University of Sussex in England. A part of
which are doped with metal; HairyBalls – the award-
BuckyBalls that have split tubes hanging
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Considered a “playground
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winning pretty mol
from their bodies, which could potentially ZOME Explore the mysterious power
for chemists and scientists,”
be very useful in HIV research. Consider the view from inside SYSTEM, of BuckyBalls in life and science.
Buckyballs helped Curl,
a BuckyBall. It’s fabulous! this BuckyBall science
How will thise
Smalley and Kroto earn the It’s a brave new world – for
BuckyBalls are extremely stable. They can model is easy to build, SCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECTS –
teeny molecul
react with other atoms & molecules, and can 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
with simple, step-by- or just plain Zome fun!
Because they are versatile No wonder the Buckyball won
withstand high temperatures & pressures
while retaining their structural integrity. and easily modifiable, the Molecule of the Year
step illustrations and change your
BuckyBalls have enormous award in 1998!
fun factoids inside!
future? BuckyBalls are the 3rd form of
pure carbon to be discovered,
practical applications. Maybe someday these most intriguing of Warning: Swallowing Danger
O-3 CONTAINS SMALL PARTS that are NOT after diamonds and graphite.
structures will have a major impact on our lives. suitable for children under 3 years of age.
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IMPORTANT! Did you know
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P A R T S L I S T :
The Zome BuckyBall Kit contains
150 Zome Pieces, with 60 Black
Zome Balls and 90 short Blue Struts.
(This kit uses short Struts.
For best results
YOU MUST MAK,
EACH CONNEC E
VERY TIGHT as
you proceed!
TION
BuckyBall Factoids!
+15 What’s a BuckyBall? In real life, a BuckyBall is
These same instructions
may be used with short,
medium or long Blue Struts, +5 +15
5 a densely-packed crystal of carbon atoms – a
60 if you have or obtain 90 Blue
Struts all of the same size.)
3 4 C60 molecule. Spherical in struc-
ture, BuckyBalls (and fullerenes)
90
are named after architect
R. Buckminster Fuller for their
IMPORTANT! For best results, as you
build your model, you MUST MAKE EACH resemblance to his renowned
CONNECTION VERY TIGHT!
geodesic domes (like those
you see at Disneyworld).
BuckyBalls
+15 +15 +10 +10
6 7 8 9 Made up of 20 hexagons and
may even turn
out to be the most
12 pentagons, just like a soccer ball, a
common and oldest
BuckyBall has much more in common
molecules in the universe!
with a soccer ball than just looks. It
spins, bounces against hard surfaces,
Did you know you make
and when squeezed and released, BuckyBalls whenever you burn
springs back to its original shape. a candle or an oil lamp?!
Not bad for a molecule, huh~!

Hailed as a breakthrough, BuckyBalls

also have exciting uses in everything
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Zometool, Inc., 1526 South Pearl St., Denver, CO 80210 303.733.2880 © 2002 Zometool, Inc. Zome, Zome System and Zometool are Registered Trademarks of Zometool, Inc. — US Patent RE 33785 metallurgy, electronics and fuel. More BB Factoids on other side.