Allan, Just a bit of related information. If you run an electrical arc across a carbon electrode (or something like that) without any Oxygen, facinating little spheres are created out of 60 carbons linked together in a geodesic dome (sphere, really) framework that is a lattice of hexagons and pentagons. Scientists who discovered these named the C60 compound Buckminsterfullerene, or loosely termed "Bucky Balls".
Chris > > Fuller, whom, incidentally, I spent one of the most > regretful 30 > minutes of my life alone with in the early 70's > (regretful because I > couldn't think of a single thing to ask him at that > time...but so > very much since then!), started his work pretty > early this century. I > couldn't readily find my book of his patents, but I > see that the word > 'dymaxion' was trademarked in 1929. I would think > that 'the 4th > dimension had become 3 dimensions' much earlier than > that. I can't > help but assume, however, that even Bucky would > aknowledge that the > Greeks had insights into the strength of the > triangle. > > It's strange, isn't it, that Fuller and McLuhan both > seemd to > disappear with their deaths. > > Saw some nice dome roofed greenhouses in Santa Cruz. > Interns there > told me that the quality of light in them was > incredible. (?) > > -Allan > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
