Re: [Vo]:Ultimate toy: Neocube

2012-01-06 Thread Joe Hughes
I've heard better reviews on the buckballs - basically same thing. Actually ordered several sets for nephews this year at christmas. http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/bbe8/?srp=2 On 1/5/2012 7:26 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:07 PM, David Jonsson

[Vo]:Ultimate toy: Neocube

2012-01-05 Thread David Jonsson
Check http://www.theneocube.com/?gclid=CKG2qdX8ua0CFc5YmAodanPUBA Perfect for building lattices and crystals. Someone even built a supercluster with 8000 spheres. I am ordering 1000 spheres now. David David Jonsson, Sweden, phone callto:+46703000370

Re: [Vo]:Ultimate toy: Neocube

2012-01-05 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 6:03 PM, David Jonsson davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com wrote: Check http://www.theneocube.com/?gclid=CKG2qdX8ua0CFc5YmAodanPUBA Here's the list owner playing with the neocubes: http://amasci.com/amateur/beads.html T

Re: [Vo]:Ultimate toy: Neocube

2012-01-05 Thread David Jonsson
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 6:03 PM, David Jonsson davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com wrote: Check http://www.theneocube.com/?gclid=CKG2qdX8ua0CFc5YmAodanPUBA Here's the list owner playing with the neocubes:

Re: [Vo]:Ultimate toy: Neocube

2012-01-05 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:07 PM, David Jonsson davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com wrote: Very interesting, but I ended up ordering only 864 spheres.  It seems like a perfect gift. But I can't understand how the magnetic field aligns. Some combinations must be impossible? Indeed, they are axially