BuckyBalls delaminated themselves!
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Yeah if you dont clean them every so often eventually they do corrode end up delaminated. I store them in a can with a few silica gel dehumidifiers and they have lasted like 15 years at this point. although somehow each time I use them Im missing one. 1 ball sacrificed per...
That last comment wasn’t funny bro, like how do you even lose one anyways? They literally are magnetic and stick to each other
You may have so purchased an item 15 years ago that was superior to the contemporary product. There is no doubt that properly storing either item will increase it's life, but there is strong evidence that suppliers vary, and one product will not be guaranteed to be the same ...
That is wild. I have my bucky cubes on the fridge where they've been for 14(?) Years where I periodically take them off to fiddle with them. Definitely not had any delamination.
The neodymium is super reactive, if that nickel plating gets compromised they're done for.
They're goners dude
So do they taste better now orrrrrr?
Once they are passed through defecation they are ready to germinate into new geodesic domes.
I find they taste the best when you eat one every hour
what is this
Wondering the same thing
These are tiny spherical magnets .
Buckshot balls. Shotgun shells come in 2 forms; Shot; a shell filled with varying sizes/materials of ball bearings depending on what you're "liberating" Slug; a single large ball or a conal bullet-shaped projectile. Also comes in different flavors. These specific ones are...
How old are those? Weren’t they popular in like 2014?
More like 2006
Didn't they get discontinued because kids were swallowing them, which is incredibly dangerous?
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I still have my original BuckyBalls from 2009 in their glass jar. They look the same as the day I got them. https://preview.redd.it/a9z30sse7bpg1.jpeg?width=3279&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74c8a5f8f0e1c5f9bef4b3717c94ba8782d7e5e4
I have the ones in a box from about the same time and they're also fine and accounted for
I have one of those too
I wanted a set of these forever. Never pulled the trigger. So glad I didn’t! Thanks for sharing!
I always wanted a set until I read about the redditor who got them stuck in his bladder. Yup.
Mine are still just fine after nearly 2 decades
Yo who tf remember magnetix??? I still got a fuck load of those magnets!
So they lost their buckyballsacks?
They're hatching...
I ended up getting a free few sets for this reason in like 2010 or so
Sorry about your balls bro
This makes me want to go back to my parents house and check mine. I dont think ive touched them in at least 10 years.
They look delicious.
Poor Bucky!
I was highly confused how C60 molecules are involved, but then I remembered the toy.
And those are original buckyballs! I had a couple sets many moons ago and I’d love to get some more but there’s only knock off products or the mini ones.
“If your balls can’t handle living on planet earth then your balls are weak and deserve to go extinct; Make space for fiercer, more adaptable balls.” Balls. ~ Darwin, Ball Connoisseur & Naturalist “These balls can’t withstand regular fondling.” ~...
From your hand grease
I swallowed mine. Assume they are fine.
I think I need to dig mine out and check them out it’s been a few years, hope they’re not gone bad too
Oh, damn I should check my set now
Reminds me I have the same size thing of them in the closet. Wonder if they've done the same.
Ya mine all broke off from using them. Hurray micro plastics!! /s
Sorry to hear about your Buckminster Fullerine balls
They're just hatching.
Hey thanks for the horrific flashback of putting these away.
What is the proper way to dispose of these if they go bad?
Heat them up until they lose their magnetism. Then toss em.
I always preferred Zen Magnets for this reason