Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago
Built from 42 mini icosidodecahedron spheres, and 60 interconnecting struts. The spheres are 180 balls each when complete and reinforced internally for strength. 12 of the spheres are vertex connectors (decorated with rose gold) of one polarity with 5 attachment points, while the other 30 are of opposite polarity (decorated with yellow gold) with 2 attachment points each. Alternating polarity like this is essential to make strong interlocking connections throughout the structure. All attachment points on the spheres are across triangles of 9 balls, with 3 inner balls removed from each attachment point to make strong bonds. 3 more struts are added to the base for support in holding it up on one triangular face. I also oriented it in the video vertically, which required 5 tubes of 3 rings of 10 added to the 5 yellow gold connecting spheres around a single rose gold vertex sphere at the bottom.
A total magnet count therefore of:
165 × 12 [vertex spheres] + 174 × 30 [edge spheres] + (9 × 4 + 6 = 42) × 63 [hex/triangle connecting struts], an extra 3 for the base = 9846 magnets.
Vertical orientation total (-3 x 42) + (5 × 10 × 3 = 150) [extra base tubes] = 9870 Neoballs & Neocube magnets (5mm diameter).
This large finished structure is a precise geometric form, based on the computer graphic discovery by Kevan of channel 88625652 of a fascinating large icosahedral spherical frame formed from 102 interconnected icosahedrons, which can be seen here:
youtu.be/I3MWmg9iP0k
Music track is Cylinder Six by Chris Zabriskie, from the YouTube free music library.
#ledwatchman #Neocube #Neoballs #Nanodots #ZenMagnets #Speks #Buckyballs #NingoBalls #CyberCube #KlikyBalls #NeoQube
Cylinder Six by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: chriszabriskie.com/cylinders
Artist: chriszabriskie.com
Built from 42 mini icosidodecahedron spheres, and 60 interconnecting struts. The spheres are 180 balls each when complete and reinforced internally for strength. 12 of the spheres are vertex connectors (decorated with rose gold) of one polarity with 5 attachment points, while the other 30 are of opposite polarity (decorated with yellow gold) with 2 attachment points each. Alternating polarity like this is essential to make strong interlocking connections throughout the structure. All attachment points on the spheres are across triangles of 9 balls, with 3 inner balls removed from each attachment point to make strong bonds. 3 more struts are added to the base for support in holding it up on one triangular face. I also oriented it in the video vertically, which required 5 tubes of 3 rings of 10 added to the 5 yellow gold connecting spheres around a single rose gold vertex sphere at the bottom.
A total magnet count therefore of:
165 × 12 [vertex spheres] + 174 × 30 [edge spheres] + (9 × 4 + 6 = 42) × 63 [hex/triangle connecting struts], an extra 3 for the base = 9846 magnets.
Vertical orientation total (-3 x 42) + (5 × 10 × 3 = 150) [extra base tubes] = 9870 Neoballs & Neocube magnets (5mm diameter).
This large finished structure is a precise geometric form, based on the computer graphic discovery by Kevan of channel 88625652 of a fascinating large icosahedral spherical frame formed from 102 interconnected icosahedrons, which can be seen here:
youtu.be/I3MWmg9iP0k
Music track is Cylinder Six by Chris Zabriskie, from the YouTube free music library.
#ledwatchman #Neocube #Neoballs #Nanodots #ZenMagnets #Speks #Buckyballs #NingoBalls #CyberCube #KlikyBalls #NeoQube
Cylinder Six by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: chriszabriskie.com/cylinders
Artist: chriszabriskie.com
