Ah, this brings me back to the joys (cough dread and anguish) of high school chemistry. Loves playing with Buckyballs though, so I definitely recommend.
I have six sets from a previous woot, plus one set from a BOC. As tempting as another three sets is (plus the book!), my fiance’ would not approve this expenditure.
Damn it Woot… Gold/Silver/Black/Green all adorn my cube, how did you know I’d feel compelled to collect the new colors? And for that matter, why’d you have to jam all of ‘em into one set, instead of letting me mix-and-match (don’t really need another set of silver, but I guess I’m gettin’ 'em anyway!)?!?
I have the black and the gold, and the colors do not just rub off. I don’t know how these are painted but I expect them to be colored in the same way as mine.
The “regular” Buckyball packs usually contain 216 pieces. This one is equivalent to 2 of those packs, not 3, so take that into account when doing your price comparison.
The green ones I got a while back had the color flake off a bit, if I played with them more often the green would probably be almost completely gone. So tempting to buy these however.
Sooo cool. I want. I’ve been waiting for these to reappear.
The verdict appears to be mixed on the Buckyball colors rubbing off. Apparently they do quickly on the cheaper ones, but it takes a while (if at all) on the Buckyballs.