how to make an ice-cream cone buckyball

[MyMargaret10]

thats one yummy ball

[pokemonkiller20]

they look like gnomes

[gautamcreative]

hey....dats a grt job......cn u plz tell how many cones are required..4 making it????

[alyceobvious]

@gautamcreative each ball requires about 90 cones.

[bieberisafag100]

thats some sexy stop-motion

[paulcubbage]

I love it!

As a pedant at heart, I have to ask, aren't fullerenes formed from pentagons and hexagons? and how would we make an edible one?

[alyceobvious]

@paulcubbage you are correct!! this form was more "inspired" - with much poetic license taken by the artist (me) - by bucky. : ) maybe we'd have to use pretzel or candy sticks to make a "real" edible buckyball?

[paulcubbage]

@alyceobvious You have an artistic license and used if well! The issue is this: you were inspired by materials at hand and where can we find natural pentagons, and save Saturn, natural hexagons?

Maybe some great food producer will give us buckball raw materials as wonderful as sugar cones! Ben and Jerry? or Starbucks? Starbuckyballs!!!!

Thanks again for the fun of this!

[dragonwellable]

This is not technically a buckyball, as there is no tesselation of the shapes that trace the surface area of the ball. Still very cool, just not accurate.

[dragonwellable]

This is not technically a buckyball, as ther is no tesselation of the shapes that trace the surface area of the bal. Still very cool, just not accurate.

[noor3eny1000]

بدآل مآتلعب بالبسكوت انت ويآه

عطني اياه انا استفيد منه اكثر منك

[chickengeorge1236]

cool video, makes me want to go out and track an objects life... bravo

[Andynonomous]

I think they'd make great political organizing tools. I've been thinking of making a bunch and placing a piece of paper with a quote, a fact, a drawing, or a website, etc... inside each cone..

[TheVittleVlog]

Nice vid!

[WhiteHawkUK]

Oddly compelling. I love the images at the end. :)

However, I would have to question whether the glue sticks are biodegradable. ;)

[Merlmurphy]

Wonderful! I particularly like the bucky balls in the desert. Is that a play on imagery/language? Dessert in the Desert? If you filled them with actual ice cream you could have a group cone lick....

[Dzotshen]

I wonder if birds would go for it.

[vfedericox]

MEN FORM THE CONE-A-TRON!

[Fordeadlysin]

thats a lot of fucking cones lol

[NejaziZeciri]

lol

and why do you need that ? you cant eat it :D

[poiupoiuuiopuiop]

put ice-cream in every cone and let it roll in the hot sun

[Beegfateed1377648942]

this is weird

[indreamdreamer]

great idea

[mandy2701]

would be much better

if not glue

but sth like syrup or sth sticky and also edible

[sweetness159753]

thanks so much instead of glue i used icing and i put little ice ceam scoops in there and i used it as my birthday cake!!!

[alyceobvious]

just what i hoped people might do - bravo!! and happy birthday!! : )

[beatboxyy]

How many cones did it takes u to do that?

[eamonnteh]

its said at the end of the vid a company donated 800 cones !! W00T

[ifuseekamy00]

Koool

that sounds delicious

[princehitsuka]

You actually went and bought so many ice cream cones to make this? I'm kind of amazed... I gotta to clap to that! One question though, why use a glue gun? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question...but is that stuff biodegradable? I mean, it's melted plastic right? haha. The part of the video where you made it seem like the cones were making the buckyball was ingenious! the detail where the cones had to climb on each other were great! Just how many photos did you have to take? Fantabulous job!

[pukkel10]

you must be bored with all them

[PainAndAim]

Accident XD Poor cones! XD

[lrb65]

haha look at 1:56

[xenialover]

This is pretty cool.

[lakazumi2004]

if u make it only half n put honey in each hole of the cone n hang it on a tree.maybe wasps come

[kidinthebox8]

yeah because everyone wants a pet wasp

[PepperzEntertainment]

i do! i will name him bob.

[starwars6rulz]

wasps

[strawberryme08]

ok what is a buckyball?

[pinxieanime]

Wow!! you made 2!?!?? O_O

[SkateSolutions]

Are they still eatable after you put all the glue on them?  Because they look delicious lol.

And how many crazy pictures did that take you 0.o lol

[alyceobvious]

i had to use glue for the stop-motion - but i totally recommend using sugar icing (google "royal frosting") if you try it at home - much more biodegradable, and eatable!

it took 700 and something still images. doesn't take as long as you might think. : )

[WaterFor3st]

noo. i would have eaten them

[HammerQQ]

I can't wait for the full length adventure movie for the buckycone tribe!

[ElQueMataLaBacha]

What´s the name of the song at the beginning?

[alyceobvious]

brahm's lullaby. a strange selection for the ice-cream man - why, after all, would he want to put the kids to sleep?

[veikkaappa]

should have glued them with sugar or etc so that it would have been eatable

[alyceobvious]

royal frosting (sugar) works well - and i prefer it. just not for the purposes of stop action animation - takes too long to dry.

[cuddlebugbear]

I would be tempted to give them 2-4 coast of clear acyrilic spray to protect them and make them last longer or try to make one from cones made from construction paper, etc.

[mohitdandekar123]

u do that whole day?

[tricky4life]

hope they did not have choclate in them as there my fave and i bet they dont tast very good with glue

[Thezeronumber]

Looks like a more well-defined version of a Pine Cone. Great stuff though, very creative and pretty.

I also like the graffiti idea of it too, heh. Like a nature-friendly Bagsy!

[kimmygalea]

oh wow!

[EliottJPorpington]

Amazing! you caught the little buggers on film!

i can home the other night to find my ice-cream cones doing a similar thing, dirty orgy-having rascals. =\

[Rachelater117]

*gigglesnort*

I seriously laughed at that for for a long time :)

[diamond8002]

cool!

[Klipnap]

i want to eat it

without glue ofcourse :D

[jh0n3r]

super cool!

[RookieZeratul]

And how do u put ice cream in all of them?

[crazedmystic]

1st ya get a ticket to outer space ;) Rookie

[Bookito1]

Awesome!... I think I'll never imagine a thing like this without seeing it........... great... I have an ice cream store and of course I will do some of these to put it on the wall..... hope you dont have a problem with stolen your idea...... Awesome

[alyceobvious]

please feel free to make your own buckyball! this is an "open source" artwork - i especially encourage ice-cream shop owners! :)

[CO7V7VOR]

can i has iscream 2?

[juokinguolis]

My friend eated this :D when i maked "D he thinks its dont have glUE :D

[Textophobia]

0_o

friggin amazing

[coolgirlvannesa]

uhhhh thats weired

[rowdon]

can i eat this? pls k thx bye

[crickit000]

i don't think so cos you know its held together by glue. lol.

[xxylimeartxx]

you forgot a step add icecream!lol jk

[catalll]

wow verry goood :)))super cool

[wilsonmitts]

what can you do with this?

[Radjehuty]

you should clip the tips of the cones and assemble them around multi-colored lightbulbs o.o

[wilsonmitts]

oh ya

[cidkid12]

now ya just need to put some ice cream on it

[ostate300]

can u eat it? (not including the glue)

[thewierdman]

HA! the pic at 1:56. aome of the cones is broken!

[liplockablekisses]

wow how many cones does it take to make the ball?

[leeoFaaneellii]

gay lol

[RUL1S88]

yup..

[joebartone]

friggin brilliant. A humorous comment on the mundane pleasure principal. Innocent and very witty. fantastic.

[manuvielum]

WAHHHHHHHHHHH

[giocicco]

oh i see,your work of art is impressive,but

i tought that it would be a video about

how to make waffle cones for icecream. (-)

[giocicco]

why do you put glue on eatable cones?

[Keevz13]

haha xD

[erakna96]

mmmmmmmm...... icecream :P

[theADDkids]

sob, the ice cream cones arent edible anymore. There goes 60 ice cream cones. Food.... Bottomline, dont waste food!!!! But on the other hand, great video.

[alyceobvious]

it's actually closer to 100 cones. yes, i also hesitate to waste food (though, as i am allergic to white flour, ice-cream cones fall into the category of biodegradable art supplies...)...i do recommend using "royal frosting" (recipes available on line) to put the cones together instead of glue, but it just wasn't practical for the stop-motion animation. there are also several companies seemingly on the verge of producing biodegradable hot glue, which i HIGHLY recommend.

[moooooforyouuuu]

what was the second song name

[brambila22555]

i would get some of that fudge that hardens and cover it.. i think its called turtle shell? but anyways that would be cool id be like 0_0

[cyanidemoon]

how long does it last? could you put some coating over it to protect it. it makes a nice ornament but dunno about ants and stuff if you wanna keep it around for longer

[alyceobvious]

i live in a very dry climate, where a local bar and a local ice-cream parlor have each had ice-cream cone buckyballs on display for over a year. the amount of time they last depends on climate and proximity of insects and mice. i recommend making one with royal frosting instead of hot glue and deploying it as graffiti in an unexpected location. these things are not meant to last a long time...but you can always make another!

[astayonix]

Somewhere gallons of ice cream are feeling lonely... :) Great bucky ball!

[angel4038]

now drizzle it with some chocolate :)

lol nice job .

[vietgirl97]

how would u es the ice cream

[Kittie92]

if only they had edible glue :D

[alyceobvious]

"royal icing" (recipes available on-line) works perfectly to adhere the cones together. for the stop-motion video, we needed to work fast, and so used the hot glue. but please do try the frosting (or even elmer's glue, which is water soluable) if you have more time.

[kr4zyk1a]

if hot glue was edible you could eat the whole thing! =D

[iluvpenguins007]

hey it all looks rely gd u no. its jus that isnt glue toxic?

[seekerofvision678]

yep you hafto use chocolate or gelfudge and then fill it with non mealting icecream!

[alyceobvious]

the glue is actually pretty inert...however, i do recommend the use of home-made glue and adehesives, such as wheat paste, royal frosting, etc.

[hwolyagum]

thts soo kewll!!!!

[oli867804]

so cool!

[xoxangel101xox]

hehe its funny how the ice-cream cones stacked on top of eachother to finish the ball off.... and that looks sooooo fun to eat! just add icecream! lol

[aznNrealist]

wow, that looks kool =)

[cowiejam]

if only glue was edible

[alyceobvious]

you can make royal frosting (egg whites, confectioner's sugar) and use that instead of glue...it just takes longer to dry. also, i have been experimenting with using various home-made wheat pastes..while i would not eat it, it is far more palatable than hot glue.

[HSUAN321]

WOW~That's alot of ice cream cones!! Too bad, can't eat it~

[NeuroticoAnonimo]

Buckminsterfuller-icious!

[larsvegas91]

Respect I really lika this vid^^

[marauderer]

how is glue biodegradeable?

[alyceobvious]

it is easy to make your own glue from a variety of edible substances including wheatpaste, egg whites, corn syrup, etc. just google "edible glue" for info.

also, there's a company in england called postpack that sells biodegradable glue sticks! i HIGHLY recommend them.

[GiI11]

the interesting thing is that buckyballs are one of the most sturdy bonds (a buckyball made out of carbon atoms would be harder than a diamond)so I imagine that these buckyballs, if not bothered, can last for quite the time :P

[yiubun]

kool, yet i'd rather eat them all with ice cream

haha

[poptheman1]

at 3:04 it is compared to a sagebrush!

[porpoisepal]

omg!!!!!!! neat Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot­!

[psychicran]

lol, cool!

[SuprDuprWoow]

OMG! U rule!!! It's Fantastic!!! I love it!!! More people should watch Ur Video!!!

[aytana24]

We love the buckyball creation! Who ate all the ice-cream? My sister and I like to watch it everyday...

[SpaceshipEarth82]

"Remember: no one will ever walk aboard this spaceship the way that you do right now. Make the most of it." Buckminster Fuller

[oceanparadise]

Creative idea. But...that is a bit of a waste of ice-cream corn. Nice artistic job though. 5/5 Bravo!

[gonetapott]

Great! I loved it.

[Pinki1813]

wtf? thats weird but cool!

[sethian93]

Glorious. Visit my Bucky Fuller blog at the Green Party of Canada web site (censor won't allow me to post an URL).

[alyceobvious]

thanks, alexander. : )

i couldn't agree with you more.

(funny how my political affiliations can be revealed by a bunch of ice-cream cones glued together at the tips... : ) )

[strawberrygirl1993]

how would u have the patience to make one of those?????????

[ivanoffalbum]

excelente

[NarutoKakashi101]

what is a buckyball???

[LeonSzillard]

Very good. Nice film.

[master3577]

grat job keep up the good JOB

[jokerj10]

WOW 2 balls

[hottbabe1010]

wowza! how long does it take u to nake that?

[dswex]

bravo, aanother gorgeous video

[Mars718]

Fantastic.

[honjudgeroybean]

Very cool. Amazing guitar playing. Loved it!