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Nanodots by Szaki 008 - Rhombus Spheres

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Uploaded by on Jun 1, 2009

Balls used: 480+270+120.
Time: 10+9+6 mins.

Music:
1. Nightwatchers - Insomnia (Radio Edit).
2. Dave Wallace - Fligh.
3. 4 Strings - Into the Night (Original Mix).

Please visit http://thenanodots.com to buy Nanodots which are the best and highest quality magnetic balls on the market!

Ball count formulae (x ↔ rhombus side length):
f(x) = 30 ∙ x²

f(1) = 30 (?)
f(2) = 120
f(3) = 270
f(4) = 480
f(5) = 750
f(6) = 1080
f(7) = 1470
f(8) = 1920
f(9) = 2430
f(10) = 3000

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  • Would love to see the 3000 ball one, I bet it's massive. Would also take a lot of time, and would be extremely fragile... (nearly impossible?)

    Think maybe you could try the 1080 ball one, and if it's successful make a video of it?

  • It wouldn't take such much time but it would collapse bacause of the huge mass of balls and there's nothing inside but air that couldn't hold it.

    Once I've built the 1080 ball one but that's also getting a bit unstable.

    I've been thinking about a way how larger ones could be made to remain stable - I'll see.

  • You made me fall in love with this toy :) In your hands it looks easy though I understand even building primitive triangles would be hard at first, I'm planning to learn construct more difficult shapes. Why posting here? I think smallest "ball" of this video will be one I'd try to copy. Gonna get my first set in 2 hours when new year comes to my timezone. Happy New Year, Szakiii

  • Thanks and happy new year to you too :)

  • The think the real geometric name is "Rhombic Triacontahedron".

    Nice job by the way. :P

  • Hmm, I didn't know that! Thanks :)

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  • why does it say "neocube" at the beginning!?!

  • thats an awesome song

  • I love the ending!

  • well done, you are very creative

  • The worst video from you! :( Why? very large speed :(

  • @szakiii maybe try making pillars inside of the shape to spread out and support the weaker parts.

  • how many nanodots do you have

  • One shortcut I learned by accident is to make a pentagon/ pyramid shape with 15 balls and then assemble 12 of them together. 15 x 12 = 180 :)

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