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Episode 7: R. Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller with Kurt Przybilla

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The Bucky Balls Are Truncated Icosahedrons

The bucky ball is actually what is called a truncated icosahedron. Truncation means to cut the corners off. It's quite structurally stable on an atomic level. Scientists were awarded the nobel prizes in chemistry for being able to get graphine.

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