Buckyball puzzle. Illustration showing a Buckyball C60. A buckyball is a type of fullerene, a structural type (allotrope) of carbon. This one has 60 c

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Buckyball puzzle. Illustration showing a Buckyball C60. A buckyball is a type of fullerene, a structural type (allotrope) of carbon. This one has 60 carbon atoms arranged in a spherical structure consisting of interlinking hexagonal and pentagonal rings. Fullerenes are named after Richard Buckminster Fuller, a twentieth century American designer who pioneered the use of the geodesic dome in architecture.

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