Rare Earth Magnets

[StepTo2]

AKA Bucky Balls.

These things are ADDICTIVE!

DH bought 2 sets, one for each of us, and got a 3rd free, which we're splitting. Jett got to see them, but has been told these are OUR toys, and we explained issues with swallowing them, leaving them laying around - Dogs and cats aren't as smart as humans - and so on. He's just not old enough yet... Not mentally, anyway. And after someone's child here (Susiestar???) taking them to school... Yeah. Not happening.

DH is keeping his at work. Me, probably at home... In my *-*-* drawer. The one place Onyxx refuses to go... I've hidden all kinds of stuff in there! (And no, I'm not telling you which drawer. She might might might read this...)

[KTMom91]

Hubby has a ton of those things...yes, they are addictive.

[TeDo]

I guess I am the dumb one and will have to ask.....what are they? Can't say I've ever heard of them.

[klmno]

Bucky Balls

Without your post I would really be making another assumption about these. OK so I give- WTH are you talking about?

[trinityroyal]

Buckyballs | Buckycubes | The Amazing Magnetic Desktoy You Can't Put Down

LOVE these. They are the best fidgeter for those who need to fidget. You can make sculptures with them, squish them, etc.

[klmno]

Oh wow- I wonder if gfg would occupy himself with these....

[mstang67chic]

For awhile. Then they would keep YOU occupied picking them all up. :-)

[witzend]

Cool!

[klmno]

Well that's a point, stang....I guess it's kind of like the legos, huh?

[trinityroyal]

Not quite. Rare earth magnets are pretty powerful, so you can use them to pick each other up, or use another magnet. They're a bit easier to store than lego, 'cause you can just pile them on a metal surface.

I have a "sculpture" attached to the side of one of the file cabinets in my office. It's made of rare earth magnets, and the super heavy-duty magnets from old computer drives that have been taken apart, some horseshoe-shaped, and some shaped like hockey pucks. It changes shape all the time, depending on who else is in my office and whether they fidget or not. Very entertaining.