Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene

1985 is the year fullerenes, which are special allotropes of carbon, were discovered. Fullerenes come in a few different forms, but probably the most interesting one is buckminsterfullerene (they're more commonly known as "buckyballs"), which is named after R. Buckminster Fuller. He was a pretty cool guy. Buckminsterfullerene is made of 60 carbon atoms arranged in an icosahedral form (like a soccer ball), and my illustration details the organic structure including the aromatic rings. Yes, I'm a geek.

EDIT: I have a "geekier" version of this shirt posted here for you hardcore science fans. Please check it out!

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene

Yay! Bucky orbs!!!

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene

this is great
but i can just imagine people asking "you're a soccer player??"

metalwolf wrote:this is great
but i can just imagine people asking "you're a soccer player??"

*giggles* yeah. I don't know, I was trying to incorporate the mass spectrum of C60 fullerene into the design but I just couldn't get a way to make it look right. Maybe I'll play around with it later to see if I can get it to work. Anyone else have any other suggestions?

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene