Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

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.

This version has an adjusted fullerene graphic and includes a mass spectrum of the molecule for all of you geeks out there.

Edit:
Wow! I never expected this shirt to rank so high! I guess there are more geeks out there than I thought. I sincerely doubt this will wind up in the fog (and that's okay, I'm more than tickled about the positive response this design has gotten - thank you everyone!!) but I promise...I'll try to design more "geeky" shirts for future derbies.

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

What shirt color is that...?

Discobiscuits wrote:What shirt color is that...?

Navy, as listed on the entry page (pantone 532). I didn't get the color from the palette given on the artist template because it is not the color they print their shirts on.

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

I've gotta ask, did you make those from soccer ball shapes? Because they do look like clear soccer orbs.

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

my husband & cousin work for the same biotech company, and both love the mass spectrometer.

gmv for this, love the more geekified version!

JadenKale wrote:I've gotta ask, did you make those from soccer ball shapes? Because they do look like clear soccer orbs.

Nope, I hand drew it while looking at a 3D model of C60 (something like this) and scanned in the drawing ;) They are made of the same shapes as the patches on a soccer ball - I think it's infinitely cool that such geometric perfection can be found in nature!!

THIS. IS. AWESOME.

I MUST HAVE THIS 0_0
I adore bucky orbs.

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I want this so hard.

FlyinyourSoup wrote:I MUST HAVE THIS 0_0
I adore bucky orbs.

Heheheh... you have to put it as one word... buckyballs... or the filter changes that second word to "orbs." :-)

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

Hey! Harry Kroto (the discoverer) just spoke at my school! This shirt is awesome.

squidboots wrote: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.

This version has an adjusted fullerene graphic and includes a mass spectrum of the molecule for all of you geeks out there.

I like this design, I am currently taking organic chemistry
and I like it much more than general chem.
I guess it does take a nerd to understand what an aromatic ring is.
*giggles*

I WANT MORE NERDY SHIRTS

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

This shirt deserves to win, hands down. It takes a lot of work to reach this level of geekery, and I commend you!

dekonstruct wrote:This shirt deserves to win, hands down. It takes a lot of work to reach this level of geekery, and I commend you!

gosh i'm an ochem nerdess and i love this shirt! is voting still open? i'm new to woot so I'm not sure how to go about voting for this badass shirt...help anyone?

poochyaki wrote:gosh i'm an ochem nerdess and i love this shirt! is voting still open? i'm new to woot so I'm not sure how to go about voting for this badass shirt...help anyone?

Voting is still open. However, in order to be able to vote for shirts you must have made a purchase (any purchase) from Woot.

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i hope this makes it into the fog. its just so darn cool!

Comon, where gettin closer! Rally your friends and have them subscribe the the buckyball goodness!

Yesssss, Buckyball!

Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)

It'd be pretty sweet if this made it to the fog.
I love this shirt!

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excellent design!

enin wrote:excellent design!

thank you :D

daedalusknight wrote:Heheheh... you have to put it as one word... buckyballs... or the filter changes that second word to "orbs." :-)

*giggles*

I was wondering about that...

thericeman wrote:I like this design, I am currently taking organic chemistry
and I like it much more than general chem.
I guess it does take a nerd to understand what an aromatic ring is.
*giggles*

I WANT MORE NERDY SHIRTS

O-chem was one of the funnest (most fun?) courses I took in undergrad. Clearly I wasn't an english major! *giggles*

Anyway, I'm glad someone else feels the o-chem love :D And, I promise to submit more geeky shirts in future derbies!

dekonstruct wrote:This shirt deserves to win, hands down. It takes a lot of work to reach this level of geekery, and I commend you!

*salute*

Thank you! I'm humbled by your praise.

squidboots wrote:O-chem was one of the funnest (most fun?) courses I took in undergrad. Clearly I wasn't an english major! *giggles*

Anyway, I'm glad someone else feels the o-chem love :D And, I promise to submit more geeky shirts in future derbies!

At Michigan State we called it Orgo.

superspryte wrote:At Michigan State we called it Orgo.

Orgo? Sounds like an angry troll name. "Me Orgo like t-shirt. Me Orgo smash anyone not vote for buckyball shirt!" :-)

daedalusknight wrote:Orgo? Sounds like an angry troll name. "Me Orgo like t-shirt. Me Orgo smash anyone not vote for buckyball shirt!" :-)

Dunno. I think some people called it o-chem but most people called it orgo.

superspryte wrote:At Michigan State we called it Orgo.

Must be an east coast thing then ;) I haven't heard it called anything other than o-chem.

Then again, I don't get out much! :P

squidboots wrote:Must be an east coast thing then ;) I haven't heard it called anything other than o-chem.

Then again, I don't get out much! :P

I'm in Alberta (Western Canada) and we call it o-chem as well.

As a Biotechnology grad, I couldn't possibly get away with wearing this on-campus where the real chemists might see me and reveal my ignorance. Myself, I'm hoping for the Human Genome Project shirt to declare victory. That said, there's an unreasonable shortage of geek shirts that aren't about video games or programming, so more power to you for the design.

You've got my vote, on principle alone.

cadedude wrote:As a Biotechnology grad, I couldn't possibly get away with wearing this on-campus where the real chemists might see me and reveal my ignorance. Myself, I'm hoping for the Human Genome Project shirt to declare victory. That said, there's an unreasonable shortage of geek shirts that aren't about video games or programming, so more power to you for the design.

You've got my vote, on principle alone.

Ahhh they probably wouldn't smoke you out, but they would probably be jealous :D

I agree that there's a a sad lack of science geek shirts...I don't know how many more chemistry shirts I'll make simply because I'm a grad student in some useless field of biology...nevertheless, keep your eyes peeled ;)

squidboots wrote:Must be an east coast thing then ;) I haven't heard it called anything other than o-chem.

Then again, I don't get out much! :P

Don't let any true east coasters hear you call me that. I'm a Midwesterner...they'll have a fit. ^_~

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I COMPLETELY agree about there needing to be more science geeky shirts vs programming/video games. I mean, c'mon, some of us are productively/usefully geeky...

Also, this shirt is flippin sweet. Although I am also rooting for the HGP one. But this one has a very original concept, which I very much appreciate.

And last but not least, Michigan is so not east coast. I'm from mass. and going to UIllinois, and my sister's at UMich. so I know a little about the difference. Let's just leave it at Michigan=midwest. Illinois = midwest. mass. = not midwest. michigan = not east coast. that's not to judge the merits of either... long will I miss steak n shake when I return...

phinxae wrote:I COMPLETELY agree about there needing to be more science geeky shirts vs programming/video games. I mean, c'mon, some of us are productively/usefully geeky...

As a professional programmer, I take offense to that.

phinxae wrote:I COMPLETELY agree about there needing to be more science geeky shirts vs programming/video games. I mean, c'mon, some of us are productively/usefully geeky...

TOTALLY 100% TRUE

Also, this shirt is flippin sweet. Although I am also rooting for the HGP one. But this one has a very original concept, which I very much appreciate.

Thanks!! I'm hoping that the next derby will be just as inspiring...and I hope that people see how well this shirt did and kind of follow the lead and put up some more science geekery! C'mon, I want to see some physics love shirts out there.

And last but not least, Michigan is so not east coast. I'm from mass. and going to UIllinois, and my sister's at UMich. so I know a little about the difference. Let's just leave it at Michigan=midwest. Illinois = midwest. mass. = not midwest. michigan = not east coast. that's not to judge the merits of either... long will I miss steak n shake when I return...

Hahahaha, word. Sorry folks, but I grew up in Washington DC and I'm currently in the frozen wastes of upstate NY at Cornell. You don't get much more east coast than that (probably not a good thing! :P). I definitely think that's why I have never heard it called anything other than o-chem.

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I just wanted to congratulate you on making it to the fog. When i first voted for the shirt i didn't think it would make it. Not because it was a bad design, i just didn't think people liked orgo. I guess i underestimated the number of science nerds on woot .

This is great. I love this shirt and i hope i can buy one. Way to go!

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This shirt is about as cool as a nerd could ever aspire to!!! I love it!!!

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w00t! Fog!!

I just wana say that I have no love for o-chem, but carbon allotropes are important

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bummer... so close.
well, I loved this shirt, anyway. better luck next time!

phinxae wrote:... long will I miss steak n shake when I return...

YES! I love that place, sadly I'm going to Mich. Tech. and the nearest one downstate somewhere.

I love orgo, but sadly it's over and I've moved on to p-chem. It seems as though there is no more chemistry, just more math parading round as chem.

GMV!

can you get this shirt made through cafepress? i think enough people would buy it to warrant your trouble!

poochyaki wrote:can you get this shirt made through cafepress? i think enough people would buy it to warrant your trouble!

agreed

Wow, I'm so upset that this didn't make it! If you get it printed elsewhere, please let us all know!

ilcarriz wrote:Wow, I'm so upset that this didn't make it! If you get it printed elsewhere, please let us all know!

I completely agree!