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Do you remember being curious about magnets as a kid? If you’ve had experiences similar to mine, you probably wondered why the darned things weren’t stronger! But alas, I had never known or heard of rare earth magnets; they’re used in everything from your computer hard drive to your headphones.
Rare earth magnets can be purchased in a variety of shapes, from flat discs to cylindrical eggs to spheres, and even in some rather unique shapes, such as the heart shaped ones seen above. All that’s fine and dandy, what’s with the war? Well, in the past few years a number of companies have released DIY magnetic sphere puzzles, and the article compares the most popular choices available. If you’ve never heard about them, you’ll probably be fishing for your credit card by the end of it; if you have, you should hopefully find a viable option to choose from.
So what exactly makes them fun you ask? Imagine over a hundred magnetic balls that have the capability to be stuck end on end as if they were a string of beads, or a few fifty forming a racecar, or a couple of hundred forming a Icosahedron..
I’ll be comparing BuckyBalls, CyberCubes, NeoCubes and ZenMagnets.
BuckyBalls
BuckyBalls are sold as magnetic desktoys and have been featured in Wired, People, Rolling Stone, and Maxim. The company’s headquartered in New York
Size: 5 mm Number: 216 – 6 x 6 x 6 Free Spares: None Packaging: Transparent plastic box embossed with the company name
Non-coated Original
Price: $29.95
Coated
Black Nickel: $34.95 Silver: $34.95 Gold: $34.95
Spares
Non-coated: 10 for $1.75 Coated: 10 for $2
Shipping and Handling (Free if you order 2 or more) Domestic: $5.95 International: $10.95 Payment Options: Credit Card, PayPal, Google Checkout
Coupon Codes (Verified) Upgrade – $5.99/$6.99 (Uncoated/Coated) off per set geek – $3/$3.5(Uncoated/Coated) off per set
CyberCubes
CyberCubes are manufactured and shipped from Ohio, America and have been featured in the daily gommet.
Packaging: Plastic fiber lined mold with Styrofoam fillers
Black/Nickel/Gold/Silver Tin
Size: 4.76 mm Number: 216 – 6 x 6 x 6 (+8) Free Spares: 8 Price: $26.95
Blue Box
Size: 5 mm Number: 216 – 6 x 6x 6 (+ Free Spares: 8 Price: $29.95
Green Box
Size: 4.76 mm Number: 343 – 7 x 7x 7 Free Spares: 0 Price: $34.95
Shipping and Handling (Single set values – varies depending on quantity) Domestic: $6.95 International: $13.00 Payment Options: Credit Card and PayPal
NeoCubes
NeoCubes are touted as being the future of puzzles and claim to be the creators of the neodymium spheres concept.
Size: 4.76 mm Packaging: Velvet pouch with a screen embossed logo
Number: 216 – 6 x 6 x 6 (+8) Spares: 8 Price: $34.95
NeoCube Omega
Number: 1000 – 10 x 10 x 10 + 27 – 3×3x3 Free Spares: 9 Price: $79.95
Shipping (Estimated, may vary) Domestic Standard: $4.95 (1- 5 days, free if you order 2 or more of Alpha or Cubetastic) Domestic Priority: $8.00 (1-8 days) International Economy: $8 (2 – 4 weeks, free if you order 3 or more of Alpha or Cubetastic) International Priority: $13 (5-10 days, free if you order 4 or more of Alpha or Cubetastic) International Express: $40 (4-8 days)
Zen Magnets
Zen Magnets is a firm based in Boulder, Colorado. They have relatively low exposure in comparison to their competitors but are widely touted to be the best in terms of their magnets and sizing standards (going by my Googling).
Size: 5 mm
Mini
Number: 64 – 8 x 8 x 8 (+8) Free Spares: 8 Price: $9.95
Packaging: Velvet sack inscribed with the company insignia
The Zen Set
Number: 216 – 6 x 6 x 6 (+6) Free Spares: 6 Price: $24.74
Packaging: Velvet sack inscribed with the company insignia + 5 mm card tool
Mandala
Number: 1728 – 12 x 12 x 12 (+8) Free Spares: 8 Price: $172.80 Packaging: Tropical wood red velvet lined box + microfiber cloth with an endless replacement pledge + 2 5mm card tools
Spares
Price: 1 for $0.15
Shipping and Handling (Ships within 24 hours) Domestic: Varies International: Varies
Coupons Nootropic/zenfiresale – $2.31/$4.20 (Zen Set/Mandala) off per set tdsc – $18 off Mandala
Things to Consider Before Buying
Coated/Uncoated
Colored spheres that have a silver, gold or nickel plating which might come off due to heavy usage and could possibly be toxic. The NeoCube website in fact recommends discontinuation of usage if the coating starts chipping, so consider buying one without a coated/colored exterior.
Size
The size of the spheres, although minute, is of importance in the various design possibilities and general consistency; all that I’ve read suggests that Zen spheres are the most precise in terms of size. Zen itself recently ran an article on it, although it’s them rating themselves, so take it with a pinch of salt.
Oh and the spheres are a health hazard if ingested, if you do buy one take care that it’s kept safely away from kids and pets.
Pricing
Here’s a rundown of what it costs per magnet based on the number of units and price, note this is including the packaging but minus the shipping and without taking into account any coupon discounts.
Zen Magnets Mini: $0.13 (72) Zen Magnets Zen Set: $0.11 (222) Zen Magnets Mandala: $0.10 (1736)
Shipping
BuckyBalls and NeoCube are inflexible on shipping prices; prices are completely pre-determined for NeoCube and show little variation for BuckyBalls. CyberCube and Zen Magnets prices varied based on quantity and location; I found CyberCube shipping to be higher in all cases in comparison to Zen, though both being more reasonable than BuckyBalls or NeoCube.
Conclusion
Neodymium cubes are an indispensable desktop utility that are here to stay; they make for one helluva a conversation starter and (probably) result in hundreds of hours of lost productivity. Are they worth it? If you ask me, I plan to eventually buy the Mandala.
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