Zometool, the 90's classroom culture classic is now available on Neoballs.com. It's the only product that we've used that's as geometrically expressive as magnetic spheres, and in some aspects even more useful due to their rigid geometry. You can't bounce, crush or bend them like magnet structures, so 'tool' is an apt description. Good luck trying to imagine the machine that molds the hallow Zome connector. Aside from being a marvel of injection-molded manufacturing, the 62 sided universal Zome ball is what makes it the most advanced ball and stick connector system. Red rods connect to the 12 pentagonal sides of a dodecahedron. Yellow rods connect to the 20 triangular sides of an icosahedron. And blue rods connect to the 30 rectangular sides of of a rhombic triacontahedron. Zometool is a quintessential left brain scratcher developed before 'STEM' was even coined. Fans of symmetry, clicky satisfaction, spatial visualization, and the golden ratio, should apply. Build bigger, richer models. Step up to the next level of size and complexity in your models; the number of interesting things you can build increases exponentially when you have more parts! This kit is ideal for family building. Clear and colorful step-by-step instructions will get you started and suggest many different avenues for exploration which open up into the fascinating dimension of discovery through open-ended play. Building with Zometool is easy, thanks to its shape-and-color coded design and the 24 page instruction manual. Zometool is a modern, friendly, and powerful construction system that effortlessly connects nature, art, math, science and architecture. Get started making constructing beautiful, elegant models. Zometool is utilized by thousands of schools worldwide - elementary through college. It is loved by fun-loving kids everywhere, as well as leading scientists, mathematicians, artists and engineers. A Dr. Toy Best Picks Winner! Recommended ages 6+ Parts included: 738 Struts: 558 (blue, yellow, and red color) Nodes: 180 (white color) 24 page Instruction Manual There are very few rules with Zometool: If it works, it works perfectly. Take it apart, don't break it apart. Put it back in the box. Keep your parts organized and they'll last for a long, long time. Designed in Colorado, and fully manufactured here too, with kid-safe materials and wind power. WARNING: Choking Hazard. Small parts. NOT for children under 3 years.
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