New 6 Color Ball of Whack

by Creative Whack Company

Product Features

• Perfect creativity tool
• Consists of 30 magnetic design blocks that can be rearranged into many shapes including the beautiful 30- sided rhombic triacontahedron
• More versatile than a puzzle
• Lots more fun than a brain teaser
• Each individual piece of Ball of Whacks is a "golden ratio" rhombic pyramid

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 3.8 x 3.5 inches ; 10.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: 0911121056
• Item model number: BOW36MLT
• Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,710 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Product Description

A creative tool for innovators like artists, engineers, writer, designers and you! Create inspiring shapes with the 30 magnetic Whack pieces. Working with your hands and eyes helps to stimulate brain activity. Keep it on your desk or favorite creative thinking place. Contains 180 rare earth magnets. A 96 page guidebook is included. The Ball of Whacks was created by dividing on of nature's most beautiful shapes--the thirty sided rhombic triacontahedron--into 30 pyramid pieces. The result is a fun set of magnetic building blocks with many uses. Be a designer and create new shapes. Use it in creative workshops to develop ideas. Use it as a meditation aid to free your mind from other concerns. Not suitable for children under 8 years of age. Warning: keep away from pacemakers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great toy, January 14, 2009

By 

sally (oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New 6 Color Ball of Whack (Toy)

We bought our son this product for Christmas after he became enthralled with it at the local toy store. He loves that you can drop it, the pieces scatter and then he has a blast finding all the pieces and putting it back together. As he gets older, I am sure he will enjoy making all kinds of fun creations with this great learning toy.

Shortly after he got it we did lose a piece. I e-mailed the company and told them what had happened, hoping I could buy a replacement piece and not have to replace the entire ball. They sent me a replacement piece (free of charge) along with a nice letter and a thank you for my business.

Kudos to Ball of Whacks for providing such excellent customer service and for marketing such a great toy for young and old.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great geometry toy, lots of fun, November 15, 2009

By 

Jane K. (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: New 6 Color Ball of Whack (Toy)

This is a great toy to use to familiarize yourself with the rhombic triacontahedron, especially if you buy the six-color edition. Actually, I recommend buying two, because that way you'll have 10 pieces of each color. This allows for symmetrically 3-coloring the "ball" as well as 5-coloring and 6-coloring it, which are all interesting problems. There are also some nice but less symmetrical 4-coloring patterns you can make.

My whole family has been enjoying playing with this toy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Look a little closer, November 4, 2011

By 

OneWay - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: New 6 Color Ball of Whack (Toy)

In a rush, I bought this toy for my 5 year old grandson's birthday. He is intrigued with mechanical things and I love magnets. However, when I got the toy, the warning was 'not for children under 14' because it contained rare earth magnets. And, if it was thrown, it might be damaged and should be disposed of. That immediately excluded my grandson. I still think it is a facinating toy, but I haven't opened it. Therefore, my ratings are not terribly relevant. But, my review couldn't be summited without them.