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Bucky returns, in paper form - Only in America can a man with the mental prowess to discover what was to be only the third form of pure-carbon molecule known to man, also lack the creativity to come up with a better name than buckminsterfullerene or "buckyballs".

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noun An extremely stable, ball-shaped carbon molecule, C₆₀, reminiscent of a geodesic dome, and believed to occur naturally in soot. It was the first fullerene to be discovered.

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Bucky returns, in paper form - Only in America can a man with the mental prowess to discover what was to be only the third form of pure-carbon molecule known to man, also lack the creativity to come up with a better name than buckminsterfullerene or "buckyballs". — Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
ITunes 8: Properly Label Videos as Movie, TV Show, or Music Video Bucky returns, in paper form - Only in America can a man with the mental prowess to discover what was to be only the third form of pure-carbon molecule known to man, also lack the creativity to come up with a better name than buckminsterfullerene or "buckyballs". — Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now