WTF is a buckball?

RealR · 23rd September 2005, 08:20 PM

Researching into the physics of a football (soccer ball) and its movement and reaction to rough terrain (from sliding challenges in pitch etc) and i keep hearing about simulating a buckball but i've never heard of one!

*Lyndsey* · 23rd September 2005, 08:34 PM

googled it and all thats coming up is buckyball

which im thinking is a sport you would play while under the influence of buckfast tonic wine yes?

RealR · 23rd September 2005, 08:47 PM

oh yeah typo :$

i've since found out its a carbon molecule. Footballs have an identical shape so thats are are modelled on buckyballs (or if the programmer is lazy a sphere ^_^).

humndislocation · 23rd September 2005, 08:56 PM

See! Bloody mathematicians being wanky again, and not just saying things in plain english!

When I take over the world, they will be made to pay for their crimes against my brain!

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RealR Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,133 Band: They are make believe	WTF is a buckball? Researching into the physics of a football (soccer ball) and its movement and reaction to rough terrain (from sliding challenges in pitch etc) and i keep hearing about simulating a buckball but i've never heard of one!

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23rd September 2005, 08:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lyndsey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sundee Posts: 5,264	googled it and all thats coming up is buckyball which im thinking is a sport you would play while under the influence of buckfast tonic wine yes?

23rd September 2005, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
RealR Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,133 Band: They are make believe	oh yeah typo :$ i've since found out its a carbon molecule. Footballs have an identical shape so thats are are modelled on buckyballs (or if the programmer is lazy a sphere ^_^).

23rd September 2005, 08:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,815 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	See! Bloody mathematicians being wanky again, and not just saying things in plain english! When I take over the world, they will be made to pay for their crimes against my brain!