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Buckyballs Throws In the Towel

RenderSeven writes "As previously reported the immensely popular Buckyballs office toys have been targeted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Last week Maxfield and Oberton, the maker of Buckyballs gave up the battle and announced they would discontinue sales and close. However, being driven out of business is not enough for R Buckminster Fuller's estate, who has filed yet another lawsuit that they own all rights to the name "buckyballs" despite widespread use of the term. If you still haven't bought your own yet, a few thousand sets in stock are still available."

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  1. Re:Search for spherical neodymium magnets... by fm6 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You're the third person to cite the "everything is dangerous" fallacy. Not gonna keep responding to it over and over. And people who use are not in any position to talk about "mindless regulation".