Roger von Oech’s Ball of WhacksDiscover your own creative genius with the Ball of Whacks!Created by Roger von Oech, the Ball of Whacks is the perfect creativity tool for innovators, artists, engineers, writers, students, and you! It's a creative stimulant and a mental freshener! The Ball of Whacks is a quality product that engages the mind, stimulates creativity and delivers lots of fun.The Ball of Whacks uses are as wide ranging as your imagination. The Ball of Whacks lets you be the designer, the inventor and the creative genius.The Ball of Whacks consists of 30 magnetic design blocks that can be rearranged into many, many shapes - including the beautiful 30-sided rhombic triacontahedron. More versatile than a puzzle and lots more fun than a brain teaser. The Ball of Whacks comes with a 96-page illustrated guidebook that provides:> exercises for creative brainstorming> strategies for problem solving> insights into the creative process> challenges to construct shapes and mosaics, and to invent new ones"Roger von Oech has won a loyal following around the country." BusinessWeek MagazineEach individual piece of the Ball of Whacks is a "golden ratio" rhombic pyramid. Held in place by 180 rare earth magnets, these design blocks fit together to form a perfect 30-sided rhombic triacontahedron - geometry's most beautiful shape.