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A magnetic toy apparatus and method, an embodiment including a plurality of bodies, at least one of which is rod-shaped, the bodies each having voids adjacent to its corners or ends, a plurality of magnets each disposed in one of the voids so as to be freely rotatable to facilitate connecting the bo

A magnetic toy apparatus and method, an embodiment including a plurality of bodies, at least one of which is rod-shaped, the bodies each having voids adjacent to its corners or ends, a plurality of magnets each disposed in one of the voids so as to be freely rotatable to facilitate connecting the bodies to each other by magnetic force.

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1. A magnetic toy, comprising: a plurality of hollow flat four-cornered bodies each having a frame shape comprising a rectangular perimeter and an interior hole extending therethrough, each of the hollow flat four-cornered bodies comprising a top cover, a bottom cover, a septum, and four spherical v

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A magnetic toy, comprising: a plurality of hollow flat four-cornered bodies each having a frame shape comprising a rectangular perimeter and an interior hole extending therethrough, each of the hollow flat four-cornered bodies comprising a top cover, a bottom cover, a septum, and four spherical voids, the four spherical voids each disposed adjacent to a different one of the four corners and having a different spherical magnet disposed therein, at least one rectangular perimeter being a square perimeter, each septum positioned between the top cover and the bottom cover of a different one of the plurality of hollow flat four-cornered bodies, each septum comprising four corners and a void at each of the four corners of the septum;a plurality of hollow flat three-cornered bodies each having a frame shape comprising a triangular perimeter and an interior hole extending therethrough, each of the hollow flat three-cornered bodies comprising a second top cover, a second bottom cover, a second septum, and three spherical voids, the three spherical voids each disposed adjacent to a different one of the three corners and having a different spherical magnet disposed therein, each second septum positioned between the second top cover and the second bottom cover of a different one of the plurality of hollow flat three-cornered bodies, each second septum comprising three corners and a void at each of the three corners of the second septum; anda plurality of hollow flat rod-shaped bodies each having two ends, each of the hollow flat rod-shaped bodies comprising a third top cover, a third bottom cover, a third septum, and two spherical voids, the two spherical voids each disposed adjacent to a different one of the two ends and having a different spherical magnet disposed therein, each third septum positioned between the third top cover and the third bottom cover of a different one of the plurality of hollow flat rod-shaped bodies;each spherical magnet disposed in the plurality of four-cornered bodies, the plurality of three-cornered bodies, and the plurality of rod-shaped bodies freely rotatable such that the plurality of four-cornered bodies, the plurality of three-cornered bodies, and the plurality of rod-shaped bodies are connectable together at various angles by magnetic force. 2. A magnetic toy, comprising: one or more at least three-cornered flat bodies, wherein each at least three-cornered flat body is frame shaped such that each at least three-cornered body has an interior hole extending therethrough, and wherein each at least three-cornered flat body comprises an integral top cover and an integral bottom cover and a septum, the septum positioned between the integral top cover and the integral bottom cover, each septum comprising at least three corners and a void at each of the at least three corners of the septum;one or more rod-shaped bodies each having two ends, and wherein each rod-shaped body comprises a second integral top cover and a second integral bottom cover and a second septum, the second septum positioned between the second integral top cover and the second integral bottom cover;each corner of each at least three-cornered flat body and each of the two ends of each rod-shaped body including a different compartment adjacent thereto; andeach compartment having a different magnet disposed therein, each magnet freely rotatable such that each three-cornered flat body is connectable to at least one of the one or more rod-shaped bodies by magnetic force, the free rotation to align each magnet;wherein each compartment in each at least three-cornered body is formed partly in the integral top cover and partly in the integral bottom cover of the at least three-cornered body; andwherein each compartment in each rod-shaped body is formed partly in the second integral top cover and partly in the second integral bottom cover of the rod-shaped body. 3. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each magnet is spherical. 4. The magnetic toy of claim 3, wherein each compartment includes a spherical void. 5. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each at least three-cornered flat body comprises four corners. 6. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each at least three-cornered flat body comprises a triangular perimeter. 7. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each at least three-cornered flat body and each rod-shaped body are hollow. 8. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein the rod shape comprises an “I” shape. 9. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each compartment is closed. 10. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each compartment is open such that the magnet disposed therein is at least partially exposed. 11. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein each rod-shaped body is flat. 12. A magnetic toy, comprising: a plurality of frame-shaped bodies, each frame-shaped body comprising at least three corners and being frame-shaped such that each frame-shaped body has an interior hole extending therethrough, each corner having a void disposed adjacent thereto, each void having a different magnet disposed therein; anda plurality of rod-shaped bodies, each rod-shaped body comprising two ends and two voids, each of the two voids disposed adjacent to one of the two ends, each of the two voids having a different magnet disposed therein, the plurality of rod-shaped bodies each for connecting to one or more of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies by magnetic force, and wherein:each rod-shaped body further comprises an integral top cover and an integral bottom cover and a septum, the integral top cover and the integral bottom cover together forming, at each of the two ends of the rod-shaped body, a compartment having one of the two voids of the rod-shaped body therein, each septum positioned between the integral top cover and the integral bottom cover; andeach frame-shaped body further comprises a second integral top cover and a second integral bottom cover and a second septum, the second septum positioned between the second integral top cover and the second integral bottom cover, each second septum comprising at least three corners and a void at each of the at least three corners of the second septum. 13. The magnetic toy of claim 12, wherein each magnet disposed in each void of each of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies is freely rotatable and each magnet disposed in each of the two voids of each of the plurality of rod-shaped bodies is freely rotatable. 14. The magnetic toy of claim 12, wherein each magnet disposed in each void of each of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies is spherical and each magnet disposed in each of the two voids of each of the plurality of rod-shaped bodies is spherical. 15. The magnetic toy of claim 14, wherein each void of each of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies is spherical and the two voids of each of the plurality of rod-shaped bodies are spherical. 16. The magnetic toy of claim 12, at least one of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies comprising four corners such that the at least one of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies comprises a rectangular perimeter. 17. The magnetic toy of claim 12, at least one of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies comprising a triangular perimeter. 18. The magnetic toy of claim 12, each of the plurality of frame-shaped bodies and plurality of rod-shaped bodies being flat.