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This product is fine, except, the globe just sits there. The new model, called the "Levitron ION Anti Gravity Globe", costs the same and auto-rotates. It's far more entertaining.
This item is THE highlight in my office.People literally drop their jaws when they see it levitating.And when I gentky push it, it begins to rotate.A gentle blowing on it during rotation and the globe continues revolving.Great conversation starter for sure.
Its more of a display. I really like this Globe.Some reviewers might not have read the description, and expected this to be some kind of toy to play with. It is not. Something cool to look at. It does not spin, it just floats.Its very cool, and looks great in person.Its a good value for the money.
The globe is very difficult to set-up in a stable floating mode. Once the globe is floating it is annoyingly susceptable to disturbance which results in the globe slamming into its base. You can't "play" with it in any real sense and it doesn't permit stable rotation to any angle.I am very disappointed with this purchase.
Being a science geek, this looked like a very interesting knick-knack. the 'clearance' is fairly small. I understand how they do it, and compared to any other levitating globe I've heard of, this product is far more impressive.Pros: Works as advertised.
There have been 'levitating globes' available for a few years, but they have been based on simple 'attractive' levitation, where a magnet+electromagnet *above* the globe balances against gravity. A product that performs *real* levitation at all is impressive.Cons: Pricey. I purchased this as a gift for my father, who has given me a 'Mova' globe as a gift in the past.
it suspends a globe about 1/4 of an inch above the base. The Levitron AG Globe is entirely different. it levitates a globe from *below*, without any overhanging arm.
It would be better to have a smaller glove levitate much higher. not enough to even put a finger through the 'levitation' gap.
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