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Fun Christmas ornament/toy
Nov. 26th, 2018 02:00 amI saw this gizmo when they were putting out the Christmas stuff a few weeks ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAjydslLXTQ
List price was supposedly $12.99. But the had it "on sale" for $9.99. It looked interesting and I figured I 'd get one when my social Security check posted.
Well, today I noticed they'd cut the price down to $5. So I got one.
It's a bit noisy, but not bad. The really good part is that the noise isn't a whine and not exactly a buzz. You know it's running, but it's not annoying.
The box doesn't mention the sensor that the notes for the video do, but I suspected something of the sort.
The rotor blades are "hinged" where the attach to the hub so they fold up if they hit anything.And they usually makes the motor turn off. Nice safety feature.
The lights make some very pretty patterns reflecting off the blades.
They also have a version that instead of a ball, is a pink unicorn.
Simple, mindless fun.And not especially fragile (I'd been woried about that, but several crashes indicate that it is at least *somewhat* sturdy.
A google search for "hovering ball" will get you listings from a lot of stores. With prices varying from $3.49 to $9.99.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAjydslLXTQ
List price was supposedly $12.99. But the had it "on sale" for $9.99. It looked interesting and I figured I 'd get one when my social Security check posted.
Well, today I noticed they'd cut the price down to $5. So I got one.
It's a bit noisy, but not bad. The really good part is that the noise isn't a whine and not exactly a buzz. You know it's running, but it's not annoying.
The box doesn't mention the sensor that the notes for the video do, but I suspected something of the sort.
The rotor blades are "hinged" where the attach to the hub so they fold up if they hit anything.And they usually makes the motor turn off. Nice safety feature.
The lights make some very pretty patterns reflecting off the blades.
They also have a version that instead of a ball, is a pink unicorn.
Simple, mindless fun.And not especially fragile (I'd been woried about that, but several crashes indicate that it is at least *somewhat* sturdy.
A google search for "hovering ball" will get you listings from a lot of stores. With prices varying from $3.49 to $9.99.
