PowerTRC Magnetic Levitator Spinning Top Fidget Toy for Office Desk School Classroom – Spindle Physics Display Science Creative Gift for Adults & Kids

very fun and educational. The first one I ordered came with broken glass insert. Took the loss and ordered another one. Glass is packaged a little to loosely and is very fragile. Otherwise very satisfied.

The media could not be loaded. There are only three parts and no instructions, but it is easy enough to put together following the images here. There is a glass plate (I am pretty sure it is glass, not plastic as listed). It should be glass to provide a hard, durable, and frictionless surface for the metal tip of the rotor. This glass has one flat edge with rounded corners and an opposing domed side. After some trial and error, it seems the flat side goes horizontally into the groove of the base. The slot is slightly wider than the glass and it is important for the glass to (very slightly) tilt away to provide proper positioning of the rotor.In that position, the rotor spins for minutes and remains "levitating" when no longer spinning. It will magically hang in the air forever! Tilting the glass plate towards the base will make the rotor jump out of the contraption. There is obviously a delicate balance between the magnetic forces and the tip that touches the glass. The positioning needs to be just right.A solid levitating object with just a tiny contact point at one end is an interesting physics problem, especially since it does not use any power source. One might be tempted to "do the math" and discus the required arrangement and orientation of the hidden permanent magnets. Pretty cool!

This is fake and does not even fake levitation. Mine came with a broken piece. Absolutely no directions …although I doubt we should have needed any …

The media could not be loaded. I'm a sucker for magnetic levitation toys. Magnetism has always seemed like magic to me. So when this popped up as Vine item, I jumped at it.Assembly is simple, so simple that the vendor doesn't bother to include instructions. The only trick is getting the glass (maybe hard plastic) piece in the groove at the end of the base correctly.Unfortunately, the spindle is very poorly balanced (see included video). It will spin for quite a while but it eventually slows down and starts wobbling instead of spinning. It will rock back and forth for a few minutes, finally coming to rest with the black side down.I consider this an unacceptable manufacturing error.For a counterpoint, I showed this to my wife and she declared the poor thing's death wobble "cute". This is the kind of thing you need to find out about before getting married.

As a kid I was always into these scientific toys that showed off marvels of the mind. For example Newtons Cradle and anti gravity tables that looks like it defies logic but can be explained with science. This is no exception. This is another great scientific illusion and every time I see it I just have to give it a turn. While I was a little confused setting up but once I figured I needed to properly seat the glass into the groove instead of just dropping it in it works great. However keep in mind you can not damage the needle because it is measured properly to float at the exact distance if you chip it then the illusion is over.

The rotor is unbalanced and this is speed limited introducing a wobbling that will eject the rotor if spun too fast.Still useful for demonstrating physics.

I'm an Engineer working in cube central with a bunch of other Engineers. Many of us are old, and a little geeky. Our work is demanding so there is not much interaction between folks and most of us don't have a lot of personal stuff in our cubes. This fidget gadget is an ice breaker and I've had at least 4 or 5 people I work with and have never spoken to stop and ask me what this was and thought it was pretty cool. It's not likely to improve my chances for promotion but it does make the day go by a bit faster.

This magnetic levitating desk toy seems a little more wobbly and jumpy compared with other models I have seen before. Also, the plastic piece at the end doesn't fit perfectly in the slot and leaves an awkward looking space between its flat bottom and the black stand. Despite these flaws, this is a fun thing for children and adults to contemplate magnetism and admire its wondrous capabilities.