Astrojax - Saturn

by Astrojax USA

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• ASIN: B000089RUN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,658 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Product Description

As part of NASA's Toys in Space program, astronauts on the International Space Station played with a set of Astrojax in 2002. Asked whether Astrojax works in space, astronaut Peggy Ann Whitson said: "Astrojax are actually a lot of fun here in space too" and went on demonstrating the toy. And it worked indeed! It kept spinning even after it was let go and floated beautifully through space. Like most great ideas, Astrojax actually seems surprisingly simple: Three weighted foam balls attached by a piece of string with the middle ball freely moving. Yet the construction of Astrojax is very sophisticated. Each ball has a precision-machined metal weight inside the soft, protective foam mantel to provide maximum performance and smooth action while playing. The fast spinning motion of the balls is based on the physical principles of rotational dynamics. Each ball in the Astrojax features two bright LEDs that create dazzling light patterns when you play. Through an elegant push button control, the LED's can be switched on and set to either continuous mode or disco mode.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This toy is sweet!, October 31, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Astrojax - Saturn (Toy)

I bought one of these toys atleast a year ago and I am still having fun with it. One thing I was pleased about is that it is EXTREMELY durable. I can hit it on anything and not even get a scratch. This toy is super sweet as long as you beginners read the directions for the easy tricks. Totally buy the saturn though because the lights make the difference between fun and TOTALLY STELLAR!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool, August 30, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Astrojax - Saturn (Toy)

The saturn is pretty cool, but if you want a much smoother play, I would suggest getting the v-max. It is tons smoother and better at string tricks. Also, If you want to play inside and use rebound tricks, get the soft but cool plus. (...)has a lot of info about the different models

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great fun, October 6, 2003

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Astrojax - Saturn (Toy)

i got one of these for christmas 2 years ago and it is great! you can do all kinds of tricks. in my opinion this is better than a yo-yo if you like yoyos then you will love astro jax.
it may not be the most popular thing since air but it is a lot of fun.