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Balance this amazing bird on almost anything you can think of - your finger, TV or computer monitor, or your own idea for a stand. It helps teach the principles of gravity and center of mass and makes a unique and interesting display. Brilliantly colored in various non-toxic shades. Your color will be selected from our in-stock supply. Each bird has a wingspan of 6.25 inches. Ages 5 and up. Colors are uniquely patterned per bird, but they are generally in a 2 or 3 color variety such as: Black body, burnt orange wings close to the body and purple wing tips.** Dark green body, lighter green wings close to the body and burnt orange wing tips.** Purplish/pink body, light orange wings close to body and light orange/ pink wing tips.** Dark aqua blue body, aqua blue wings close to body and light purplish/pink wing tips.** Blackish/green body,light green wings close to body and yellowish/gold wing tips.** All underbodies are white.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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A great toy! I am 63 and I love it. An excellent study in "center of gravity." It sits on the nose of a Newfoundland Dog figurine in my living room.....I might share it with my grandchildren....but why should I? They don't share their toys with me
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Got a few of these on my recent trip to the Philippines. They sell like a dollar there if you do the conversion. It comes with a black plastic pyramid stand. The bird itself is very colorful and you have several colors to choose from. Since there is really no moving parts, I consider this a pretty durable. Just don't make it fall on hard surface from a high place.
It is actually not a toy but an interesting curio piece. Certainly it has become a conversation piece at my office. It is an amazing scientific presentation about physics, center of gravity and so on. You can have it balance on its beak practically anywhere.
It is actually not a toy but an interesting curio piece. Certainly it has become a conversation piece at my office. It is an amazing scientific presentation about physics, center of gravity and so on. You can have it balance on its beak practically anywhere.
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For starters, the balancing bird amazingly balances on almost anything because the beak is the bird's center of gravity. This just means that its the point on the bird where the total mass of the bird is said to act. If you look at the wings, you can see two counter weights. This is the problem on my bird. The counter weight on the right wing apparently moved a bit backward( since it moved closer to the COG {or the pivot in a physics term} less turning force is applied to that wing.) This means that less force acts on the right wing and the left wing hangs a bit lower. It still balances but not perfectly. I just explained all that so if it happens to you guys you'll have some idea what to do. You can shake the wing a bit until the weight is back in place where its supposed to be or wrap some tape around the opposite wing to stabilize. Sorry if I bored you with all my crappy explanations. Anyways have fun with this. (and if you kids ever get a science project on this type of topic you can just read this for a little understanding.)
-Josh
-Josh
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Less is More
It's just a bird, that perfectly balances on the tip of your finger. I suppose the TRUE magic comes from having an XBOX360 with Kinect, a PS3, various handheld devices and iPods,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Meraz
not as pictured but great toy.
This bird was purchased over a less expensive one because it was much nicer and cooler looking. Even in the description it said that it would be three colors etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by myoung
Beware!!! order $4.89 bird...Because no matter what you will get that...
SO I looked at the picture and wow..it must be a really colorful bird. But, when I actually got it, guess what? it was pee yellow. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. M. Jagadam
Hidden Science
All of my kids (ages 4-15) have been very interested in the "mind boggling" physics behind this toy. It has opened a door to education without the kids really realizing it.
Published 4 months ago by R. Grover
kids enjoy this
My kids enjoy this. It is like magic to them. Teaches them about counter-balance and center of gravity. Read more
Published 6 months ago by MWCobra
Good... could have been better
Nothing wrong with the product but a little mishandling broke the magnets and toy is not balancing any more. Color could have been better too.
Published 7 months ago by VS
This is a pretty cool toy for younger kids
We bought this for my step-daughter for a "Christmas in July" event. After she opened it and figured out what it was and how it worked, she said that she loved Santa Claus because... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jennifer Wise
An amazing bird
It is really a good toy for kid of grad one. My son likes it very much and tried all kinds o places to see its balancing ability. Read more
Published 10 months ago by christy
Broken when received
I ordered 3 of these birds. When I received them two were cracked open and the weights had fallen out in the box. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Becky Plaisance
Amazon balancing bird
I bought this bird for my grandson. It has balanced on every post he could find, but mostly on his finger. He has really enjoyed his bird.
Published 11 months ago by donabel
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