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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
Product Information
Technical Details
| Brand Name | Doctor Who |
| Item Weight | 13.6 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 4.5 x 8.1 x 6.5 inches |
| Item model number | 876081 |
| Batteries: | 6 AA batteries required. |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 876081 |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B003WUVBK8 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,062 in Office Products (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) |
| Date First Available | July 23, 2010 |
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Product Description
Learn to levitate this Time Lords Spinning TARDIS so it actually floats in midair! With a little flick of the wrist, it's spinning and spinning and spinning! It does take a little practice, but who doesn't like a challenge? And it's well worth the effort as this extraordinary desktop curiosity keeps people amazed and entertained for hours. Every office and home should have one of these great gadgets! Based on Doctor Who, the TARDIS measures slightly over 3-inches tall and contains magnets. It requires 6x "AA" batteries. No black magic involved... really!
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
93 of 94 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this thing with the intention of keeping it at home as a quirky conversation piece but it was so cool I just had to bring it into work. The reactions are hilarious and range from "Why do you have a telephone booth?" to "what's a 'police box'?". So far, only one person recognized it and kinda shifted their eyes from side to side while saying in a hushed voice... "You watch 'the Doctor' too?" "No sir, I watch the Doctor WHO". Ha! The right people get it.
Either way, the fact it just floats there, rotating at the slightest breeze, seems to blow everyone away. If I had a nickle for every time someone sat there and (20 or so minutes into a meeting) lurched suddenly towards it exclaiming "Wait, is that FLOATING?!", it would have paid for itself.
The only major flaw I could find is that it doesn't come with a AC adapter. I ran down to Radio Shack and picked one up, so factor that into your cost (the battery option gets old fast).
Bottom line is this... There is just something about the little blue box slowly turning throughout the day that simply helps the tension flow away and helps you keep things in perspective, it's a "fantastic" conversation piece and one of the best realized (in function) TARDIS replicas. I have a wibbly wobbly floaty desk TARDIS. Floaty desk TARDISes are "cool".
Either way, the fact it just floats there, rotating at the slightest breeze, seems to blow everyone away. If I had a nickle for every time someone sat there and (20 or so minutes into a meeting) lurched suddenly towards it exclaiming "Wait, is that FLOATING?!", it would have paid for itself.
The only major flaw I could find is that it doesn't come with a AC adapter. I ran down to Radio Shack and picked one up, so factor that into your cost (the battery option gets old fast).
Bottom line is this... There is just something about the little blue box slowly turning throughout the day that simply helps the tension flow away and helps you keep things in perspective, it's a "fantastic" conversation piece and one of the best realized (in function) TARDIS replicas. I have a wibbly wobbly floaty desk TARDIS. Floaty desk TARDISes are "cool".
64 of 66 people found the following review helpful
By monkeysocks
Amazon Verified Purchase
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Here's a video of placing the TARDIS and spinning it with a straw.
It has a light sensor, so when there's no light, it drops. You have to put it back up manually (center it between the top and the bottom of the stand). I like it a lot, but wished it automatically levitated itself. I thought it would, but it can't.
The stand is cheap plastic and it's made in China. Doesn't come with a/c adapter or batteries, but will run on either (6xAA batteries are needed).
Edit 11/8/2011: I bought an a/c adapter which deactivates the light sensor, now it spins all day and night.
It has a light sensor, so when there's no light, it drops. You have to put it back up manually (center it between the top and the bottom of the stand). I like it a lot, but wished it automatically levitated itself. I thought it would, but it can't.
The stand is cheap plastic and it's made in China. Doesn't come with a/c adapter or batteries, but will run on either (6xAA batteries are needed).
Edit 11/8/2011: I bought an a/c adapter which deactivates the light sensor, now it spins all day and night.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By nope
For all those Dr Who fans out there, this is a pretty cool toy.....
The Tardis spins in mid air with no problem and any sort of breeze starts it spinning.
When the lights go out in the room, the Tardis lands
A fun frivolous toy to have around ;-)
The Tardis spins in mid air with no problem and any sort of breeze starts it spinning.
When the lights go out in the room, the Tardis lands
A fun frivolous toy to have around ;-)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Quality!
I bought this for my Brother-in-law, who is very picky about his T.A.R.D.I.S.'s, and it passed! Perfect detail and looks amazing when it floats! Read more
Published 5 days ago by Kayla
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spinning Tardis
Was a great buy for sure. I lost it so am on the outook to buy it again. Great buy for sure.
Published 12 days ago by Candy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great desktop toy for all doctor who fans.
Great decoration and toy. I bought this for my sister's birthday and she loved it. The only problem that I found is that it doesn't come with a cord. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Joe
1.0 out of 5 stars
I bought this for my fiance and it doesn't work :.(..
I've tried 2 sets of batteries and I can't get it to turn on. Are you supposed to leave the screw on the bottom on?
Published 21 days ago by robert
2.0 out of 5 stars
The doctor would exile whoever made this
Yeah it's pretty cool at first, it's a floating tardis who wouldn't want that?
BUT-
it takes 6 batteries, which wouldn't be a huge problem if this thing didn't kill the... Read more
BUT-
it takes 6 batteries, which wouldn't be a huge problem if this thing didn't kill the... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Natasha Anderson
4.0 out of 5 stars
It should come with an A/C cable
The batteries are expensive and so i believe it should come with a cable so you can enjoy it for hours, the rest is fine, excellent packaging by the way! 2 thumbs up
Published 1 month ago by Alejandra Ayala
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome addition to my desk.
Love it! I'm a Dr. Who Fan. Mainly the 10th doctor though. Need eight words ugh... -_- three Two One!
Published 2 months ago by Daniel
4.0 out of 5 stars
As Described in Ad & Reviews
I truly enjoy having my own hovering TARDIS atop my desk. Colleagues ask about it, and have started to watch episodes of the show.
Published 2 months ago by Michigan Family of 7
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite what I expected
I thought it would be a little bigger / heavier, but it's small and light...kind of cheap looking. Takes SIX AA batteries. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Raine T
3.0 out of 5 stars
I guess mines the only one ever that doesn't work
I got it about 4 days ago and could not get it to work. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world but it has beyond frustrated me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by HappyFlag
