Fascinations Levitron Cherry Wood

by Fascinations

Product Features

• Fascinations designs product to illustrate many magical aspects of our world
• Witness for the first time stable levitation of an object using only an electromagnetic base located below the object
• Your object will levitate even if the base is turned on its side or upside down
• People wont believe that its possible until they see it for themselves
• Objects continuously revolve in space inspiring wonder and amazement

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 3 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00021UJW6
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: LEV24
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,265 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The LEVITRON has been called the best new science toy in a generation - by members of the American Association of Physics Teachers, and it is the perfect gift for the person that has everything. Spin the top - and watch it float. The Levitron spins and surfs on magnetic waves. Pass your hand above, underneath, and around the top. It will continue to spin and float only touching air. The LEVITRON floats free in space, supported only by the repelling magnetic force produced by permanent magnets (no batteries required.). A scientific theorem, that was advanced over a century ago, states that this is impossible - yet this amazing top levitates right before your eyes. You must see it to believe it.

Product Description

A truly distinctive Levitron Anti-Gravity Top. Elegant, wood housing with brass-tone leveling legs. Unique base design amazes onlookers as the high-flying top levitates mysteriously above the opening in the center! Strong magnetic forces hold the top and lifter plate securely in place for easy carrying and storage. A Self-Starter is highly recommended for purchase with Leviton Cherry Wood. Ease in setting the top is essential for not damaging the elegant cherry wood.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tricky but very cool., August 27, 2007

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Steven Stoft - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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You really do need to follow the directions. It must be extremely level, and the weight within 0.15 grams (don't loose the little washers), but when you get it working, everyone is impressed and surprised. Once it was adjusted, a 9 year old learned to do it with the battery powered top spinner. (As they tell you warm magnets are weaker, so on warmer days or after the top warms up in your hands, you sometimes have to change the weight by the smallest amount.)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You need the self starter, January 11, 2010

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Aventinus - See all my reviews

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

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This is a great toy to play with. And the cherry wood is gorgeous. But getting the self start is a MUST. Out of the hundreds of times I have gotten the thing to float, I think only once was ever done without the starter. You need that thing spinning nice and fast before you even attempt to remove the support block. And you have to calibrate it correctly with the legs and the weights in order to get maximum levitation out of it.

That said, when it's up and running, the thing is incredible to look at it. It just floats there, like magic. The educational part come not from it simply floating there, but from the fact that it has to be spinning in order for it to stay stable.Just be careful to catch it before it stops spinning.

Like I said the thing is gorgeous with the wood and brass. It would be a shame if the wood got dented an scratch. Which WILL happen. The base is basically a giant magnet. And a strong one at that. The spinning top is basically a piece of metal. You do the math. Many times you're gonna get the hard metal spinning top slamming against the beautiful wood of the base. And it's gonna get dented,. This will happen when you try to get the top start. It will happen when the top stops spinning. It will happen when you accidentally bump the desk. It will happen simply because it wants to. But it will happen and the base will get dented. There is another one made with a plastic base, I don't have it but it doesn't look nearly as classy as this guy. This is something you can put on an office desk.

It's pretty and when it's floating, it's even prettier.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy the little helper gizmo it doesn't spin it fast at all..., June 21, 2010

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Jacob Farmer "Yeah, Its me..." (Gulfport, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This is a neat little toy that is a pain in the you know what to get to work right. They offer a helper gizmo that is supposed to make it easier, but the gizmo doesn't spin it fast enough...a waste of $10.