Customer Reviews

Originial TEDCO Gyroscope Twin Pak

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I had one of these as a kid, and remember having a lot of fun with it. This Christmas, I gave one to my 5 1/2 year old granddaughter, and one to her 7 1/2 year old brother -- and they were both fascinated with them! They played with them for at least 10 minutes, before they opened the rest of their gifts. I had as much fun watching them enjoy the gyroscopes as I had playing with them myself as a kid. What a hit!

This toy was everything I expected and more! I knew I wasn't buying the most expensive one I could find, but this one turned out to be a better quality than I expected. The extra bonus was I could buy a package of two so I could share.

I was very disappointed with this toy. One of the pins at the end of the flywheel broke very quickly. We haven't used the second unit yet as my grandson in only 3 years old and doesn't have as much interest in the toy as I expected. Maybe later. Also, and I can't prove this, but I remember my originnal gyroscope, back in the 40's being larger and I remember playing with it a lot with no quality issues. Today, some imported items are made very well, in my estimation, but this was not one of them. Be advised to spend your money on a toy of better quality. Too bad Fisher-Price doesn't make gyros.

I had fun with the gyroscope for 3 days until both gyroscopes broke. On the one gyroscope the outer ring fell off. On the other gyroscope the gasket fell off and the whole thing spins not just the center.

I have childhood memories of playing with one of these gyroscopes. Having two of them, and the page of suggesstions that comes with them, opened up the possibilities further to pull even more entertainment out of these cool things.

A great educational toy for young children. Unfortunately, if you are looking for a decent gyroscope for an adult this is not the right item. I knew that there was a risk of this being a cheapy but chose to try it out anyway. Both gyros are poorly balanced and thus many basic tricks wont work due to vibration. At high spin rates the gyros are very unstable and noisy. If you are old enough to appreciate quality pop a few extra bucks and get a precision gyroscope instead.

Bought this last week and I am amazed at the things it does. I am an adult and have never owned a gyroscope before. Have done all the tricks the booklet said it could do. The woman in the science store where I bought gyro said to try to not let it drop on floor and so far I have not. Gyroscope does appear that it will break if dropped on a hard surface. I see a lot of people have had bad luck with their gyros but mine works fine. Would recommend to others.

There is nothing wrong with this product other than the fact that it doesn't work very well. It will only stay balanced and spinning, no matter how hard i try, for a matter of seconds. The number of tricks and the educational value are thus impeded. it seems as if there is a large amount of friction between the spindle and its housing, one can hear it vibrating and grinding as it spins. It does NOT spin freely. I was disapointed by the poor quality and subsequent poor performance of this toy.

I have a fond memory about gyroscope. I played with one with my little brother when I was a young boy.

Naturally, I wanted to share the joy of gyroscope with my two kids and ordered one-twin pack. I didn't know about the company, TEDCO, but maybe I was duped by the adjective "Original."

The products (two gyroscopes) arrived as promised, but they didn't work very well. In fact, both of them made this 'clinking' sound (which means the rotation is not perfect); they don't stand upright-this negates the very notion of gyroscope, doesn't it? How come they screw up with this very simple device?

My kids and I tried for a couple of hours to make them work but, in the end, it was not worth it. What TEDCO made was not the kind of gyroscope my brother and I played with. I'm very disappointed.

I've tried probably 50 times but I can not get either of them to balance after it's spinning. They spin beautifully, but won't stand up on their own, they fall over and continue to spin.