Schylling Magnetic Gyro Wheel

by Schylling

Product Features

• Great Item from Schylling Toys
• Classic magnetizing toy
• Run the wheel on the track to magnetize the rods
• Watch as it travels on both the inside and out of the track
• Track measures 11" long

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 2.6 x 1.8 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000H66204
• Item model number: MGW
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,668 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Product Description

Gravity- Defying -- To operate, simply place the wheel in the metal track, move up and down and watch with amazement as it magically (or scientifically) travels inside, then outside the 11" travel track. What's the secret? Hint: when electrons spin in the same direction, the metals become "magnetized" and will attract other like metals.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic toy, July 13, 2010

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Heinleinian King - See all my reviews

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

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Although it is not as well built as the one I grew up with it is still a classic. My nephew loves it and he learned a little about magnets and physics, even if he doesn't know he learned something.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great toy, June 10, 2009

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Vicki Schwam "knitvick" (Wilmington,DE) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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Everyone who comes into my house picks it up and starts playing with it. Not quite as sturdy as the original from the fifties but close enough.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, April 6, 2011

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mariachi - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Schylling Magnetic Gyro Wheel (Toy)

I had one of these toys as a child and I remember it being made a lot better than this one. This one works, but is flimsy. The plastic that keeps the bars spaced apart slides up and down, allowing the tip to widen too much to hold the gyro. If the plastic is slid too far toward the opening angles, the gyro can't pass through the angles. It works for adults and older kids, but will fall apart with younger children.