32 of 34 people found the following review helpful. We spent many frustrating hours trying to get the globe and/or magnet to levitate unsuccessfully. So we opened the second one(same marring on the base), and it worked within five minutes. It has now been ten months, and it is behaving as the first one did – will not levitate. You find the balanced spot, let go, and it slams back down to the base. The levitation is caused by several strategically placed electronic magnets in the base. Apparently over time, one or more of the magnets malfunction and this causes the toy to fail. Bottom line, it’s pretty cool when it works. I thought it made a nice night light. If you’re ordering it as a gift, I suggest ordering early and testing it first. 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Bad news first. As soon as I open up the package, I noticed a couple of small scratches on the mirror surface despite the protective layer that you have to peel off. Not only that, but the globe was magnetically stuck to the stage, which took some moderate force to separate. That’s when I discovered this globe is not nearly as sturdy as it looks. The hemispheres came apart while trying to separate the magnets, and the first thing I notice was that the little plastic hex skeleton is broken off of the middle, and cannot be fixed. I thought to myself “oh crap, I just ruined it.” Now the good news. I’m not sure what purpose that flat hex skeleton serves, but very fortunately, the product seems to work just fine without it. After all, it’s just plastic. On my first attempt, I got the globe working in about a minute. I have taken the platform out and was able to levitate it, and I was also able to levitate it while attached to the globe. All the LED lights work, it levitates, and it rotates. It does what it was designed to do, and I am very pleased with how it looks. It makes for some great decor! I would recommend this product. Please note that you do have to be EXTREMELY careful when handling the globe, especially with the magnet in it. The globe is easily crushed (or otherwise deformed) if you squeeze it just a little too hard, and it also comes apart really easy. I love the product, but it’s not built quite as sturdy as I would have hoped. Enough for me to bring the overall rating down by 1 star. I think it’s fair. Bill |
Fun, when it works
COOL!
Simple products. It works for me.