Perpetual Top 2

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A great little toy, kept the senior citizens computer group fascinated for a long time. why should interesting toys only be for children? Carl W, NZ

Perpetual Top 2
This little top is quite a show stopper!

It looks normal enough - just a little plastic spinning top. There is no on or off button. However the minute you spin it, the top comes to life. There is an LED inside, and as soon as you spin the top, it lights up, with a variety of colours that seem to spin first one way and then the other. However that is not the main trick!

You only need give the top a gentle spin to get it going, and it then keeps spinning... and spinning... and spinning. We believe the top will run for about 4 hours, until the two batteries that power it run down. It uses a little motor similar to the ones that make your mobile phone vibrate, and somehow the vibration keeps the top spinning.

The minute you stop the top, the LEDs go out, and the mechanism switches off, and you would never guess its secret... until you spin it again!

The top comes in a smart blister pack, with 4 batteries, and would make a great present for someone who likes cool gizmos (if you can bear to part with it, of course). The top needs 2 batteries to run, so you effectively have a complete spare set. You can take the top apart with your fingers, in order to get at the batteries - no tools are required.

The top is 35mm high, and 40mm across.

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Made in Japan

Price: £12.99 [$20.52] (Including VAT at 20%)

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