Hog Wild ROMP
by Hog Wild
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Hog WildBrand: Hog Wild
Release Date: 2009-03-20
Model: 20100
Product features:
- You can arrange the magnets however you like
- Endless options to create magnetic fields
- Perfect desktop item
- 9 moveable magnets, armature, pendulum, and powder coated steel base included with minimal assembly required
- No Batteries needed
Toys and Games Reviews of Hog Wild ROMP
Customer Review: Fun distraction, great desk ornament!
Summary: 4 Stars
Chaos is a tricky concept, but the ROMP does a great job of demonstrating it!
The small magnets on the base-plate can be oriented + or -, and moved around without any trouble. The brushed steel surface of the plate makes movement easy, with no marring or scratching; radial distance guides make patterning and symmetry easier, too!
Have fun experimenting with various arrangements of magnets, and learn the differences between stable and unstable equillibria. This is a good tool for educators, from differential equations, to chaos theory, even to simpler calculus and algebra. Careful, you may find yourself channeling Jeff Goldblum a-la Jurassic Park.
The pendulum itself is fairly durable, though being made out of thin plastic, it is NOT shatter resistant. The string between pendulum and holding arm is also -very- slim and no replacements come in-box. While the toy is certainly "appropriate" for ages 8 and up, the fragile parts and powerful choking-hazard magnets make this fun trinket one to be enjoyed with adult supervision.
All in all: an effective and fun execution of a simple concept, sure to provide plenty of learning enjoyment!
Description of Hog Wild ROMP
Experience Two Dimensional Magnetic Energy At Your Desktop! Designed to illustrate the chaotic and random forces that effect us all, ROMP is also just plain fun. ROMPScience Toys
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