Toysmith Kaleidoscope Jumbo Size - Fluid Fantasy
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: ToysmithBrand: Toysmith
Model: 2310
Product features:
- Colors vary.
- Rotate these optical toys to produce a succession of designs and patterns that will amaze your senses.
Toys and Games Reviews of Toysmith Kaleidoscope Jumbo Size - Fluid Fantasy
Customer Review: Fluid Fantasy Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
We recently celebrated Christmas with six grandchildren, boys and girls between the ages of one and seven years. The Fluid Fantasy kaleidoscope (we gave two) was by far the most disappointing toy. These children have been playing in our home for the past four days, and the record viewing time for this toy is less than the eight seconds it takes to qualify a bull ride. Not one of these kids has taken a second look. (The three year old did try to use one as a hammer, which under the circumstances shows a high level of intelligence.) The viewing light acquisition seems inadequate; in any case the image is dim. The images themselves are lackluster, with dull, boring colors, muted geometry, and feint, slow developing contrasts. The viewing process is something like sand painting, or like watching protoplasm grow under a high school microscope. The mechanical operation seems an awkward gimmick with a poor return on effort. I love kaleidoscopes. But this one is a clunker that does not come close to justifying its price. Worst of all, it is well made and durable and ours might easily last forever but for the fact that they can be thrown out with no risk that the children will ever notice. In the interest of full disclosure, I did catch my son and my wife viewing them.
Description of Toysmith Kaleidoscope Jumbo Size - Fluid Fantasy
This jumbo-sized kaleidoscope comes with a double-color glitter wand. Both of the colors creat fun "slow-motion" images.In 1816, while experimenting with prisms and optical tools, Sir David Brewster of Scotland created a tube-like instrument that contained loose pieces of glass and other objects reflected by angled mirrors. The tube displayed various symmetrical patterns when viewed through one end. He dubbed his wonderful invention the "kaleidoscope," from the Greek words meaning "beautiful form to see." Kaleidoscopes are still created much the same way they were almost 200 years ago, with some variations here and there. This glass-tube kaleidoscope from Toysmith has spiraling blue-and-red bubbles and spangles suspended in liquid. When you look through the viewing hole, you see a circle of intricate, iridescent, slowly flowing particles. The results are so beautiful your kids will have trouble wresting the kaleidoscope away from you. --Lisa Whipple
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