Magic Spinning Globe from ThinkGeek

[allabtMando]

Fushigi Earth.

[summit123812]

fushigi pro!

[96aria]

not magic its a glas ball and in it is the globe and between it's water its simple

[EpiquestGame]

Isn't this just a globe inside of a glass sphere lubricated with water?

[ViciousPixel]

Omg she is so beautiful! ... Marry me?

[Chaveydvdabn]

@ViciousPixel gross

[awpwner]

what if there is no sun? O.O

[Trevidarium]

@awpwner

Works with any light source.

[Khamila1]

O.o I like, do you have Mars and Nibiru versions too? ;p

[ChannelOfManyVideos]

FUSHIGI!!!

[fatMethods]

greeeeat as xmas present :D

[TheEpicOtaku]

Yeaaa, I have a little eyeballs that does that.

[kamisama94564]

oh wait I had those with eyeballs for like 5 cents during Halloween when I was a kid.

[TheMickeyguitar]

pls thinkgeekteam make a store in germany cause the shipping costs are higher than the things i'll buy >.<

[TheMetalMerchant]

@TheMickeyguitar like!

[mictube1000]

There must be some gyroscope inside, rotating the ball slowly while keeping its orientation...

[Sirenhound]

So it's magic huh?

[Treviusful]

-This > Fushigi- Or, -Anything else > Fushigi-

[Prof1989]

SHE'S A WITCH!!!

[ProcrastinatingGuy]

omg!

that screwed my eyes!

I WANT IT!!

does it have a stand of its own to put it on, and will it rotate on it?

[DevoxNZ]

@ProcrastinatingGuy Yes and yes

[Gazzz87]

big ugly equator line. $100? no.

[fullmetallover637]

Fushigi is a lie

[SomniumDS]

this would be interesting to use with contact juggling

[1283zelda]

FUSHIGI!!!

[NiteNephew129]

If while looking at this globe you zoom in enough, you can see yourself looking at this globe. Then your mind cracks in half and the muscular men in white take you away to a padded cell.

This thing should really come with a warning. >->

[gustove]

They should have filmed this with a polarizer filter to block the glare/reflection on the ball.

[Eddie820]

Did anyone else see that island in the south pacific named MOVA?

[luis11martinez99]

Fushigi!!!

[Chester0518407]

0:24 you can definitely see the camera man.

[YoHuracan]

es solo una esfera dentro de otra esfera con un peso en la parte baja

[tinghaling]

A glass ball inside a ball, with some effect from gravity.

That'll keep me occupied for about 10 seconds, longer if I'm a raver and high on something...

[ttconditionzero]

How do you make it stop?

[MegaM7777]

fushigi!!!

[yougotafriendinme80]

that s a loss of money

[thinkgeek]

@madogmgd What they have at Wal-Mart is junk. This is actually motorized and turns when exposed to sunlight, with no visible means of locomotion.

[Recon1238]

@thinkgeek so its solar energy?cool!

[antMANscochiey]

@madogmgd F-F-F-FAAAAGGGG MOOOOVVE

[sweet7878]

Fushigi! haha i hate that damn commercial.

for the record its contact juggling.

[binkythebeast]

waist of money and not that impressive BUT i would sure love to see someone contact juggling with it! now that would be awesome! :D

[d1sturb3d0ne]

FUSHIGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FerntearandTails]

@d1sturb3d0ne the epic FUSHIGI!!!!!!!!!!

[theanicoma]

*Zooms in with odd music*

OH NO! What's that?... It's the pacific ocean, RUN!

[itsGdublan]

i very thin layer glass. very thin

[OrganizationOtaku]

FUSHIGI!

[wcamille96]

Actually it's solar powered.

[jubjub449]

Fushigi!

[YoungWizardOnDuty]

That would be amazing to contact juggle with...

[Daraplzmusic]

I wouldn't pay the price for this, but that is a rather cool effect. You had to at least give it that much.

[naveman1]

it's like a fushigi but a globe and spins when you hold it

[jake110897124816]

This would be awesome as a fushigi ball.

[Pacu89]

hahhahaha is that the same thing as that fushigi or w/e ball

[timmywolfram]

WANT

[IdleGod]

Mova globes rock. James Randi has one in the JREF.

[lacrosse2man]

Its just a gyro, which is like a compass, one point on the sphere points north, and keeps pointing north. Similar contraption are in planes.

[IdleGod]

@lacrosse2man Incorrect. Its actually electro magnets that turn on in sequence, powered by embeded solar panels. It uses the earths magnetic field to give it enough torque. Check the James Randi vid, he explains how his mova globe works.

[tox0tes]

who is this woman? she is in all the thinkgeek product videos.

[561inurface]

its just a gren ball that they use like a green screen

[sithlord524]

@561inurface its not a green screen.

its a transparent sphere with a non transparent, colored sphere inside it.

the colored sphere is also suspendid in some form of liquid.

aswell as the fact that it has a counter weight at the south pole which keeps the globe upright.

[OpposableTongues]

@561inurface You sir, are an idiot.

[561inurface]

@OpposableTongues and ur a dick..... 8==>

[OpposableTongues]

@561inurface No, I'm captain obvious.

[flammablezeus]

Guys don't forget it rotates east to west in light as well. It's not just a ball in a ball filled with liquid. :P

[conman33311]

water glass holo sphere with globe in middle

[TheGeek1028]

ALL YOUR WORLDS ARE BELONG TO ME.

[GeekStop1]

is it a gyroscope? or a water trick thing?? either way its cool

[F1dgets]

@GeekStop1 it has an electro magnet powered by light, and uses the earth's magnetic field to rotate.

[mtylerk199895]

@F1dgets ha dumbass

[KAIZ3]

magic ?

lol

i got 1 same but its an eye only a cape of plastic its protcting the "magic planet"

the trick is water and a plastic protector..

[Daphnegirl93]

WANT.

[NaRUtoRoCKz4EVEA]

It's not just a ball filled with water, I have one. It spins itself in the presence of sunlight, I brought it into a dark room so it would stop spinning and put it on the stand in the light and it started spinning with no influence but "apparently" the sun.

[DSR505]

who cares how it spins its cool

[musicfreak2112]

wow theres just a super thin but strong glass thing around it and filled with the globe and water so it spins

[cuervogold247]

duuu

[funkyraf]

just read the info: 'uses solar power to rotate from west to east'

[dif0r4]

looks awesome:)

[xPIVOTxMANx]

There is a outershell thats clear and like 1 millimetre between it is water and thats how the orb inside(the earth) spins :3

[greenhabbo6]

there is an outer shell on it a clear one the 1 in side spins

[kovahk]

If it's only water, how do you explain how it spins when you don't move it?

[Lovett1987]

because of the momentum the water already has BAHAHAHAHAHAHA dumbass

[kovahk]

No, I don't think so. Momentum eventually runs out.

[antinoob6000]

stop fighting on the internet noobs

[kovahk]

Haha, I normally don't. I was bored.

[BladesOfTriupmh]

momentum

[Shinigami920]

gyroscope

[ROY0666]

shut up.

[Goronix]

haha my little brother got a mini one of those in his kids meal!!! its just water

[harajuku2007]

I remember those when I was little, fun.

[MBSTimberwolf]

wow... exciting...

[lowtone10]

$99.99 for a ball in a hollow ball filled with a liquid!

[narusasu]

@lowtone10 I thought it was a bit pricey myself. I believe I've had this kind of toy as a kid too, and I doubt it cost that much. I would rather go for the 99 dollar rubic cube. O :

[acroboyargentina]

@lowtone10 im not sure, but i think thats not it. It spins on its own accord when hit by light. Im not sure how that works

[jpdecuir]

@lowtone10 you should just make your own.

[ObbyNiira]

@lowtone10 It's motorized... $99.99 for a solar powered ball with a motor inside!

[iraqillbombya]

i used one of those in Brookstone its awesome lol

[BeauMeJe]

i feel bad...coz who knows thats a magic spinning earth..!!!!!

[UnrealTutorials]

thats a girl???

[adrianTNT]

No, it's a globe :)

[VICKIN13]

Who says thats the right side up?

[the23er]

she looks nice...

[RunningFromMyShadow]

I have a toy that's like that. There is liquid between the object and the plastic. And there is like a bubble of air inside the object that keeps it oriented right side up.

[tylerstoehr]

does yours spin in the presence of sunlight?

i thought not

[santashead]

I'd love to try contact juggling with that.!

[abattoirflux]

That's actually the first thing I thought of when I saw it, too. Looks a bit on the big side.

[GegoXaren]

I have an eye that is like that some ware...

[Matt561]

ok that is just fucking cool

[simpathy232]

its just under a thin layer of plastic and the golbe is revolving inside theplastc casing therefore making the globe seem like it is moving in your hand.

[Maticus2009]

Between the plastic and the globe must be some sort of solution though, it wouldn't turn freely otherwise.

[lygoz]

of corse like when the incredibles came out at mc donalds they had frozone toy that was like this when u move it the inside would spin but not outer

[armaandua]

Its like a round compass... Except it has continents on it

[sparks12001]

probably alcohol or oil.

[ehurtley]

Where's my South-up Magic Spinning Globe?!

[esponert105]

nothing special i wont even buy it

[TobiasMX]

I can see a few things wrong with your post; but ...

Eww. Macbooks?

[Benknowlton]

What the fuck did you just say you call yourself a geek and you don't have a macbook WTF?

[TobiasMX]

Thinkpads > Macbooks.

I'd prefer a magnesium alloy + carbon fiber laptop over a glass + metal case. Of course, I would argue that Linux is more geeky than an OS that's as limited as Mac OS.

[Benknowlton]

Ok thats cool that you think that. just admit Steve Jobs is awesome and I will leave you alone and you wont have to deal with my soon-to-be geek army. hahahahhahahahahahahahah jk

P.S Mac OS is not limited :(

[Benknowlton]

haha thats cool hey why is everyone putting thumbs down on my comment I was just messing around wow and how is Mac OS limited? I'm a huge mac fanboy so if you can convince me otherwise then you must be good.... Oh and I like the solid metal case but that may just be my style hahaha.

[guerilla619]

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[Benknowlton]

Now translate it to wookie(or Ewak) hahahhahahah!

[ShadowGryphon]

ewOk you tool!

[Benknowlton]

Oh my god, I'm so sorry your right. (feel shame)

[ericn32]

Every g33k's first tool on the path to world domination.

What if MC Frontalot makes a song about this thing?

[wrt7]

very cool... pretty lady....  :)

[HuluWaa]

That's easy. There's another sphwere withing a sphere with water in it. Yes that's truly geeky.

[IHasAGeek]

I figured it out as soon as I saw it too. xD

[MaiLouIsLegend]

hahah I have the world in my hands

[BadWolfChannel]

Wow, Very cool.

[vCALIJURI]

how does it works?

[ElmaCannonPrieto]

wizardry in play.............

[sofistafunk]

its like a globe in a plastic caseing that spins around inside. for example when your trying to get the last ice cube from your drink you can never seem to get it because your turning the cup but the ice dosent move with it.

[TheEpicCommentators]

@sofistafunk And it rotates correctly how?

[sofistafunk]

@TheEpicCommentators

not sure ask a scientist..

[TheEpicCommentators]

@sofistafunk Or a thinking geek.

[howardcshaw]

@TheEpicCommentators They just mean that the north pole is always 'up' relative to gravity (like those little childrens toys with a weighted bottom such that they stay upright)

[DLPlanes]

@sofistafunk I use to wonder why that always happened. You would spend 10 minutes trying to get that ice cube..

[dude63097]

@sofistafunk so its a fushigi and a weeble wobble combined together

[ilovedragons]

great product but that girl is smoking hot. I WOULD SO DO HER!

[sofistafunk]

eww shes like uuuughhhh

[shmonugget]

it looks like green screen but its not that the cool part

[alien8r2005]

Its just left over momentum from all the spinning, you'll notice it rotates the wrong way at the start

[TheHusky9]

there is an outer layer of glass, and possibly some water or something between the globe and the glass for minimum friction. As for the rotation thing... beats me

[JulOyt]

I just want to squeeze her cheeks, she's that cute.

[pcesar1443]

queria ter um desses

[ejayerik]

Not so magic........

[ltfragmeister]

whoa that's pretty cool o-O

[civixier]

that thing and a decent contact juggler would be an awesome combination :D

[krazokevin]

I think their is a thin layer of plastic around the globe and then filled with water between the globe and plastic outer shell.

[aFARTaDAY]

this is interesting

[shimmyjamily]

Cool, uses solar power!

[caddyboy12]

THAT is awesome

[kyleoshaughnessy]

that is a normal globe in another ball with water in between both of them. cool though

[SlammerShockz]

Yeah but how does it move on its own O.O

[BrennZTO]

Yea thats all it is...

[kwrzxm]

how can you explain that it retains it's radial rotation (earthlike) when she swirls it around?

[quentinwolf]

There's likely a weight of some sort inside the inner globe that keeps it oriented the correct way. Once it gets spinning, the friction is minimal and you can spin, move and rotate the outer shell while the inner keeps spinning.

[TransformerslNC]

Why such a low rating? One and a half stars?

[nommayomnom]

shweet

[DarkFnh]

lol

[spacemonkey2009]

That's cool!