Original TEDCO Gyroscope - Nostalgic Twin Pack
Retail Price: $13.50
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Item: TC001
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Wind the string, give it a pull, let your gravity-defying gyroscope go! Get set for an audience – the tricks quickly begin!
When the gyroscope’s wheel is spun you can expect amazed onlookers. It’s ability to balance while spinning on a piece of string or hover sideways is counter-intuitive, and that’s what makes it so much fun!
Gyroscopes are used in aircraft position orientation, satellites, and many robotic applications of science. They are excellent as toys for developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
We expect as Fat Brain types, it’s likely that the above information is not enough for you and understanding is what you’re after. We aim to please. Knowing the science will only add to the fun of the discoveries of what your gyroscope toy can do.
How it works:
Gyroscope toys are a metal wheel spinning inside a metal frame. When the wheel on a gyroscope is spun, the spinning motion of the wheel creates a force that resists any attempts to change its position. The wheel wants to keep turning at the exact same orientation. A helpful analogy: If you throw something with mass through the air, you know that it will take a force to change the direction of the object flying through the air. It’s the same with a gyroscope wheel. The wheel wants to keep moving in the same direction, (physicists call this phenomena “angular momentum”). The spinning wheel prefers to stay where it is and resists changes to its orientation.
Tedco Original Gyroscope Twin Pack
Originally produced in 1917, highly popular in the 1940s & 1950s
A fun, classic educational toy
Two high quality gyroscopes
Pull the string, watch the gyroscope spin, the tricks begin!
Develops fine motor skills & hand-eye coordination
Learn a little science, flex a little muscle
Balance your gyroscope on string, on your finger, sideways, limitless applications
Fascinating play for all ages
Includes two gyroscopes, strings, and instructions
No batteries needed
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But how does this help me? You can use these graphs as a general measure of it's appropriateness for a given age and gender. While this information is generally accurate, it should not be used as an absolute answer. For instance, many dinosaur toys are purchased for boys, however, that doesn't mean that it's inappropriate for a girl who happens to like dinosaurs.
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NOTE: The orange color in the charts above indicate ages that are LESS than the manufacturer suggested age. Please purchase at your discretion if your child is younger than 7 years of age.
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Toy Value Index
9.10
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Toy IQ
156
Genius
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UPC
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043067000668
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Manufacturer SKU
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00066
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Date Added to Fat Brain Toys
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4/24/2006
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Manufactured In
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 United States
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Manufacturer Recommended Minimum Age
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7 years
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Fat Brain Toys Sales Ranking
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#102
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WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.
Not for children under 3 yrs.
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Review on Tedco Gyroscope
Posted 3/22/2012
Rating: 
Setting: Home
I bought this toy for my 7 year old son who has a curiosity for gyroscopes. Easy to play with and educational.
My rating of Original TEDCO Gyroscope - Nostalgic Twin Pack
Posted 12/28/2011 by Laura Moore
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Happy that the TEDCO GYROSCOPE is made in USA.
Good solid structure, although one of the two was bent a little, it
didn't effect the actual function.
I'm not so sure that the strings included are very long lasting.
This is a very fascinating toy,that my 6 year old will play with in years
to come as it challanges your skills.
This toy is fun for the whole family.
Information about Original TEDCO Gyroscope - Nostalgic Twin Pack
Posted 12/27/2011 by Gamble Foster
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These are just as I remembered from my childhood. Same quality , same play factor.
Spin on!
Posted 12/21/2011 by Ted Eader
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Takes me back, way back.
My rating of Original TEDCO Gyroscope - Nostalgic Twin Pack
Posted 12/11/2011 by Larry Vernon
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Setting: Home
Better than when I was a kid, and still as entertaining ~
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Some alternate spelling variations of this product:
gyroscopes, gyro-scopes, gyrascopes, gyra-scopes, giroscopes, giro-scopes, giroscops, gyro-scops, gyroscops, tops, spinning toys, toy tops, spinning tops, levitation toys, levitating toys, levitational toys, science toys, physics toys,
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