Hoberman Expanding Mini Sphere Toy
Description
M1301 Features: -Sturdy long lasting plastic. -Includes
activity sheet for 21 Cool Things to Do. -Includes hanging device and
instruction for hanging as a mobile. -Rainbow of primary colors. Gender:
-Boy/Girl. Category: -Physical Skills. Minimum Age Requirement: -2 Years And
Up. Dimensions: Overall Height – Top to Bottom: -7 Inches. Overall Width –
Side to Side: -7 Inches. Overall Depth – Front to Back: -6 Inches. Overall
Product Weight: -5 Pounds. The colorful Hoberman Mini Sphere comes
out of the box looking like a futuristic Christmas-tree ornament. It’s a cross
between a ball and a star, and measures 5.5 inches across. But pick it up by
any one of its dozens of plastic points and this amazing little feat of
engineering, or imagineering, expands neatly into a lattice-like globe that’s
12 inches in diameter. The inventor calls it a trapezoidal icosatetrahedron;
you could also call it a Bucky Ball, but either way, it’s a fascinating
exercise in complex simplicity. The structure is rigid enough to roll and
throw, yet if touched in the right way, it will suddenly collapse again,
curling in on itself like a defensive hedgehog. An enclosed pamphlet describes
various tricks you can do–if you’re prepared to practice. And it’s so
aesthetically pleasing that Mom or Dad may swipe it for a desk ornament.
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Sphere expands from 5.5 to 12 inches Constructed of red, blue, green, yellow,
and purple plastic Designed by inventor Chuck Hoberman Supply is limited —
Set Contains: 1 x Mini Rainbow Sphere See more
Features:
- Award Winning geometric expanding/contracting ball
- Educational object of art
- Object of art
- Kinectic mobile
Product Details:
- Product Dimensions: 6.25 x 6.25 x 5.8 inches
- Item Weight: 5.9 ounces
- Item model number: HM1301
- Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months – 15 years
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
- Release date: July 30, 2018
- Manufacturer: Getting Fit