Classic Gyroscope – Nostalgic Carton Edition - Timeless STEM Toy Since 1917 – Teaches Motion, Balance & Inertia – Made in USA

Bought for my fiancé for Valentine’s Day. Works perfect and is a good size. It’s self explanatory on how to use but comes with instructions. The price is good and it spins perfectly and for a long time. It’s not loud like some others I have seen.

My Dad is in his 70's and a still active Engineer. He got one of these a couple of months ago and started playing with it while explaining all the physics behind it and the principles applications... he has us all agape. He got into taking the gyroscope with him to work, and he's been "teaching" young engineers with it. Now I'm getting him a precision gyroscope. This is one of those perfect toys that can teach so much in such a simple way, but if you really want to get all the awesomeness, you need to go and check your basic physics first!

This review is about the toy and it's manufacturer and not about the Seller. The toy was delivered on time. This is a great toy to have and it's fun to watch and learn the Physics behind it. I actually bought this for myself, an adult man but even my little daughter loved it. The only problem is the quality of string/cord and it broke in 2 parts in just 2 days. I have to order new one or look for something like that in Home Depot. But definitely it's a great toy. I noticed that some reviewers have complained about poor quality of the Gyroscope. I am assuming that in good old days it was probably of better quality. But I am happy with what I got for the money I spent with exception of the poor quality of string.

I'm a physics undergrad student at UC Berkeley and since we were covering gyroscopic precession in class, I thought it would be useful to own a gyroscope, as I never had one as a kid. I was so excited to receive my gyroscope, but when I opened the box, I only found disappointment in the form of a broken toy. Where the spinning inner part connects to the outer frame, one of the two metal pegs was missing (broken off, presumably), rendering the gyroscope unusable. Additionally, Amazon won't send me a replacement, and since a refund would require that I spend more money to ship the broken gyroscope back, I essentially wasted thirteen dollars on this product. ----- I would like to amend my previous review to say that though the product is unusable as a gyroscope, the inner part does make an excellent top.

Although the gyroscope isn't perfectly balanced (vibrates on its axis quite a bit), it's still able to perform all the stunts as seen in the videos. This includes the gravity-defying "hovering" trick where it levitates sideways. Granted, it takes a little practice to get it working right - it works best if you stand it straight up first and "nudge" it sideways. I have found this technique will always work. Getting it to balance on the other hand was tricky, and I was unable to balance it on my finger or any other odd, non-flat surface besides the included stand.

This thing is complete trash. I have seen these work properly and I thought I would get one just to play around with. However, when I received this it had an unwelded gap in the outer frame. After reading in the manual I learned that this was intentional to allow for "balancing". I say that that is a complete lie. The vibrating everyone complains about is caused by this gap. A properly constructed gyroscope should be nearly silent. Also, the vibration is so intense it just falls over. The string I have is nearly broken after 3 wind up and pulls. Yes the gyro spins. No it doesn't do any tricks because it isn't constructed properly (believe me, mind would even stand on the table). It is also very fragile. Drop it once, and the middle piece will probably fall out. Unfortunately, most of the non expensive gyros are this way. I don't recommend you buy this, even for $6.00 (what I spent). The picture only looks similar to the actual gyroscope, the picture has no un welded piece and the middle is properly constructed. If you just want a gyroscope to play around with THIS IS NOT THE GYROSCOPE FOR YOU. If you however are an experienced repair man, I recommend this product as it requires many repairs.

This wa fun for a day until my son dropped it. It broke easily on our wooden floor. Too expensive to replace so soon.

He said it was the best on he got for the price, kept him entertained for a couple of days.

the item looks cheap , but it's in perfect blance

Broke after just three weeks. It may look like the old school gyroscopes of Gen X childhoods, but it's certainly not as sturdy.

価格相応のオモチャです

Though expensive for a steel ring, its worth it. Kids would enjoy the gyro...

精度は値段相応 軸の振動があるためか 軸に引っ掛けて真横に倒して回すのは成功しなかったが、そこそこ斜めになっても倒れず回ってくれる 紐の上に立たせる 指やペンの上に立たせる、傾ける てのは出来たので仕事は果たしてくれたかと思う 小学3年の男の子にジャイロ効果を見せたかったので良い遊び道具です 最初わからず困った点だけ… 立たない原因として軸先端の形状が丸と切り欠きとあるので丸い方でやると立たせられますよ 切り欠き側は紐に立たせる時に使うと良いです