UPSB v4

Manipulative Arts / Mystery UFO

  1. Soren
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 20:13:43

    I saw this toy in the gift shop in the science museum I went to. [video=youtube;wcJzO__z_gA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJzO__z_gA[/video]

  2. Tetsip
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 20:15:05

    magnets. how do they fucking work

  3. Soren
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 20:22:21

    Tetsip wrote: magnets. how do they fucking work
    It's held up with a thin kevlar thread.

  4. Tetsip
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 20:27:44

    fckin magnets.

  5. Xienix
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 20:53:22

    that was awesome O.o gonna look how it works [edit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR5AWIKxstI ]

  6. M-B-W
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 21:24:07

    Supergirl wrote: It's held up with a thin kevlar thread.
    How do they not tangle themselves?

  7. UEDan
    Date: Wed, Aug 22 2012 21:31:02

    Ohh I thought this was gonna be something interesting like the Mars Rover sightings....

  8. Kyoflow
    Date: Thu, Aug 23 2012 00:54:26

    this has been around in magic for quite awhile. the original trick used a playing card, and stuper thin kevlar thread was attached to the center of the card using a bit of clear wax. the other end was attached to the back of your ear. people have done it with coins and other things as well. this is just a toy version of the trick

  9. Enkronidus
    Date: Thu, Aug 23 2012 01:51:41

    That girl wearing the blue jacket is hot, just saying I'm just curious about the possibility. How varied the tricks can be, how big will it become, stuff along these lines. I might consider trying it out if this toy itself becomes more complex and if people are more eager to be more competitive about it. But as it is based from magic, I doubt it will be any more bigger. Especially after people find out how it actually works, you can't really surprise them anymore

  10. Kyoflow
    Date: Thu, Aug 23 2012 05:51:05

    @Enkronidus not very varied The thing is extremely limited, as you are just basiccaly swinging a spinning object around your body. Performance wise, there is much to be done to entertain crowds, but competitively, the really isn't that much skill involved. Just a little bit of practice and you can be one of those guys.

  11. agillitrhiz
    Date: Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:08:08

    it ain mystery...it shuld be called plastic disc with a string connected 2 you spinning in de air.