Mysterious Spinning Top

Name: Mysterious Spinning Top
Brand: Teacher Source
SKU: TOP-375
Price: 11.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

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Give this top a spin and watch it move for hours without stopping.

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Give this top a spin and watch it move for hours without stopping. Secret Revealed: The top contains a small magnet. When this magnet moves past the center of its base, the top's spinning magnetic field induces a current in a coil, which closes a switch, allowing a battery to momentarily energize a small electromagnet. The top increases its rate of spin and moves away from the center of the base. Top: 2.5 cm (1.0"), Base: 8.0 cm (3.1"), (Note: 9-volt battery not included)

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"Top Secret": this top will stay spinning for more than a week- because it is actually a motor! The top is a dipole magnet (as revealed by Magneview film) and the base has an electromagnet that gives the dipole a push when the top comes near the center. An ingeniously simple circuit consisting of only a battery, a coil, and a transistor, is activated when the spinning magnet nears the coil turning on the electromagnet to give a boost to the spin of the magnetic top. Follow the link in my profile for info on where to buy this and other amazing items featured here on @physicsfun #top #mysterytop #electromagnetism #physics #physicstoy #induction #physicsfun #inducedfield #transistor #electricmotor #motor #coil #inductor #ingenious #desktoy #awesome #science #Bfield #magnaview #magneview #magnaviewfilm #scienceisawesome

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3 reviews

Amazing Top

Jul 31, 2016

Great not only for a top but to learn about a magnet in a electromagnet field.

Jim Hardin

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For the grandkids

Oct 21, 2012

I purchased the items for my grandkids. It was worth every cent just to be able to see the smiles on their faces. And the adults in the family have done a lot of playing with the items. Really enjoying everything.

Buzzy Crawford

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Top secret

Aug 27, 2012

Lots of fun..and cheap

Ruben

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