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Love Meter
AKA hand boiler. An exotic bit of hand blown glass with a bulb at top and bottom connected by some zippy tubing that spirals, loops, and/or jogs. In the closed system is some colored liquid (methyl chloride) that is very light. Hold the lower bulb in you hand and as the air in the system is warmed it pushes the fluid through the loops to the upper chamber. When all the liquid is pushed out of the lower bulb, expanding air will bubble through the tubing making it appear that the liquid is boiling. WARNING! The glass is fragile and the liquid is nasty. If you drop the thing on e.g. the kitchen tile, it will eat the finish off the tile and the stain in the liquid will permanently stain the floor. So don't let kids handle this item unsupervised. About 7" tall, it is a favorite in our stores.
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6199 LOVE METER |
What A Buy!
Our 4-1/2" long x 2" wide x 1" deep cell phones fit nicely in this black-leather carrying case. The front is a 2-1/2" x 1-5/8" window of clear plastic through which you can press the buttons. The case is open on the bottom so you can access the ports, and comes with a 6" wrist strap and a plastic belt/pocket clip. A small strap snaps over the phone antenna to keep it from slipping out. Unfortunately, if your phone doesn't have an external antenna, there is nothing to keep it in except a snug fit, an extraordinarily rigid posture, and a determination to never bend over.
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35026 CELL PHONE CASE |
A Working Wonder
If we had a category just for customers who lust after Jules Verne inventions and elegant gadgetry, this would be in it. The wonderful brass sundial, a reproduction of an antique, is approx 3" dia x 11/16" thick overall, and actually works! A latitudinal gauge lets you tilt the engraved dial to the correct angle for your location, and a bubble and three leveling feet allow the 1-1/2" dia lock-down compass to point in the precise direction. And if you never took it out into the sunshine, you'd still love it for the look and logic of it.
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92848 BRASS SUNDIAL |
Tub-sized Ginormo-Lizard
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
The manufacturer says he'll get "ginormous," which is just the way we like our grow-toy lizards. This sleepy-eyed rubbery guy starts out a modest 12" long, tail included, but a few days in a tub of water, pool, or large cooler gets you a three-foot, red, yellow, blue and green guy that we think looks just like the "graceful chameleon" (chameleo gracilis), except large enough to eat small Asian cities. Shrinks to a convenient pocket size when back on dry land (assuming you have large pockets and a lot of time).
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92798 GROWING LIZARD |
Electronic Plant Monitoring
You can’t trust nature (it’s red in tooth and claw, remember?) but you can monitor its effect on plants with any of these electronic meters. The pH meter has a 7-1/2" long metal probe with a 1-5/8” x 3/4” ballistic meter on top that displays pH from 3 to 10. The moisture meter has a 7-1/2” long probe with a 1-1/2” x 3/4” ballistic meter, and measures 11” long OA, with a watering chart on the back of the package. No batteries: they work via chemical reaction to different metals (either that or it’s magic).
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38772 MOISTURE METER | |
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38097 PH METER |
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Growin' Bones
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Put this lovely red-eyed skeleton in a tub or bucket for a couple of days and he'll grow from a skinny 9 inches (approx) to a robust and disgusting foot and a half or more, with a nicely creepy facial expression. We'll pick one in green, purple, or another Halloween-appropriate, semi-nauseating color. Shrinks back to the original size when dry, for ease of storage.
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38362 GROWING SKELETON |
Stretchipedalian Fun
Direct from the confluence of kooshy toys and elongated insects come the absurdly stretchy, spiked caterpillar and centipede, the answer to a bored entomologist's dream. The stretchipillar is about 3" dia x 11" long, with big googley eyes, but he'll stretch to about 10 feet. The skinnier stretchipede is 9" long with 1-1/2" long soft spikes and will also reach about 10 feet when pulled in opposite directions. Both are cute as bugs and both have that comforting kooshish feeling when fondled. We'll select from assorted bright colors for you. Ages 8 and up, since eyeballs are easily swallowed.
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93477 STRETCHIPEDE | |
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93476 STRETCHIPILLAR |
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The Auto-Nagger
You say you often need a little extra reminding, or know someone who does? The Motion Memo (aka Auto-Nagger) is a digital recorder that can be set to replay whenever you or anyone else passes within (4) feet of it. It's a silver and blue plastic oval, 4-1/4" x 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" thick, that records a 16-second message. Can also be set to activate a 5-second night light, and comes with a base, a magnet on the back, and (4) likely dead "AAA" batteries. Use it to auto-greet teens arriving home at 3:00 a.m., or put it on the fridge to say "Do you really need another snack, Dave?"
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38856 AUTO NAGGER |
Sunshine On My Shoulders...
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. CHOKING HAZARD-Children under 8 yrs. can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons from children. Discard broken balloons at once.
makes me happy. It also gives me, and your favorite bright child, a head start on the energy future, as long as we both have this kit. The Tree of Knowledge® kit includes 150 experiments and activities in solar power, light rays, heat, lenses, mirrors, electrochemistry and more. It includes a 60pp manual plus myriad parts, including a solar cell, motor, parabolic mirror, LED, diode and resistor. Add a few common household items and kids 10 and over can start making the internal combustion engine obsolete.
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93601 SOLAR POWER KIT |
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