Constructive Playthings 6 Original Tedco Gyroscope

Works well if you know how to use gyroscopes

Bought these for all the grandkids for Christmas. It was funny to see all the puzzled looks as they opened them up and one even declared that he thought he had received a present that wasn't "all there". When we finally showed them how they worked, they were fascinated. My husband then explained how many everyday items contained gyroscopes of one type or another (segways, etc.), they could actually relate. While they didn't play with them for hours, they certainly considered it one of their "fun" gifts.

Very mesmerizing, although it did snap, I can solder it back. The string threads come apart easy, I would prefer fishing line. Love it.

The gyroscope was nicely nicely packaged but that was it. It did not spin well, because it was poorly balanced; after a day of use it started to whirr noisly when spinning, which slowed it down further. The string broke on the second day of use. I would consider it a throw-away item worth $1.99, not the $11.95 we paid for it.Original Tedco Gyroscope

I got this for my husband who had been talking about wanting a gyroscope for a while. He used it only occasionally with our daughter, but it broke after just a couple months.

The gyroscope is lots of fun! It is sturdy, and it is super-easy to spin! It has the possibility of endless tricks! I'm glad that I bought it!

A very interesting thing that looks very good in my office. Thanks.

Too cheaply made and unbalanced. I was excited to find a Made in USA product for my kids to play with. Imagine their disappointment when they couldn't do any of the traditional gyroscope balancing tricks, because of uncentered axes both of the units I received wobbled badly enough to make playing with them less than uninteresting. I had one of these when I was a kid and it was better made and balanced than this. Disappointing, Two stars for Made in USA, only two because we're capable of much better craftsmanship than this.