Product Description
The “sun” shines onto the nine planets as they orbit around it. The central tower and planetary support rods are black so that they “disappear” in a darkened room for a spectacular effect! Replace the solar dome with the star dome included to create a spectacular planetarium sky complete with major constellation names. In addition the base features a special 1000-hour light bulb and planetary longitude marks so the planets can be set up to their correct positions. The Solar System model can also be powered by four C batteries (not included).
This "model" violates virtually every rule of modeling. The planets are equi-distant, painted the wrong color (I thought Neptune was Earth), and out of scale with each other and the sun. More appalling is that they all rotate at the same speed. A complete waste of money.
Why did I buy it when there were so many similar reviews?
Because I didn't buy it here and so I didn't read the reviews. Doh!
I bought this even after reading the reviews and my 5 year old son LOVES IT! Yea sure they all orbit at the same speed. For a 5 year old that likes planets this is great. He has not stopped playing with it since he opened it. He says it the best Christmas gift he got.
My complete disappointment in this product actually inspired me to write my first amazon review. The top half of the sun falls off if a cricket chirps too loudly and the "planetarium" part is nothing but a bunch of big blurry dots with illegible writing unless you hold it sideways 2 inches from the wall. Your child will get nothing from this product that they couldn't get from a cheap plastic mobile. Save your money.
It's the worst toy I ever purchased. The top half of the sun is supposed to click on, but it doesn't stay and falls off all the time. It's also supposed to project the planitarium on the ceiling, but the image is out of focus until you literally move the whole thing one inch away from the ceiling. Besides, planets move at the same speed, which is really ill designed for the expensive price. My 7-year-old child is very interested in solar system. She was very excited to bring the toy home. But she was very disappointed to see what a crap it turned out to be. Now the toy just sat at a corner. Big waste of money.
My son liked this toy for a week or two, but now he is bored with it. It was good to show him a 3D model of the solar system, but I agree that it's wrong to have the planets all travelling at the same rate of speed. Since he wanted the toy to "do" something, he promptly took it apart. We are now missing Uranus! It does make a good decoration for his room, though, even though we are missing a planet. Also, the planetarium feature that is supposed to show the constellations on the ceiling was not too effective.
It looks great in the picture, but don't be fooled. My husband and I are both physics professors and we bought this for our daughter's ninth birthday. When we unpacked it and discovered that all the planets take exactly the same time to complete an orbit, we were appalled. That a company which calls itself "Educational Insights" would sell a product which promotes completely wrong thinking is misguided and unforgivable. The only thing a child can learn from this is the order of the planets, and for that a stationary model would be much better.
Images ScreenShot
About GeoSafari Motorized Solar System with A/C Adapter detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #42429 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Educational Insights
- Model: 5235
- Released on: 2007-06-01
- Dimensions: 6.60" h x 10.10" w x 13.60" l, 3.10 pounds
Features
- The "sun" is lighted with an ultra-bright 1000 hour light bulb inside a yellow orb to shine onto the planets as they orbit around it
- Base features planetary longitude marks so the planets dcan be set up to their correct positions - Plus the unique stardome converts the unit into a planetarium!
- A/C adapter included
- Includes a Stardome that converts the unit to a planetarium!
- The central tower and the planetary support rods are black so that they "disappear" in a darkened room for a spectacular effect!
Read more GeoSafari Motorized Solar System with A/C Adapter
Related Product
Source From Deals Shopping Reviews
Have a Nice Days!
Cheers
ไม่มีความคิดเห็น:
แสดงความคิดเห็น