
I think infinity mirror’s are cool. I want to get a smart gift like that for a friend. But not an infinity mirror. What other cool gift can I order online that’s AS COOL AS an infinity mirror? Preferably 20$ to 50$
Why no one has mentioned a lava lamp?
A useless machine
I once had an hour glass that instead of sand it had some sort of slime, it was very cool to watch the bubbles slowly rise up the column.You say it’s useless, but half of internet is running on that. Hint: Cloudflare
more like stumbling, recently
potæto, potáto
This thread just walked me back into Sharper Image circa 2003
If you’re wanting something that makes for a neat, mesmerising visual effect, maybe a plasma ball?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_globe


It looks like they’re available on Amazon for the mid-to-low end of that price range.
Euler’s Disc, along with the most solid glass mirror you can find.
RGB LED strip kit. Can use as backlighting for a mirror or tv, and could later be used to make an infinity mirror.
Splits a beam of white light into different colours, and shines them out diffferent orthogonal faces of a cube.
I’ll do you one better, Dichroic Glass Dice
They are alluring. Agreed, those are better.
Any tips on which set is easy to read, and looks the best?
Looks cool but I had to laugh at this:

Arc electric lighters
Rock slings are incredibly fun, you can chuck rocks and balls so far people love to try it, especially kids
Little piece of bismuth was a good gift I gave, small desk ornament or such
I’ve always thought Galileo Thermometers were pretty cool.
If the recipient is technically inclined, then a kit for a mini tesla coil would be cool
I’ve always liked those magnetic levitating globes!
(You can also find magnetic levitating <insert TV show prop here> for a variety of tv shows and video games)







