ASTROJAX - THE FREE-DIMENSIONAL ORBITER While games like diabolo or yo-yo have been around for hundreds of years, Astrojax is an entirely new breed of toy, a revolutionary concept with possibilities we are only just starting to understand. Every d...
ASTROJAX - THE FREE-DIMENSIONAL ORBITER While games like diabolo or yo-yo have been around for hundreds of years, Astrojax is an entirely new breed of toy, a revolutionary concept with possibilities we are only just starting to understand. Every day Astrojax players around the world are discovering new tricks and exciting moves we didn't even think were possible. And word is spreading fast that Astrojax is what the real cracks are now playing - a game all about action, rhythm and your own personal style.
Like most great ideas, Astrojax actually seems surprisingly simple: Three weighted balls attached by a piece of string with the middle ball freely moving. Yet the construction of Astrojax is very sophisticated. Each ball has a precision-machined metal weight to provide maximum performance and smooth action while playing. The fast spinning motion of the balls is based on the physical principles of rotational dynamics.
Features
PLUS - The original Astrojax sports a patented construction with precision-machined metal weights inside the soft, low-density polyurethane foam mantle of each ball. Astrojax PLUS is especially designed for dynamic swing and rebound tricks where you let the balls bounce off your body or off the floor and walls.
PLUS is the ideal Astojax for training new tricks and also perfectly suited for beginners. Each set of Astrojax comes with a trick sheet and an aj-dos (Astrojax Docking Station) which is useful for carrying or storing Astrojax.
Additional Information
Astrojax is a fascinating new toy illustrating a wide variety of basic science principles.
PLANETARY/ORBITAL MOTION During vertical orbits the outer ball orbits around the middle ball. However, just as with the orbital motion of the earth and moon, neither ball is still - both balls are in motion. During horizontal orbits, both balls orbit in perfect circles. Our earth orbits around the sun and our moon orbits around the earth in ellipses which are not quite circular, but close!
ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS A metal weight concentrates the mass at the center of the middle ball. This allows the middle ball to spin rapidly. (A diver uses the same principle when she tucks into a ball during a dive so she can spin faster. Similarly, an ice skater uses this principle when he brings in his arms during a twirl to spin faster.) Because the middle ball can spin rapidly, the string never tangles around the middle ball!
FRICTION During horizontal orbits the middle ball does not slide on the string, so energy is not lost to friction. This is why horizontal orbits last a long time without any hand motion. However, during vertical orbits the center ball does slide up and down on the string. (If you listen closely you can hear it sliding.) Therefore energy is lost to friction, and vertical orbits require tugs of the hand to add energy to sustain the orbits.
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE As the velocity of the horizontal orbits increases, the string attached to the end ball becomes more and more horizontal. As the string becomes more horizontal, it can exert more inwards force on the end ball. This illustrates that the inward force required to produce circular orbits increases as the velocity of the orbits increases.
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Number of Reviews: 5 Average Rating: 4.6
Astrojax - Plus
I already owned the Saturn and the VMax so I decided to buy the Plus (which were a bit hard to find). The Plus has a lot more versatility when it comes to performing tricks and are a lot easier to use. They are a lot softer than the other 2 so rebound tricks are a lot easier to perform and do not hurt as much. I recommend these for any beginner who wants to be able to perform the most tricks. The Saturn and the VMax are great for shows but the Plus allows for more tricks and is easier to pick up.
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Stone Grody
(Profession: Technical Support)
Also Recommended: VMax - Saturn - Tuning Kits
Timely Shipping
I really couldn't be much happier about the availability of the items I ordered and the timely manner in which they were shipped to me. I was so happy in fact, that I have placed another order with you that I am hoping will be shipped today.
Thank you for great service.
Customer for life,
Clifford Shaw
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cshawdbz
(Profession: IT Professional)
ASTROJAX - PLUS - RED
THESE ARE GREAT I AM LEARNING SO MANY TRICKS EVERY DAY ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REMEMBER EACH ONE. I RECOMMEND ASTROJAX TO ANY ONE.
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DOLER
(Profession: PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL)
Also Recommended: ASTROJAX VMAX
Great Service!
Item shipped on time, great service, will do business again!!
