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The Oidz Noise
Oidz is perhaps the newest toy for kids. It's sold in pairs, and when rubbed together makes a weird sound, like a "Tzzang!".Oidz are made from Hematite, a naturally occuring metal. They are shaped by hand and precision polished to create their unique look, feel and behavior. When two Oidz interact, they cause specific patterns of vibrations between the pair of magnets. The combination of the vibration, the Hematite material and the precision polished surface creates a sound unlike any ever heard before.
As well as the fascinating and fun tricks and sounds kids can create with their Oidz, the story of these mesmerizing magnets has been characterized into a captivating space adventure charting Oidz' origin as the power source of planet Oid. Oid characters, which will be introduced in the coming year, will ask children to help them reclaim the Oidz, which have been stolen and accidentally scattered around the Earth.
Oidz have been selling well in Great Britain, and are starting to make their way into the United States.
These funky little magnets will have you utterly captivated. They are so powerful that they will pull towards each other even through your hand! That's not only what makes them so amazing though!
They chirp... They whirrr... pull them apart, toss them in the air, bring them next to each other - and they enthusiastically come to life!
Some Oidz tricks
Here are some of the tricks you can do:
Hold the Oidz in the palm of one hand and use your thumb to separate them to about one centimetre apart. When you release them they will produce a remarkable high-pitched sound, one that words just can't describe. Once you've mastered this, try pinching them onto your middle finger, separate both ends with your thumb and middle finger and release to produce a beautiful....err...well another amazing sound that can't be described!
Hold the Oidz about one centimetre apart in the palm of your hand. Gently throw them in the air and they will join together and spin back down making a fascinating type of 'clacking' sound.
Hold the Oidz between thumb and forefinger and gently 'squeeze' them to flip them into the air. Listen in amazement as they 'twitter' back down to your hand.
Try and balance one of the Oidz on its end whilst you use the other a centimetre or so above it to keep it upright. It's a LOT harder than it sounds! You can also try and balance one of the Oidz below the other one in a pendulum motion.
There are endless tricks that you can do with the Oidz - it's just up to you to invent them!
Check out Oidz at PrezzyBox for a great gift this Christmas.
Oidz
Good Gift Guide Recommendation : 4/5
2 Comments:
Essentially this is playing with magnets but these are more fun. Cool to look at and hold and fun to play with, but at the end of the day it is playing with magnets at once the initial novelty factor has worn off the educational factor drops quickly.
I would recommend these because they are fun and educational, but be careful where you keep them! Being strong magnets they must be kept away from mobile phones, TV screens, credit cards, etc.
Got hold of these recently having heard a really wierd noise in Toys are us which turned out to be the 'Oidz noize!' these are very strange things, no obvious use but completely necessary. The noise is really easy to make, you can look good fairly instantly and making the noise is very strangly satisfying. There are other noises you can make by rubbing them together in your hands rather than throwing them up- sounds a bit like the 'predator' noise in the movie.
Other uses are classic magnet type stuff, all good fun.
I have to recommend these, not just for Kids- these are equally addictive for adults.
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