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Grand Illusions Newsletter May 2012  

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Welcome to our May 2012 Newsletter. 

In the Grand Illusions Toy Shop, we have a marriage of old technology and new, where a little self assembly cardboard kit converts your iPhone into a picture-taking pocket microscope. You can see some of the pictures we took with it on the Grand Illusions web site. We have an amazing spinning top from Japan, with a most unusual action. And finally, Mikro Man has ventured into the rain forest. Possibly on the look out for endangered species!

'From the Web' continues the top theme, with a video showing Japanese fighting tops. Plus a series of amazing and beautiful videos from the Plankton Chronicles Project, plus a little novelty - a steam engine made entirely from glass!

Hendrik Ball
www.grand-illusions.com

Three New items in the Toy Shop

iPhone Macro Lens Kit

iPhone Macro Lens Kit 

A self assembly cardboard kit that converts your iPhone into a picture taking microscope, with 25X magnification. More...

 

Japanese Top Spin Top

Japanese 'Top Spin' Top 

A novel spinning action together with an unusual optical effect make this a really unusual top. Hard to find outside Japan. More...

 

Mikro Man Jungle

Mikro Man - Jungle  
Mikro Man ventures into the rain forest, parang in hand, in search of exotic and rare species. Never mind the heat - this is science!
 

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From the Web...
Japanese Fighting TopsJapanese Fighting Tops 

Filmed in Shizuoka, Japan, this video shows a traditional outdoor game. Quite a bit of skill seems to be involved in launching these tops.  More...

 

Sea Urchin

Plankton Chronicles Project  
A French team of scientists and film makers have created this beautiful series of videos showing many of the different types of plankton in the ocean.
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Glass Steam EngineGlass Steam Engine 

A working steam engine, made entirely from glass! Made by a master glassblower in 2008, quite a few of the parts had to be made a number of times, before a perfect result was obtained. More...

 

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Hendrik Ball
Grand Illusions Limited