Went into town today and picked up an Alien vs Predator Motion Globe. It was selling for £40 but the guy said that the thing that makes the 'snow' swirl automatically was broken so if I wanted it it would be £20. I figured I'd never use the feature once the novelty wore off so I bought it anyway. When I got home I decided to open it up to see if it could be fixed. The strange thing is though that it's not broke at all, from what I can tell it has never swirled!  Inside the globe there is a small rotor that is designed to swirl the water/flakes. Underneath that (in another sealed compartment in the base) there is the motor. However the 2 things have no contact whatsoever and never have I could better illustrate this with pictures but unfortunately I have no camera. It's no big deal as I bought it knowing it was 'broke' but it's perplexing noneless. And at 20 quid I can't complain (especially looking at the online prices), and the detailing on it is awesome. Anyone else have one of these? |