These things look a lot more futuristic and strange in the photo than they really are, but they are all kinds of cool fun to play with - although the kitchen probably isn't the best place. If you drop one, it's going to head right for that little crevice that you can't reach.

These space toys are very strong, oblong magnets that you hold in your hand so that they aren't touching, and then you toss them into the air. As they swirl upward, they will find their way back together with great force. When they do this, they make an odd buzzing sound, reminding one of insects. Then they fall back into your hand. Unless, that is, you didn't toss them right, in which case they seek out that hard-to-reach crevice I told you about.

They're surprisingly easy to use, though. It doesn't take many tries before you are tossing them into the air and making them buzz. Friends and strangers alike will wonder what the heck you're playing with.

This isn't in the promo material, but if you put one in your mouth (which I'm sure you're not supposed to do) and tuck it into your cheek, you can stick the other one to the outside of your face and freak out your spouse.

These magnets are actually worth having two or three sets of, because once you start playing with them, you will go insane if you lose one. This is the kind of toy that you think about when it isn't there, the one that you can't wait to get back to.

If you take them to work, you will find yourself taking breaks just to play with them, which I'm sure will go over big with your boss and hard-workin' coworkers.

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Posted by Rhonda.

Rhonda is also the editor of Unique Or Unusual.