It’s Thankful Thursday hosted by Brian of Brian’s Home. He wants us to post what we’re thankful for.
I think it’s a good thing to do each week. Focus on the positive things in our lives.
Make sure you link up to the Blog Hop at Brian’s Home and get the code to put on your blog. Then visit all the participants.
Today I’m thankful for the wonderful gift hubby and I bought for each other. We’re not much for knick knacks, but we fell in love with this. We find ourselves watching it for a long periods of time. Mesmerizing.
The rotation of a Mova globe is driven by magnetism and a photoelectric mechanism powered by light. There are actually two spheres. The outer one is an acrylic shell, inside which a second sphere is suspended in liquid. This inner sphere is covered with a graphic design, such as land masses and water of the Earth. There is about ¼-inch of liquid in between, which has about the same density as the inner sphere, so the interior sphere floats with exactly the same amount of liquid on each side.
A magnet within the inner sphere is aligned with the Earth’s real magnetic field. This process is the same as that with a compass. The magnet, in turn, is situated within a photoelectric drive system powered by photovoltaic cells, which are also located inside the inner sphere. The pigment in the graphic design allows light to pass through, which hits the solar cells and allows the mechanism to harvest energy from the light. This energy is used to power the drive mechanism. Source: Sciencing.com
What are you thankful for today?
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That is really cool. I’ve never seen anything like it. I think I would be mesmerized by it as well.
We hadn’t seen it either until we went lighting for our bathrooms. 🙂
An interesting gift shared by a loving couple. I have never seen anything like this. Have a wonderful day.
We love it and we stare at it often. You have a wonderful day. 🙂
What a very cool gift! We are thankful any time we can turn off the ac and open the windows and let the cool breezes inside.
I love it when we can turn off the AC and open the windows too. 🙂
That’s pretty cool. What a nice thing to be able to watch and it is relaxing too.
It certainly is soothing. We love it. 🙂
What a lovely gift to each other! It is fascinating to watch.
We love it and it was a great gift to each other. Have a great day, Jackie. 🙂
That is very pretty and interesting how it works. Thanks for sharing it with us. Have a great day. XO
They are most fascinating to watch. Very soothing. 🙂
Your globe is much more interesting that the glow-in-the-dark blow-up globe that we have!
You made me laugh out loud. Thank you. 🙂
I love you. Your loving husband.
I love you my husband. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this I have never seen one.
Hugs Cecilia
We hadn’t either and we love it. 🙂
That globe is interesting to see and hear about. I’ve never heard of one before.
Hope all is good on this Thursday! <3
We hadn’t either, but we love it. 🙂
terrible storm last night, thankful we weathered it without damage.
I’m thankful that you didn’t have any damage. Great news. 🙂
I want one! I love it! Have never seen of heard of one and it is truly amazing… no batteries or power needed. how cool is that?
They are a bit pricey, but worth it. No batteries or power needed. 🙂
That is super cool and I can see why it’s fun to watch! Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
It’s most fun to watch. Thank you for hosting the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. 🙂
How cool and unique! I can see why you and your hubby like it. Happy Thursday!
We love it. Happy Thursday, Eugenia. 🙂
That really IS mesmerizing, and I can understand why you and Hubby look at it for long periods of time. Happy Thursday, Sandee!
It is mesmerizing. Love it. 🙂
That’s so nice. I’ve never seen one of these before. Happy Thursday!
We hadn’t either. We love it. 🙂
that looks like it would be quite relaxing!
It is very relaxing. 🙂
Meowza, that Mova Globe is cool! We told The Human we’d like to have one to watch but she said she’d have to find a place where we couldn’t knock it on the floor!
Purrs & Head Bonks,
The Feline Opines Tribe
There is that. You made me laugh. Scritches all around. 🙂
Fascinating! 🌎🌈 Thankful for rainbows after the rain… Have a blessed and beautiful day, Sandee. xo
Love rainbows. You have a blessed and beautiful day too, Bette. 🙂
Oh my, that you even thought to find and buy such a thing is amazing in itself. I can see where it would be fascinating, especially to watch in person. Hope you’ve had a good Thursday.
We had no idea there was such a thing. We love it. 🙂
That is sooooo old fashioned. As the world turns was yesterday. Today it’s as the world burns.
I think it’s a globe from 1790. Very different. I love you, Kismet. 🙂
That’s fun, i’d want to watch a while, too. Hope you are having a fabulous week, hugs!
It’s mesmerizing for sure. We’re out on a cruise on our boat with friends. Having a great time. Hugs. 🙂
That Mova globe is so cool! I really really want one, but I can’t make up my mind which! I went down a rabbit hole! I watched a ton of videos and went to sites and spent about an hour admiring, learning and lusting! Thanks for the fun interlude! Love Barb
There are many to choose from and some amazing colors too. We fell in love with them. Sending love back. 🙂
As the world turns! Great post!
Yes, as the world turns. Thank you. xoxo 🙂
That is really neat! I wold watch that for a long time too!
We stare at it all the time. Mesmerizing. 🙂