{"product_id":"newtons-cradle-desk-ornament-with-five-steel-balls-and-a-wine-red-base","title":"Newton's Cradle Desk Ornament with Five Steel Balls and a Wine Red Base","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Newton's cradle for the desk: five polished steel balls hanging in a straight line between two bright steel frames, on a glossy wine red base. Lift the ball at one end and let it go, and the ball at the far end jumps away while the three in the middle hardly move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo batteries. No cable. No screen asking for your attention. Just the click of steel on steel while you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou already know how it works, and you will still watch it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone has seen one, and almost nobody can walk past one without pulling a ball back. That is the whole appeal of having it within reach: something for your hand to do while a call runs long, while a page loads, or while you work out the next sentence of an email you would rather not send.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach ball hangs on two fine threads that meet at a small eyelet on top, one thread running up to each frame. That V of thread is what keeps the swing running straight along the row, so the balls meet face to face instead of glancing off at an angle. At rest they hang touching in one neat line, low over the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolished steel and a deep red base that look right on a desk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe balls and frames have a polished, mirror-bright finish, so they pick up the window, the lamp and the room around them. The frames are two plain rectangles with softly rounded corners, standing one behind the other, and the only detail on them is a row of small bands along each top bar where the threads are tied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is a deep wine red with a gloss that reflects the balls hanging above it, and a fine sparkle in the finish when the light catches its rounded edge. Next to black keyboards, gray laptops and white paper, it gives the desk one warm color without adding anything loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall enough to sit beside the things you actually use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt about three and a half inches tall and wide, it sits on about the same patch of desk as a coffee mug. It fits beside a monitor stand, at the corner of a desk pad, or on a bookshelf at eye level in a home office. It works just as well on the side table next to a reading chair, where it gets picked up more often than you would expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also makes an easy present for anyone who spends the day at a desk, the kind of thing people rarely buy for themselves and are glad to have once it is there. Set it down, pull back one ball, and the desk has something on it that is not work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Polished balls and frames\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBase: Glossy wine red\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBalls: 5, each hung on two threads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 3.5 x 3 x 3.5 in (9 x 7.5 x 9 cm), width x depth x height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower: None needed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse: Indoor desk and shelf ornament\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x Newton's Cradle\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Ridgewell Living","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68004622958888,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9430\/5064\/files\/0661-01-l1-desk-lead.png?v=1793063683","url":"https:\/\/ridgewellliving.com\/products\/newtons-cradle-desk-ornament-with-five-steel-balls-and-a-wine-red-base","provider":"Ridgewell Living","version":"1.0","type":"link"}