Technicians also outfitted the ball to display scenes from the movie, using a thin, inflatable screen melded to the ball’s shape by an air pump, as well as a light projection system. Most Flying type Pokémon are based on birds or insects, along with some mythical creatures like dragons. On average they are faster than any other type. The crystal ball has been loaned to the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections by Jay Walker ’77, chairman of Walker Digital and founder of Priceline.com and Eileen Walker ’76, MBA ’78. On view alongside an exhibition of Cornell’s witchcraft collection, the famous film prop has been equipped with technology to recreate the movie’s effect of conjuring images on within its surface.

Wicked Witch’s iconic gazing ball visits Cornell Library Wicked Witch’s iconic gazing ball visits Cornell Library

Nearly every Flying type has Flying as the secondary type, usually with Normal. There are only three pure Flying type Pokémon (Tornadus, Rookidee, Corvisquire), and six Pokémon with Flying as a primary type (Noibat, Noivern, Corviknight, Cramorant, Bombirdier, Flamigo). As of Generation 6, the type has also been paired with every other type. The crystal ball will be on view in the Kroch Library rotunda, Level 2B, from April 30 until June 25. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday May 5, the exhibit is free and open to the public. We are honored to host this spectacular artifact, and grateful to Jay Walker for making this loan possible. This is the first time the crystal ball has been displayed outside of the Walker Library of the History of the Human Imagination and we hope students and the community at large will enjoy it,” said Katherine Reagan, Cornell’s curator of rare books and manuscripts. You can even swap out the colors for a unicorn crystal ball or mermaid crystal ball – and use themed glitter, too. You can use glass paints to paint a scene on the crystal ball. Or even use a wood burner to etch a name or favorite quote on the wooden base. The possibilities are endless.It’s more for decoration – it’s not meant to be shaken like a snowglobe as the cotton prevents the glitter from moving around. If they were shaken, I think the colors would likely mix together.

Teardown: Induction crystal ball gyrocopter toy Teardown: Induction crystal ball gyrocopter toy

Desktop 1.2.3: Now able to function as a crafting station to create Waterfall Wall and Lavafall Wall. Our DIY Crystal Balls have lasted for months – I thought the water might evaporate or change color by now but they are still just as gorgeous as ever. We glued the lid shut on ours to prevent curious hands from opening it, but you could leave it unglued and swap out the fillings/theme whenever the mood strikes. ( Update: we’ve now had our crystal balls on display for 2 years and they are still going strong! Distilled, filtered or bottled water is definitely the way to go!)That is why I love crafts like this. They are mesmerizing, beautiful and something for kids to really be proud of – and they literally take less than 10 minutes to whip up including prep time and clean up! The typical application circuit for the infrared receiver IC includes a crystal, and the datasheet also says the chip uses a 38-kHz carrier frequency on its input. Interestingly enough, we didn’t find a crystal on the toy’s circuit board. So you might surmise that the main IC is generating the carrier for the IR LED, but without the benefit of a crystal. Consequently, the carrier frequency is probably drifting a bit, but that doesn’t seem to be important for floating a toy off the ground. If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.