The Discovery Store Colourful Waterfall Illusion

I bought this as a present for my girlfriend who talked fondly of something similar she had as a kid. I googled everything under the sun and eventually discovered these things are often used as timers and they are sometimes called liquid motion.In this particular item the two different colour liquids don't touch each other as I've seen on some. Instead there's a bit of clear plastic that runs down the middle separating them. It doesn't take away from the illusion at all though, in fact it does mean you get to see a third colour from when they overlap.I wasn't too keen on the packaging this came in, it looked a bit cheap, so I took it out of the packaging and wrapped it up on its own instead. The build quality is decent enough but nothing special, basically just hard plastic. As long as it doesn't take any heavy knocks there shouldn't be any issues with durability.As a gift, this went down a treat. It's the perfect thing to stick on a desk as its surprisingly relaxing to look at and zone out a little. I can definitely see why it would make a useful timer, but if you're looking for a nice unique present for someone it can also work really well.

Got this as a timer and for relaxation focus. It is great for adults as well as children. You can use it as a focus timer for when you are feeling stressed, or you can use it as a time out timer for your child. It lasts about 2 minutes.The construction is good quality, but was surprised to see the colours are 2 separate chambers. This timer is much slimmer and smaller than I thought, but that's ok, it's lightweight and easy to take with you wherever you may roam. My nephew loves to watch the bubbles drop, and it helps calm him.

Pretty little device, well made with no rough edges. Needs to be placed with a little care as it can be fairly easily unbalanced but this is not a problem.Not very relaxing as it is all over fairly quickly, until you turn it over of course.But it is good to look at, which is surely the point.Strangely titled as 'Discovery For Her' on the packaging which may upset some young male recipients for a moment!

This is a cool thing for children to watch which is why I got it but it easily got a crack when they accidentally dropped it, not from a great height. I guess the glass isn't very tough. We had a different one previously that lasted for years and was really tough so I thought they all were but I guess they're not!

Nice item but it is branded as 'Discovery for girls' and has pink floral packaging. The story/myth on the back is also weak at best. Could have done with a proper explaination of the effect.

This is not what I was expecting, It looks very different to how it appears in the picture. The colours are almost dirty.

Unfortunately i live 500 miles away from my 84 year old mum, who is in a nursing home. We keep in regular contact by phone, but I also send her wee presents every month or so. This time, I decided to get one of these little things. She has severe arthritus so has great difficultly doing anything with her hands, but she loves this! She can manage to turn it upside down and loves the effect. It stands on her chest of drawers, and has also become a talking point, as non of the staff know what it is.

Lovely stocking filler, but I had intended it for a boy and there is wording on it which says, For Her, so bear in mind. Otherwise nice thing to have on a desk to aid concentration! Very pretty colours.