Flipboku - Bendito Machine - a Magic Flipbook with 6 Impressive Animations - Fun Optical Illusions - Animation Toy for Kids & Adults

I still don't understand how it works. There are six stories in one book? Each story is different depending on which corner you place your thumb to turn the page. It's a great gift and pretty cool to show off.

If it was 1995 or earlier, I would think this flipbook would be pretty amazing, and well worth $20.Technology has advanced so far by 2021 that the thrill of a really cool flipbook is quite diminished. Obviously, it only takes a couple of seconds to "watch" one of the animations, so with just about any flipbook you're not going to "use" it a whole lot.However, the "trick" of this flipbook is very, very cool, and would definitely get at least a semi-enthusiastic "wow" from the unsuspecting viewer. Depending on where you place your thumb on the edge, you get to see 3 entirely different animations. Same thing if you flip the book over.... 3 more animations. Very nice trick. In fact, you could use it AS a trick when you show it to someone. "And now I will say the magic words and the animation will be completely transformed!!!"...As for the animations themselves... I selected this item for the intriguing artwork, but didn't know anything about "Bentito Machine", but now I'm glad I do. It's a series of 6 dialog-free animated short films dating back to, I think, 2006, and are well worth checking out on their own. Here's an apt description I found online:"6 short tales about charming vertebrate creatures and their holy machines. A series of simple-minded organisms... in a state of perpetual dependence, where artifacts mark the passage of a glorious future."I once had a Monty Python LP, where I listened to Side A several times, before putting on Side A again and hearing a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT record. Temporarily lost touch with reality there, before I figured out that they had cut two grooves right next to each other, so in order to hear one part you have to move the needle just a millimeter....This flipbook gave me that feeling on first use, and it probably will to someone else. Here it is how the edges of the pages are cut that determines which animation shows up.As a Vine reviewer I was provided a review copy, but I'm not sure I'd pay $20 for something like this, for myself... I think, though, it'd make a cool and unique gift for someone into animation, or an arts-/artistically-inclined person.

We have a granddaughter (almost 10 years old) who's now into making her own flip-books, both on paper and on her tablet. This flip book has six different original animations, and if you're into stop motion or flip-book animations, it's a really interesting book - you can learn a lot about doing your own animations.The design is brilliant - the end of each page has one of three different notches. So there's three different positions to place your finger when flipping - and three different clips. Then flip it over and you have another three clips.

The media could not be loaded. Flipboku Bendito Machine Flipbook is a Magic Flipbook with 6 Animations and Optical Illusions. Enjoy the thumb cinema by quickly flipping the pages with your thumb to generate an illusion of movement. Each of the sequences appear in a different color. People can not resist picking it up and flipping.

The media could not be loaded. Such a clever and captivating design. We are dorks in my family and love flip books. I’ve purchased many make-your-own kits and the kiddos have enjoyed creating their personal designs. Never before have we thought to indent the tabs of the pages to get several different books in one. It’s very unique! Each side has 3 tabs that provide 3 stories so you get 6 in all. The art is fantasy and futuristic. This would make a fun stocking stuffer or little add-on gift to the art lover in your life.

You will definitely not be bored with this flipbook. 6 short stories with a funny point and an ingenious trick to flip through a flipbook. Definitely recommend!