Hourglasses are mesmerizing. Magnets are mesmerizing. Put them together, and you can’t look away! Inside this masterfully crafted hourglass, at first glance, appears to be simple black sand. It looks like sand, it moves like sand – It must be sand. Flip it over and place it atop the wooden base with the built-in magnet – Suddenly, something strange happens. The alleged “sand” magically stands up like an amazing stalagmite! Keep watching and pretty soon (after one minute to be precise) you’re left with a fuzzy ball of iron filings holding the hourglass and the base together. If you want time to fly by fast, just keeping flipping the Magnetic Hourglass! (It’s your own personal time machine!) Magnetic Sand Hourglass Hour glass full of iron filings with magnetic base Mesmerizing to watch over and over again Iron filings stack up like a stalagmite as they fall to the magnetic base Hourglass and wooden base beautifully crafted – Looks like a piece of art Includes Hourglass filled with iron filings, magnetic base High quality craftsmanship, designed for lasting enjoyment