Self-orienting stroboscopic animation system

A rotatable stroboscopic animation device comprising:

• a rotatable base portion wherein the base portion is rotatable at an angular velocity;
• at least one light source retained to illuminate the base portion;
• an angular velocity dependent flashing system for flashing the at least one light source according to a predetermined flash mode of the at least one light source dependent on the angular velocity of the base portion;
• a flash mode selection mechanism for selecting a flash mode of the at least one light source from among a plurality of flash modes wherein the flash mode selection mechanism comprises a manual flash mode selection mechanism, wherein the base portion has an upper disk and a lower disk, wherein the upper disk and the lower disk are relatively pivotable, and wherein the flash mode selection mechanism is operable by a relative pivoting between the upper disk and the lower disk.

A rotatable stroboscopic animation device comprising:

• a rotatable base portion wherein the base portion is rotatable at an angular velocity;
• at least one light source retained by the rotatable base portion to rotate with the rotatable base portion to illuminate the rotatable base portion;
• a flashing system for flashing the at least one light source according to a predetermined flash mode of the plurality of light sources;
• and
• a flash mode selection mechanism for selecting a predetermined flash mode of the at least one light source from among a plurality of predetermined flash modes;
• wherein the flash mode selection mechanism comprises a manual flash mode selection mechanism wherein the base portion has an upper disk and a lower disk, wherein the upper disk and the lower disk are relatively pivotable, and wherein the flash mode selection mechanism is operable by a relative pivoting between the upper disk and the lower disk.