Mighty Beanz

Mighty Beanz are collectible toys manufactured by Moose Enterprises, a corporation headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Moose launched Mighty Beanz in the Australia market in 2002; the toy launched in the United States in summer, 2003. more...

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Mighty Beanz are no longer being produced, but they are sold regularly on online auction sites.

An individual Mighty Bean is a three dimensional ovaloid with small flat circular ends on either side, rather like a large plastic capsule, approximately one inch long. Each Bean is decorated with a character's likeness -- usually an animal, a monster or a caricatured human. Besides the five main series of Mighty Beanz, Moose also produced licensed Beanz based on Marvel superheroes, The Simpsons, Pokémon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Some Mighty Beanz caricature famous people, such as Elvis Presley (#1, "Rock N' Roll Bean"); Hulk Hogan (#17, "Tuff Bean"); Steve Irwin (#86, "Bush Ranger Bean"); Leonard Nimoy (#105, "Space Trek Bean"); and Pamela Anderson (#165, "Life Saver Bean").

The physics of Mighty Beanz

The toys are hollow and contain small, dense, magnetic spheres, which slide freely from end to end. A Mighty Bean can stand up on either end because the spheroid drops into whichever side is at the bottom.

When a Mighty Bean is placed on a slant, instead of simply sliding down, the Mighty Bean falls on its side, and the spheroid rolls down and up the other end. In doing this, the ball rolls slightly up the other side of the Mighty Bean, causing the centre of mass to shift away from the Mighty Bean's long base, making it fall over. It stands vertically for a moment, and repeats the process.

Series

Series 1: Beanz 1-60 (released in America July 2003, retired December 2003)

Series 2: Beanz 61-130

Series 3: Beanz 131-190

Series 4: Beanz 191-250

Series 5: Beanz 251-310

Marvel Series 1: 1-56 (released 2004)

Marvel Series 2: 57-116 (released 2005)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 29 Beanz (released 2004)

Pokémon: 60 Beanz (released 2005) (only in the USA)

The Simpsons: 40 Beanz

Disney (only in Australia)

NHL (only in Canada)

There is also a series of "Classic Mighty Beanz", updated versions of Beanz from the first two series.

Rare Beanz

Mighty Moose also produced "Limited Edition Moose Beanz" that aren't included in the usual series numbering. The Limited Edition Beanz are extremely rare. Moose Enterprises released 1000 of the following Limited Edition Beanz: Dr. Nutz Bean, Albino Bean, Space Invader Bean, Blastbot Bean, Skull Pirate Bean, Ghost Bean, Nose Picker Bean, Smiley Bean, Lightning Ranger Bean, Big OG Homie Bean, Medusa Bean, Pupil Bean, Chuck Bean, Squirmy Wormy Bean, Space Bug Bean, Loco Homie Bean, Zit Bean, G Dog Homie Bean, and Assassin Bean. Some were produced in even smaller numbers: Cyclops Bean, Gadgets Guy Bean, Secret Agent Bean, Double Agent Bean, Wizzy Bean, Lizzy Bean and Dizzy Bean (500 each), Scarecrow Bean (200 released) and Breakout Bean (100 released).

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