Every parcel leaves our warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia.

Orders typically go out inside 1 business day, and deliveries within the USA generally land in 1-5 days.

Orders sent abroad normally need 7-21 days. Any customs duties that may apply are not covered by ZipString.

- ZipString

- 3 string loops, each a different size and color

- USB charging cable

- Instruction guide

- QR code that unlocks our trick library

- Wonderment

You read that correctly! Should ZipString somehow fail to deliver joy and wonderment for you, which is rare, you will get every cent back!

Get the details in our refund/return policy here.

Our ZipStrings are fully backed by us, so there is no need to go gentle with yours.

Find the full terms of our 1 Year device warranty here.

- Amusement

- Entertainment

- Wonderment

- Excitement

- Enjoyment

- Enthrallment

- Fulfillment

- Astonishment

- Bewilderment

- Engagement

- Enrichment

- Bafflement

- Statement

Is Zipment a real word? It deserves to be. :)

Take a look at the string loading instructions.

We suggest ages 8+. Still, with a grown-up watching, kids as young as 3 have enjoyed a ZipString, and plenty of grandmas rave about theirs. Lots of people consider it a must-have toy to carry in a handbag (no joke)!

Yes. While the string is in flight, go ahead and touch it with your fingers. It poses no danger.

As weeks go by, dust, grit, and pet fur can build up around the wheels. Give it a brush now and then to clear the dust. It also helps to keep the string off the floor.

With ordinary play, one charge gives you 3-4 hours.

No. Gravity makes the string settle into a vertical line every time. Visit our Science page to learn more. It is quite a neat effect.

Great question. With no air around, the string would simply fall straight down. The string needs air resistance, or drag, in order to fly.

If gravity were missing, the string loop could spin in whichever direction lines up with the device.

After ZipString reached full speed, with neither gravity nor air drag, the string loop would settle into a perfect circle.

Eight years back, a high school teacher called Bruce Yaney posted a YouTube video of a tabletop machine he built to shoot string into the air. Then in December 2020, Stephen needed a concept for a Georgia Tech contest, which required building a machine no bigger than a credit card in footprint. He recalled Bruce Yaney's machine from years earlier, shrank it down, and added a battery so you could hold it in your hand. Stephen took the hackathon prize, and that is how the very first ZipString came to life!

Ah, you probably mean “String Thing”. That gadget flung a short, heavy piece of paracord, and the rope was tossed upward by its own momentum. A fun trick, but nothing was truly flying. Head to our Science page to see how the string of a ZipString really flies.

They say imitation is the sincerest flattery, so what do we call fake impersonation?

Creating something new is never inexpensive. It takes plenty of effort and time. ZipString went through countless versions before reaching its current form, so we do not fear competitors. What upsets us is that copycats and scammers exploit the buzz and hurt people who are excited about ZipString.

Learn more here

See the Science page

Safety was designed in from day one. During operation, the device keeps checking how much load the string is under. If anything pushes the string past its limits, the motors shut off at once and the button is released too. ZipString will not run again until the user lets go of the button and presses it a second time.

Technically yes, though it is harder than it sounds. Our Science page explains why the string really flies.

Find a lightweight string with the correct thickness, rough it up until it is a little fuzzy, and then join the ends without a visible seam. That should do the trick.

Splicing string is fiddly, so we actually built our own splicing machine to keep the joins silent.