Abstract: A kaleidoscope is made by installing a kit of parts within a beverage bottle that has been altered by cutting off the bottom of the bottle. The kit includes multiple lens systems and reflective tubes that are sized, shaped and arranged to create a dazzling composite image. In some examples, the composite image includes a multifaceted reflection of an assortment of viewable items plus a halo-distortion of the items encircling the multifaceted reflection. In addition to collecting ambient light directly from an axial direction, the kaleidoscope collects reflected light from multiple radial directions as directed by a multifaceted light-gathering reflector surrounding a transparent object container that contains the viewable items.

Abstract: A kaleidoscope is made by installing a kit of parts within a beverage bottle that has been altered by cutting off the bottom of the bottle. The kit includes multiple lens systems and reflective tubes that are sized, shaped and arranged to create a dazzling composite image. In some examples, the composite image includes a multifaceted reflection of an assortment of viewable items plus a halo-distortion of the items encircling the multifaceted reflection. In addition to collecting ambient light directly from an axial direction, the kaleidoscope collects reflected light from multiple radial directions as directed by a multifaceted light-gathering reflector surrounding a transparent object container that contains the viewable items.