i bought a couple of these because i thought they looked cool and i threw 'em in a glass punch bowl i had and put it on a bookshelf in the living room. it looks awesome!
they're decorative, sure, but guys can't seem to help themselves and toss the thing around like a ball, so it has unraveled a couple times, which is a little annoying, but you can just wind it up like yarn and it's good to go again. for the money, though... it's forgivable!