Gyroscopic Lamp

Designed solely for the S.T.E.A.M technology challenge, Light It Up, this lamp was inspired by wondering if I could create something that would replicate swarming fireflies. Essentially its a lamp with gyroscopic moving parts intended for use inside and out (although its not waterproof so cannot be left outside).

The overall design of the lamp is based on a classic spherical screw cap bulb. I tried to make it look as good when operational as it does when not in use and seeing how night and day are fairly even in duration it was an important factor to consider during the design stage.
##How it works:

The lamp has 4 rings and a central orb connected with axles and bearings through which current flows. For every ring, every opposing axel is a positive and negative input, and so eventually electricity gets to the orb in the middle by linking the rings up (or so I thought, more on that later...)

Each ring has 12 yellow flicker LEDs and the orb in the center has 48 yellow flicke