This is the top that spun 189 degrees on the way down. While I love Gerry's teaching on wind resistance and think that would be a good subject for videos, if you are trying to spin a top, wind is more something to overcome that use to your advantage.
I've given a lot of thought to this spin of...
It makes you wonder how that might affect a falling top. I've had them spin 180 degrees on the way down, sot he notch was pointing straight up... Have thought about experimenting with it to to get it down to a reliable technique and then use it when there is an offending branch on one side of a...
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AKA The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem
thought you and Spidy might be...
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