Spinning top
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spinning-top-205-14050977
title:
Spinning top
text:
A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few seconds, spin upright for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as it loses energy, and finally tip over and roll on its side. Tops exist in many variations and materials, chiefly wood, metal, and plastic, often with a metal tip. They
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Spinning toy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_top
date created:
2003-08-22T04:29:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T09:40:16Z
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