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Aquaticedge 09-24-2011 03:08 AM

Giant Wooden Spinning Top
 
It is not a Dreidle but it's still pretty damned awesome Giant wooden spinning top. [VIDEO]

catmandoo62 09-24-2011 04:32 PM

da man got skills!

sjh 09-24-2011 05:53 PM

I think the tops doing most of the work.

It's a fun video but I wouldn't be surprised it you or I could do it in a little bit.

Gyroscopes you know. Pretty amazing devices.

The Clk Man 09-24-2011 06:25 PM

Well that just took all the fun out of this thread. Not everything needs to be analyzed. :D

crs82 09-26-2011 10:32 AM

How did I know that's what that dude would look like? It's almost like a uniform they wear.

R Leo 09-26-2011 11:13 AM

You know what's really funny about that?

The other dude just strolling along through the background like he sees some guy doing fancy-assed tricks with a giant top on a string every day of the week.

G-Benz 09-26-2011 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Leo (Post 2797713)
You know what's really funny about that?

The other dude just strolling along through the background like he sees some guy doing fancy-assed tricks with a giant top on a string every day of the week.

That was funny to me too! :D

TMAllison 09-27-2011 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjh (Post 2796846)
I think the tops doing most of the work.

It's a fun video but I wouldn't be surprised it you or I could do it in a little bit.

Gyroscopes you know. Pretty amazing devices.

Isn't it centrifical force? I expect you'd have to practice quite a bit to be able to launch and spin it, let alone play with it up off the ground.....he obviously has more free time on his hands than you or I.

sjh 09-27-2011 11:43 PM

The physics of gyros is tricky.

Conservation of rotational momentum, cross products, etc.

The result is a spinning body has remarkable stability.


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