Let's See Who's Top Spins The Longest!

Do you like spinning tops? You know, those upside-down tree-like thingies that spin on their tip?

Tops aren’t just toys for children, they actually have a scientific explanation for why they spin. Ranging from teeny tiny ones to large ones, tops spin on usually iron tip, and stay upright because the torque is equal to the rate of change of angular momentum. You could consider it as magic.

You might also want to arrange a top spinning competition today, and on every second Wednesday in Oct, since that day would be International Top Spinning Day. No surprise, this day is for spinning tops, though I think it's a bit strange that a museum, the Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, created this day in 2003.

Now think again, do you like tops? I sure do, and if you want to discover different kinds, just visit https://puccimanuli.com/ and search for “spinning top”.