Insubordinate Tops

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These tops don't work. I should return them. These hemisperical tops flip themselves over and spin. Here is a short video of my inverting spinning top. When spun the top actually will invert itself and spin on the handle. Not a magic trick.

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Insubordinate Tops

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cool!
nice counter top too
By Bazil stagg drummond 1201226100 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7386351~~
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Nice :)
5 *

By SylvStalone 1206879028 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8253065~~
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lol
amazing :D
By Dagerse 1205457539 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7021900~~
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Where the hell
is Mario? He need this stuff to get a hard on!
By Serenity878 1204308002 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8115081~~
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cool
i had those things also :) they are pretty funny
By appeltaart 1201205453 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7729805~~
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5 stars
nice video man
By Furrukh 1201010672 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3052217~~
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trumpo!
call it in the philippines
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- i know what you mean:
  I saw a documentation about 20 years ago where the Phillipinos made whipping tops spin for several hours. No kidding
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WOW
The most amazing part is it turning up side down and still keep moving...cool..5 stars from me.
By tycoyoken 1200543787 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5873579~~
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its to do with centrafugal force
im just giving a point in the science direction
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- nope
  its becuase the centre of gravity is high when the top is sipinning with the stick touching the ground....
  
  thus to lower its centre of gravity, it flips round and spings the other way!
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