Tag: theory
Technical LEGO: More centrifugal tops
I call the tops in this video “centrifugal tops” because they bear mechanisms designed...
Read MoreTechnical LEGO: Black and white spinning tops
Black and white patterns have a timeless allure. When embodied in a LEGO® spinning top, the...
Read MoreTechnical Lego: Gyrophonic sidewinder tops
Here I explore the influence of mass distribution and tip radius of curvature on spin-down...
Read MoreTechnical LEGO: Wind-up starters for 3-inch Relampago peg top
Peg tops are made to be started in midair with a string and a throw. Where the top lands —...
Read MoreThe movement of spinning tops
I have been amazed to see in how many different ways a spinning top can move while spinning; I...
Read MoreGyroscopic effect and precession explained
Gyroscopic effect and precession logically explained. No math here, but the logicality is...
Read MoreThe reason that spinning tops rise
I have read different things, (not many), and it seems like there are different ideas about this...
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