The bizarre physics of tops



Spinning toys and tops have unusual behaviors. These behaviors all have to do with torque and angular momentum. Check out the full video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tx7FgZuV3U&feature=youtu.be Support Dianna during her recovery - patreon.com/physicsgirl http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Creator: Dianna Cowern Writer: Sophia Chen Editor: Jabril Ashe Animator: Kyle Norby More resources: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v416/n6879/pdf/416385a.pdf http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9120/48/1/51/pdf http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/royprsa/462/2074/2897.full.pdf Music: APM


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