Spinning Top
The spinning top is designed to be spun rapidly on the
ground, the motion of which causes it to remain precisely balanced
on its tip because of inertia. Such toys have existed
since antiquity. Traditionally tops were constructed
of wood, sometimes with an iron tip,
and would be set in motion by aid of a string or
rope coiled around its axis which, when pulled
quickly, caused a rapid unwinding that would set the top in
motion.
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EATOY079a, b
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