Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Spinning toys and tops have unusual behaviors. These behaviors all have to do with torque and angular momentum. Check out the full video - youtube.com/watch?v=1Tx7FgZuV3U&feature=youtu.be

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Creator: Dianna Cowern
Writer: Sophia Chen
Editor: Jabril Ashe
Animator: Kyle Norby

More resources:
nature.com/nature/journal/v416/n6879/pdf/416385a.pdf
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9120/48/1/51/pdf
rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/royprsa/462/2074/2897.full.pdf

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