The Tippe Top consists of a slightly flattened sphere, with a metal stem. It looks slightly like a small mushroom!
If you spin the top, it starts to slide and tip over. If you spin it fast enough, it will turn completely upside down, spinning on its stem.
This strange piece of physics was discovered by the German physicist Helen Sperl in 1891.
There are very cheap versions around, made of plastic, but this designer version is made of aluminium, and comes in an elegant foam surround with a cardboard sleeve.
The top is about 35mm high, and the designer and maker of the top is - appropriately enough - German.
Thats gonna be my inception toy if it dosent flip then im ina dream XD
that ending... its not a dream, tim..
There she blows, up side down. hmmmm
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AHAHAHAHA! He says "Fuckin hell" under his breath xD 0:26 Most likely need head/ear phones to hear it.
I love these things, they're fairly easy to get and fun to watch.
In the 70's or 80's these were popular in plastic. I've got a couple of them boxed up with my old toys. Yep, still a cool effect. :)
you can find a wonderful photo of Pauli and Bohr marveling at a tippie top
Love the stage lighting; nice touch!
I love how the lighting in these videos is the same as that in Excalibur.
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I'M DYING! "THERE SHE BLOWS"
Amazing cute little toy! I need to get me one of these! :D
There she blows
while we watch him play with toys
what blow mean?
Upside down
"One of my favorite toys" You mean every toy I've never seen before i saw these videos!!! I WANT IT ALL!!!
Very nice :-) Just ordered one ... Can't wait to try it and review it !
I love this guy his jolly accent gives me so much joy
i like how the light reflects off you the top when it is spun
I used to make these out of golf balls and steel tubes.
Hmm. Guess it wasn't a dream after all.
INCEPTION
YES! I'm not the only one enjoying Whose Line + Hendrik at the same time :D Talk about sleep deprivation!
0:30 haha "there she blows"
"upside down" hahahaha
"well crafted" bwahahahahahaha
Thats what she said. lol
extraordinary
+Red Berry Well that's quite unusual xD
What is this? Inception?
Is this all a dream?
+Mique Celli Yes. Tops didn't exist before that movie.
SO COOOL!
Why the fuck have I been watching these for hours...
I am now going to hear George Castanza in my head for the next 24 hours.
I love Seinfeld...no soup for you
"Tippe toe,tippe toe".
"No soup for you,come back one year."
A pretty good totem I think.
Burning sensation.
i am up at 4 AM watching an old man playing with a tippie top. screw my life.
i think what he is saying is; no, it does not scratch the table, if you saw any scratches it is just because it is an old table
Tippe Top on the Runny Kine!
good!!
-There she blows, upside down ! ,-Tim 2012
Near the end of the video I just heard Inception music in my head.
Anyone sure as to how this works? I assume the top is hollowed out on purpose to make the top of the handle the center of gravity?
I should get this for my inception totem
I watched till the end to make sure I wasn't dreaming...
that's studio lighting, it is to balance some colours in the shot. i think.
thats some inception shit right there
i love tippe top
I think all of your toys are your favorite toy :)
This guy would have some lucky grandchildren.
That's so fucking cool holy canoli
notice lights on the table
mushroom top!
good grief , now i have to have one ..........
He is saying that it will not scratch, the scratches you see are from before because the table is old.
I'm sure he says "fucking hell" at the 26 second mark...
I was worried I was still dreaming
All toys are science toys, all science is play.
I'm pretty sure he says "Okay"
"there she blows, up side down"
It's the same as the tippe top XL video, just a hint smaller :D
No. It's just an old table.
Holy crap
now we know how inception ends!
Tim - There she blows XD 0:30
I've had a few of these but made of plastic, hehe :3
He has 4 lights in his room 2 white 1 violet 1 green
Great quality! You guys should find the making of video. Awesome..
oh, it looked like "oh it doesnt matter if it gets scratched.. its old anyway" :P
I want to see this in slow motion
Go into the 'settings' tab on the video and play it as 0.25 speed.
"And there she blows"
What's with the diffrent colored lights?
its so cool I WANT THAT!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!111!!ONE
i would have used this in inception
does it scrathced the table?
How did the video end? Did the token wobble? IS THIS INCEPTION? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHh
My girlfriend loves the tippe top
I believe these originated in Japan. I received some as a gift from a Japanese guest and I think I remember him saying that they were a traditional toy over there, usually made of wood.
inception...
Phew ok good, I'm not dreaming.
he doesnt say that, he says ''again''
There she blows ..up side down... I like this position too
AAH! Demon magic!
You can do this with eggs, too.
Upside down, even.
Not only does this top flip upside down but it also reverses direction. Draw an arrow on it and you will see.
These things, I believe, are made in one operation on a dual-spindle CNC Swiss lathe...
no him say table old.
Hahaha he said and there she blows! Wait what?
Prawdziwy kształt ziemi
TippeTop Enojado...
Dear fellow Rigid Body Mechanics enjoyers. I know your pain.
can't imagine the complexity of the mechanics behind this, amazing little thing! (or maybe its actually simple and i'm being tricked? hmmm)
Simple physics bro
Itzael Meza Itzael if it's so simple care to elaborate? As I do not seem to understand this either.
I hade same thing, but it was made of wood.
It's not a dream!!
I AM ACTUALLY CRYING PAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Idk why but I jumped when it stopped spinning
I want to hang out with him. You should have a drawing, winner gets to have a day with Tim
Why does it turn over?
+Melinda Green arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0507198.pdf Good luck!
DANG JOS Reducing a problem to one with a known solution is a time-honored technique, but this one drags in quantum chromodynamics in the process. Holy crap!
Melinda Green Wait what?! Where in the paper was the QCD??
DANG JOS At the very end. What, you suggested it for me but didn't read it?
Melinda Green I saw your question and remembered seeing an explanation, so I found it and posted it for you. I did skim it over, but I am far too tied up with my own physics exams to thoroughly read it.
NOOOO NOT HENDRICK BALL NO NEVER AGAIN NOT BACK IN THIS TRAP AGAIN D:
Inception
It looks like a door knob, xD
Hahaha same
TIPPE TOPPA GURREN LAGANN!
Ho truck de ouf !!! 😳🤓🙃🙂
its only just one more clip one more clip... shit its 4 a.m. again ;/ what i'm doing with my life....
How many ''favourite'' toys do you have? lol
but still, if its an old table, did it scratch or not?
There she blows!