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MacyMango
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Oct 8, 2016
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What are these for? Just curious. Is the thrill from the balance and spinning or is it for thinking and brainstorming.
Oct 8, 2016
DmitryN
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Oct 10, 2016
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MacyMangoIt's how you find out if you're in a dream or not
Oct 10, 2016
mattbloom
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Oct 14, 2016
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MacyMangoI encourage you to read the interview above. Will Cutler talks a lot about the appeal of spinning tops, and the various uses of tops, outside of spinning them. It's a great read.
Oct 14, 2016
Bufourd
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Nov 7, 2016
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MacyMangoIn my case, these spinning tops and handspinners helped me with stress. I was in a major accident where a person was killed. And just the smoothness and the balance of them does something to help me shut my thoughts off. It was an accident and not my fault. But thats no matter, your thoughts will take you to some dark places when something like that happens. So they have really helped me in a big way. Not sure why, they just do.
Nov 7, 2016
Mr.Dusty
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Nov 15, 2016
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DmitryNInception, huh
Nov 15, 2016
BF_Hammer
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Mar 6, 2017
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MacyMangoI don't fully understand the appeal myself. It's basically just finger-tops, so there is no real tricks you can do with them like you can with a regular spin-top that you throw with a string. Just spin and wait watch. I even wonder about the geographical breakdown of sales. Do they sell better in Colorado, California, and Oregon? Something to do after you smoked one and the pizza isn't quite ready?
More seriously, I can't criticize too much as I have my share of trophies and prizes from minor yo-yo and spin-top contests from earlier in my life. You can spend too much on yo-yos seeking better performance (and I have), but that is in the quest to be able to do more tricks. I even know one of the customers where I service office equipment has a sizeable collection of finger tops, but mostly of the wood and plastic variety. I have not seen any of these brass/bronze/aluminium tops on his desk. I have offered to teach him how to throw a real spin-top sometime.
Mar 6, 2017
waselesa
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Mar 29, 2017
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MacyMangoyou have to spin one you will understand or not
Mar 29, 2017
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