It is common to think of a top spinning about a pointed tip or a rounded tip. Suppose there is a flat disk as the tip!
You can download a short demonstration video by right-clicking on the icon below and selecting 'save'.
Windows media audio/video file, duration 23 sec, 720 × 576 pixels, 1.79 MB. Video by Jim McGovern.
© Jim McGovern 2008
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