How long can a top spin if spun really hard by a steady hand ?

Poll - Total Votes: 7

A long time

Forever

Not long at all

Not as long as it thinks it should

What the hell are you talking about ?

Shut up !

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I watch the world plod along as it marches towards infinity.
I'm pretty sure it won't last as long as it thinks it should.
But hey..., Who knows for sure about anything ?
Not me.
That's for sure.

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SomeMichGuy · M

If spun well & very balanced, made from a very homogeneous substance, and in a very good vacuum and floating (stably)...a much longer time than most people would imagine.

HikingMan · 51-55, M

@SomeMichGuy That is not this world, my friend.
That sounds like a fantasy world.

SomeMichGuy · M

@HikingMan Well, you are onto something by realizing that how you start a top spinning affects its time of spinning.

But what impedes it?

If the top is "ideal"--perfectly balanced--that helps a lot, because it won't tend to fall one way or another. That helps!

The interaction with the surface on which it spins is an influence, too; floating it (magnetically, for instance) makes removes any friction between the top & table/other surface.

The next thing is removing air currents & drag through that (thus, the vacuum).

At that point, you'd have an amazing setup, and you'd notice a very long spin time.

HikingMan · 51-55, M

@SomeMichGuy It's too bad the world was based upon an imperfect foundation known as humanity...

HikingMan · 51-55, M

I had thought this post might have gained a bit more traction and insight from the masses.

As often is the case..., I was wrong...

JerseyGal · 51-55, F

I think not as long as it thinks it should.

As for me.
I definitely do not know for sure about anything... 🤷‍♀️

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