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rug

(82,333 posts) Tue Apr 25, 2017, 06:24 PM Apr 2017

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There must be an equation for this.

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There must be an equation for this. (Original Post) rug Apr 2017 OP

My guess: The spindle is magnetized. ret5hd Apr 2017 #1

I don't know but that's a good guess. rug Apr 2017 #2

It's a magnetized Phillips Bit #0. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #4

How can you tell? rug Apr 2017 #6

Eyes. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #7

Just kidding. It's a 1946 Hoy-Poy top toy, a piece of kinetic art. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #8

It's a NASCAR equation. hay rick Apr 2017 #3

Cool! Nitram Apr 2017 #5

Like a Whee-lo, one of my favorite toys as a kid. hunter Apr 2017 #9

That was one of my favorites genxlib Apr 2017 #11

M + T equals S squared. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #10

ret5hd

(20,524 posts)

1. My guess: The spindle is magnetized.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 07:05 PM

Apr 2017

rug

(82,333 posts)

2. I don't know but that's a good guess.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 07:07 PM

Apr 2017

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

4. It's a magnetized Phillips Bit #0.

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 12:46 PM

Apr 2017

rug

(82,333 posts)

6. How can you tell?

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 05:11 PM

Apr 2017

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

7. Eyes.

Reply to rug (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 05:52 PM

Apr 2017

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

8. Just kidding. It's a 1946 Hoy-Poy top toy, a piece of kinetic art.

Reply to rug (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 05:56 PM

Apr 2017

The instragram feed has an explanation of the device.

The magnetic bit I described has the same dimensions and would serve the same purpose.

hay rick

(7,643 posts)

3. It's a NASCAR equation.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 07:44 PM

Apr 2017

Spin fast, turn right.

Nitram

(22,892 posts)

5. Cool!

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 03:34 PM

Apr 2017

hunter

(38,328 posts)

9. Like a Whee-lo, one of my favorite toys as a kid.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 09:02 PM

Apr 2017

It came with cardboard cutout spirals and other designs you could put on the wheel and I used to make my own too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whee-lo

genxlib

(5,542 posts)

11. That was one of my favorites

Reply to hunter (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 10:15 PM

Apr 2017

I could get it going so fast it could hurt you if it slipped off the track.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

10. M + T equals S squared.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 10:01 PM

Apr 2017

Man + Time = Silliness squared!

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