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#1

Latest Spin / Re: BOLD predictions for 2025

Last post by the Earl of Whirl - January 16, 2025, 09:09:35 PM

Nope.  No inside information, but I do have another bold prediction.  Mike Hout decides to try to spin 100,000 tops in 2025.  All seems to be going well until early spring when both his arms and wrists give out from overuse.  With his arms in casts, he continues to attempt to spin with his legs and feet.  He finally fails badly with this but was last seen with tops in his mouth and trying to spin them with some sort of head flick.

#2

Non SpinTop Related / Re: Post your sunset..

Last post by ta0 - January 16, 2025, 07:27:53 AM

Today when I came past the grave of Gauss, I pulled my STB out of my pocket an gave it a spin on a bottle cap. Is it even visible the picture?
... And it was around sunset time..

I just now saw it:

#3

Trompo: foro en español - português / Re: Aparición sorpresa en la T...

Last post by ta0 - January 16, 2025, 06:03:35 AM

Otra visita a Uruguay. Siempre difícil decirle adiós a la familia (y al verano).


La goleta de 3 mástiles es el Capitán Miranda, el velero escuela de la armada nacional.



Escultura a la entrada de Punta del Este.

Estaban ofreciendo videos de 360 grados para turistas. Pensé en hacer un truco pero la plataforma era pequeña e hice esto:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE4nzFcRrr0

Perdí la conexión en el aeropuerto de Atlanta y tenía que entretenerme:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE4mCNBRK00

#4

Latest Spin / Re: BOLD predictions for 2025

Last post by ta0 - January 15, 2025, 04:03:12 PM

The Top Museum will host the 2025 U.S. Nationals in Burlington, Wiilsconsin.

Do you have any inside information?
If Judith is ready to host it, we would love to have it there.

#5

Collecting, Modding, Turning and Spin Science / Re: Dippy Top

Last post by Iacopo - January 15, 2025, 02:18:09 PM

I went for the hard boiled chicken egg:

Perfect, Ortwin !

#6

Latest Spin / Re: BOLD predictions for 2025

Last post by the Earl of Whirl - January 15, 2025, 01:44:52 PM

I will start.  The Top Museum will host the 2025 U.S. Nationals in Burlington, Wiilsconsin.  The Top Lady will secretly train and compete, much to the surprise of everyone.  Her routine will be flawless and she will win the national championship.  Everyone will not be happy, though, as several claim how it was so unfair because she had home field advantage.

#7

Latest Spin / BOLD predictions for 2025

Last post by the Earl of Whirl - January 15, 2025, 01:40:18 PM

USA Today newspaper had a great column at the beginning of this new year.  It was about bold predictions in the sports world for players and teams.  The more I looked at that the more it seemed like we could do the same....except for the top community.

#8

Collecting, Modding, Turning and Spin Science / Re: Dippy Top

Last post by ortwin - January 15, 2025, 09:59:45 AM

I went for the hard boiled chicken egg:


https://youtu.be/LIg1x-HmPEg

#9

Non SpinTop Related / Re: Post your sunset..

Last post by ta0 - January 15, 2025, 07:53:30 AM

Sunsets on the Atlantic and Pacific with just a couple of days in between:



That's Silvana, one of my sisters, in Punta del Este, Uruguay (where the Río de la Plata ends in the Atlantic).

You may wonder how the Atlantic was " looking  west" from South America. Uruguay's coast faces south, and the photo was taken from the west side of a peninsula.


Sunset on the Pacific, from Miraflores, Lima, Perú.

Had a 13.5 hours layover in Lima that I took advantage to visit the city.

#10

Latest Spin / Re: Festival Marines 2025

Last post by the Earl of Whirl - January 14, 2025, 11:08:01 PM

Love the posters!!!