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The only object that defies gravity by refusing to stand still.
means The highest point, surface, or part of something — or, as a noun, a spinning toy that stays upright only while it whirls.
from From Old English 'topp,' meaning the summit or crest of something, and shared across the Germanic family — cousins survive in Dutch 'top' and German 'Zopf' (a tuft or braid). The spinning-toy sense grew from the same idea of a point or crown, the bit that sits up high and turns. The clothing 'top' is much later, simply the garment for the upper half of the body.
- physics trick
- Spinning creates gyroscopic stability that fights falling over
- ancient toy
- Spinning tops predate the wheel in some cultures
- clay relics
- Tops found in Iraq date back 5,500 years
- sleep myth
- A perfectly balanced top appears motionless, called sleeping
- casino cousin
- The dreidel is a four-sided gambling top
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