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2. Spinning top - Wikipedia

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   A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few seconds, spin upright for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as it loses ...

3. List of skill toys - Wikipedia

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   The yo-yo is an example of a skill toy. A skill toy is an object or theatrical prop used for dexterity play or an object manipulation performance. A skill toy can be any static or inanimate object with which a person dances, manipulates, spins, tosses, or simply plays.

4. Whirligig - Wikipedia

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   Many a child of the Great Depression from the southern Appalachians and Ozarks remembers a button or token, or coin and a string as the primary spinning toy of their youth. [citation needed] Button whirligigs are simple spinning toys whereby two looped ends of twisting thread are pulled with both arms, causing the button to spin.

5. Gee-haw whammy diddle - Wikipedia

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   Spinning gee-haw whammy diddle The gee-haw whammy diddle. A gee-haw whammy diddle is a mechanical toy consisting of two wooden sticks. One has a series of notches cut transversely along its side and a smaller wooden stick or a propeller attached to the end with a nail or pin. This stick is held stationary in one hand with the notches up, and ...

6. Wizzzer - Wikipedia

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   The Wizzzer or Wiz-z-zer is a gyrostat toy introduced by Mattel Toymakers in 1969, and introduced the spinning top to modern children. The "twist" (innovation) was the use of a super-spinning, high-tech bearing, that allowed the top to spin at very high speed and remain standing for a long period of time. This top did not rely on a string to ...

7. List of toys - Wikipedia

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   Hoops have been a popular toy across a variety of cultures since antiquity.. This article is a list of toys, toy sets, and toy systems; the toys included are widely popular (either currently or historically) and provide illustrative examples of specific types of toys.