Research Article

Towards a Prototype of a Spherical Tippe Top

Table 1

Hand launched tippe top. Observed occurrences of the different types on 5 launches.

Depth setscrew 17.5 12.5 7.5 2.5 −2.5
0 5 10 15 20

Nontipping 5 3 0 0 0
Tipping 0 1 5 4 0
Hanging 0 1 0 1 5

Theory I (sphere) I IIa IIa IIb