Law of Inverse

Spinning top secret or “Top Secret” :

The law of inverse.

The concept for the law of inverse is balancing at opposite direction of gravity. No expert would consider the concept is right for the job done by spinning tops for two main reasons:

a. Spinning top is believed using gyroscope physics for balancing task, which is very different from the balancing method used by human or robot, which is Inverted Pendulum Balancing in technical term.

b. Spinning top do not have a balance system, which is required for balancing done by human or balancing robot robot.

To correct the misconception about spinning top physics, readers need to look through three different spinning top observations as shown in below:

Phenomenon #1 from local observation :

When we playing spinning tops, anything view-able is considered as the local views. Let's say there three people playing spinning tops at three different location far away from each other at the same time. Fig. 5a is a local view of the Person L playing spinning top at Los Angeles. Fig. 5b is the Person N plays spinning top at New York, and the Person P in Fig. 5c plays spinning top at Paris. To players, the perception for spinning top is always playing upright or staying up. They also knows the the direction of gravity always pointing downward. It is very obvious that spinning top is balancing at the opposite direction of gravity just like human or robot balancing, but nobody is thinking enough why spinning top always play at opposite direction of gravity. No expert would believe spinning top is purposely balancing at opposite direction of gravity just like human or robot does. The new discovery claim that all spinning tops do has a goal to play at the opposite direction of gravity much like human and balancing robot do. Again, the spinning tops do not have a balance system, but it does not prevent them to have the purpose of balancing at the opposite direction of gravity. The invention of inverting top is for demonstrating spinning top able to have a goal of playing at opposite direction of gravity.

Phenomenon #2 from a global observation:

Let us take look at the same three spinning tops playing at three different locations from a global point of view. The all spinning tops in Fig.6 is the same spinning tops in Fig.5, the only difference is global view allowing us to observe spinning tops in one view instead of three separate views. The relationship between three tops in global provide much better observation than local views. The directions for upright in location Fig. 6a, 6b, & 6c are no longer the same; different locations have different upright directions because each location has its own direction of gravity. The only way we could define upright direction for each location by knowing the direction of gravity at particular location first because upright direction is always opposites to the direction of gravity. If spinning top is not balance at the upright direction, it is considered a tilting direction.

The word “opposite” is the key term for the law of inverse. We could not realize the importance of the novel law until we think about our planet is dynamic rather than static. Due self spin of earth, the direction of our gravity change for 180 degrees in 12 hours time, or 45 degrees every 3 hours shown in Fig. 6d. It mean balance direction of spinning top has to change 45 degrees in order to stay at upright direction.

From Fig. 6e-6l to Fig.7 is the time frame global view. Let us investigate how negative for the law of angular momentum to help spinning tops staying up in time frame global view. Fig. 6e, or Fig. 7a, is time zero for spinning top play at upright direction. Everything look good for law of angular momentum for now, however one hours later in Fig. 6f & Fig. 7b , the direction of gravity change for 15 degrees and upright direction for the gravity has to change the same degrees also because upright direction is always opposite to direction of gravity. Base on the law of angular momentum, the balance direction of spinning top should not change or stay in the same direction as at time zero in Fig. 6e or Fig.7. In the local view , the spinning top is 15 degree tilting away from upright direction. It is very obvious that the angular momentum makes spinning top falling rather than help to stay at upright position. Another hours pass by in Fig. 6g or Fig. 7c, top would tilting away from upright direction for 30 degrees. The detail local view Fig. 6l or Fig. 7d shows the spinning top is 30 degrees tilting away from the vertical direction. Our science has been mistakenly giving credit to the angular momentum for the work of spinning tops for more than two or three hundreds.

If the law of angular momentum could not explain the work of spinning top, there must be other law out there in the nature responsible for the work of spinning top. The idea of balancing at opposite direction works well for human or balancing robot, it is worthy to try the same strategy for spinning tops to find out how well it could work. Fig.6e, or Fig.7a, is time zero for spinning top play at upright direction. One hours later in Fig.6h or Fig.7e, the direction of gravity change for 15 degrees and upright direction for the gravity has to change for the same degrees also because upright direction is alway opposite to direction of gravity. Base on the law of inverse, the spinning to is allowed to change from tiling to upright, so the spinning top is able to keep balancing at the opposite direction of gravity, just like the person next to the spinning top does. Another hour later or second hour in Fig.f, the direction of gravity has change for total 30 degrees counting from the time zeros. The spinning top still balance at upright direction. The law of inverse not only take responsibility to keep spinning top staying up, but also has to overcome the negative effect from angular momentum. The third type of observation would demonstrate how spinning top able to move from tilting direction to upright direction.

Phenomenon #3 from self rising observation:

When a spinning top start a play at tilt direction, it could play in two possible ways:

1. Keep Playing at tilt direction until most spinning energy is gone before falling . from tilting of Fig. 8a and keep play at tilting for short period of time of Fig. 8b and then falling quickly Fig. 8c.

2. The second choice is moving from tilting in Fig. 8a into upright direction in Fig. 8d (self rising), and then stay at upright direction Fig. 8e for a longer period of time. Once most of the spinning energy consumed, playing of spinning top start to change from upright direction back into a tilted direction Fig. 8f. For a short period of time, and then finally fall in Fig. 8c.

Changing from a tilting direction into upright is also known as " self rising", and it is a “smart” choice for spinning tops because the playing time last much longer at upright position. Balance at tilting direction cost much more energy than playing at upright direction.

The self rising phenomenon have been one of biggest puzzle for physics experts because it against the law of angular momentum. Some excuses have been used for explanation of spinning top defying the law, but none of them has good experimental support for the excuse. The novel law of inverse offer a perfect and simple explanation for self rising phenomenon. The word “simple” in here means that anybody with high school physics level should be able to understand how spinning top is able to defy the law of angular momentum. The logic behind the law of inverse would be explained in page of " Novel theory "

How does spinning top change from tilting position into upright position?

Unlike human or robot balancing(changing from a tilting direction to the upright directly and quickly), spinning tops do self rising through a slow process of a precession, which allow spinning top move from tilting position to less and less tilting position gradually until reaching the upright position. The YouTube video title Spinning tops draw patterns like Spirograph or link: https://youtu.be/ZPIU7i1VERw shows how precession help spinning top changing from tilt to upright in about 17 second.

Fig. 9 are sequential snapshots from the video link: https://youtu.be/ZPIU7i1VERw. It takes 17 second to change from tilt to upright. At time 0:03 in Fig. 9a, the spinning top just start the playing at a tilting direction; after processioning for 5 second to the time 0:08 in Fig. 9b, the tilling degree become less than the initial degree. There are two snapshot at time 0:08, one tilting toward right and the other tilting toward left. The reason for tilting at different direction is because tilting axis spiral around vertical line during precession until reach upright direction.At time 0:13 in Fig. 9c, it is close to upright direction or small tilting. At time 0:20, spinning top have achieve its goal: balance at upright direction or close to zero degree of tilting. No more significant precession at this point. The easier way to understand precession by considering it as a spiral upward until upright direction achieved.

Three phase for playing spinning top:

Phase I : precession upward from tilting direction Fig.9a to to upright position in Fig.9d. If a spinning top start at upright position, there is no need for the phase I, so it begin the second phase directly.

Phase II: stay at upright position Fig.9d until not enough energy left for staying up.

Phase III: from upright Fig. 9d to fall Fig. 9e. It is also the precession phase but is is precessing downward. This phase is usually short due to shortage of energy.

The similarity between phase I and II the the precession, the difference is that phase I moving upward and phase III is going downward. The reason for the downward is because the gravity always point down. Our science do not have a clue why spinning top able to precession upward for phase I. There is a unknown force force making spinning top processing upward. The direction of unknown force should be upward directly or indirectly. The strength of the unknown force should be stronger than gravity force. If it equals to gravity force, the precession neither go up or down. If it is smaller than gravity, precession still go down.

Our science mistake in spinning top physics:

moving from tilting direction Fig. 9a to upright position Fig.9d is equivalent as change the center of gravity from lower position to higher. Moving the center of gravity to higher require a work or force to overcome gravity effect. Our science could not identify the force for the work; the physics experts knows the problem for very long time, they do not want to admit the unknown force is unknown, so they use frictions force for cover up the unknown. This is a very bad behave for the progress of our science because it prevents our curiosity investigating the problem. By pure luck, the author notice the frictions force is not logic enough to explain the the phase I, so he build a first experimental device to test if frictional force responsible the work of phase I. The test result is negative for friction explanation. Then, the author build a second experimental device to test his personal theory against the friction excuse, again the test results is negative for frictions explanation and confirm the unknown force is unknown to our science. The second experimental device become an invention named “inverting top” with patent #.

Below are snapshots from more self rising spinning top On YouTube video, and click the video link to see spinning top defying the law of physics.

Fig. 10 are snap shot from video How To Make A Pencil Spin Top or link: https://youtu.be/FDLpzenoEkA Fig. 10a is from time 3:40 and Fig. 10b is from time 3:45. It takes 5 second to change from tilt to upright.

Fig. 8 are snap shot from video "Handmade wooden spinning top" or link: https://youtu.be/J8i_DozU51U

Fig. 8a is at time 0:13, and Fig. 8b is from time 0:22. It takes 9 second to change from tilt to upright.

Fig. 12 are snap shot from video Gyroscopes Precess UPWARDS on Low Friction & Rotating Surfaces or link: https://youtu.be/mPCZbJHWZB0 Fig. 10a is the shot from time 4:52 and Fig. 10b is from time 6:41. The name for this device is gyroscope, actually it works as a spinning top because the single contact point. It takes 49 second to change from tilt to upright.

Fig. 9 are snap shot from video SPINNING TOP: WITH A BUILT IN SURPRISE or link: https://youtu.be/MkbZcbsw0OY Fig. 13a is from time 0:13, and Fig. 13b is from time 0:22. It takes 9 second to change from tilt to upright.

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