Though trompos have traditionally been cone-shaped, there are also diverse variations in trompo form across regions. The trompo's form has varied enormously throughout history. This general motion is largely shared among many trompo variants, but differences in several design parameters (such as the mass distribution, friction between the bottom point and the ground, and the spinning method) can still lead to significant variation in the aforementioned variables. Soon the trompo becomes fully unbalanced and it falls to the ground, rolling until it comes to rest. The fall is also directly proportional to the magnitude of the force of gravity and is inversely proportional to the trompo's angular velocity.Īs air resistance and friction with the ground begin to slow the trompo's spin, its center of gravity begins to destabilize and the top's bottom point begins to trace a circular path with the ground. The fall of the top is directly proportional to the angle between the direction of gravity on the trompo and the top's axis of rotation. The gyroscopic effect allows the trompo to spin over its point until the force of gravity ends up at an angle with respect to the top's axis of rotation, causing a variation in the location of the center of gravity as the trompo undergoes precession (where the axis of rotation of the trompo moves in a circular path). There is also evidence that members of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations used trompos as well. There is historical evidence suggesting the existence of trompos as early as 4000 BCE, and trompos have been found on the bank of the Euphrates river, likely belonging to an ancient civilization. In Morocco it is called Trombia, and it is often made out of wood and painted in a reddish brown color. In Germany a Peitschenkreisel may also be called Doppisch, Dildop, Pindopp, Dilledopp, Triesel or Tanzknopf (roughly dancing top) In Japan, similar tops are known as koma, with most cities having a particular design. In India it is called Bugari (Kannada) children make these tops by nailing wood and spin them with twisted jute rope. In the Philippines, they are called trumpo or turumpo, while in Portugal they are called pião. In Spain, these toys may be called trompo or peonza, perinola, and pirinola. These toys are popular in Latin America where the name trompo emerged, but there are many different local names. The string may also be wound around the point while the trompo is spinning in order to control its position or even lift the spinning top to another surface. If the string is attached to a stick the rotation can be maintained by whipping the side of the body. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.Ī trompo is a top which is spun by winding a length of string around the body, and launching it so that lands spinning on its point.You should also add the template to the talk page.A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at ] see its history for attribution.

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