Lattu:
The History of the Spinning Top :
1) The spinning top has been in existence for thousands of years. Like many traditional games, such as marbles, the earliest tops are made from clay, and were discovered in the Middle Eastas early as 3500 BC, it is likely that children would have been spinning small rocks long before.
2) Later wooden spinning tops emerged in around 2000 BC, and early spinning tops made from bones have been found in Europe.
3) Those spinning tops were much simpler than many tops found in old fashioned toy shops today, and it did spin with a twist of the fingers.
4) It is such a surprising thing that a wooden top can balance itself on a point of a nail. It is because of what is known as the “Gyroscopic Effect”, which combines the universal laws of inertia (& momentum), friction and gravity, and the transference of potential to kinetic energy.
5) Spinning tops have been used throughout history for many purposes. Children have used them for centuries as toys and pastimes. They have also been used in prophecy, gambling and as gifts to honor the Gods, or in some cultures, as items to take into the afterlife. Today, spinning tops provide play and distraction. They are also used in tournaments and championships in games of skill as well as in role-playing games.
The other names for this game :
1) Bambaram in Karnataka / Tamil
2) Lattu in Urdu
3) Top in English
4) Bongaralu Aata in Andhra Pradesh
Requirenment for Top :
1) Wooden top ( coloring is an option. It could be made interesting by designing it in any way we need).
2) Pointed nail for getting the centre.
3) String which is useful for spinning the top, it is also used for lifting up the spinning top.
The History of the Spinning Top :
1) The spinning top has been in existence for thousands of years. Like many traditional games, such as marbles, the earliest tops are made from clay, and were discovered in the Middle Eastas early as 3500 BC, it is likely that children would have been spinning small rocks long before.
2) Later wooden spinning tops emerged in around 2000 BC, and early spinning tops made from bones have been found in Europe.
3) Those spinning tops were much simpler than many tops found in old fashioned toy shops today, and it did spin with a twist of the fingers.
4) It is such a surprising thing that a wooden top can balance itself on a point of a nail. It is because of what is known as the “Gyroscopic Effect”, which combines the universal laws of inertia (& momentum), friction and gravity, and the transference of potential to kinetic energy.
5) Spinning tops have been used throughout history for many purposes. Children have used them for centuries as toys and pastimes. They have also been used in prophecy, gambling and as gifts to honor the Gods, or in some cultures, as items to take into the afterlife. Today, spinning tops provide play and distraction. They are also used in tournaments and championships in games of skill as well as in role-playing games.
The other names for this game :
1) Bambaram in Karnataka / Tamil
2) Lattu in Urdu
3) Top in English
4) Bongaralu Aata in Andhra Pradesh
Requirenment for Top :
1) Wooden top ( coloring is an option. It could be made interesting by designing it in any way we need).
2) Pointed nail for getting the centre.
3) String which is useful for spinning the top, it is also used for lifting up the spinning top.
Below is a video made by Charles and Ray Eames on Tops:
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