Tippe Tops and Rattlebacks - QI: Series K Episode 16 Preview - BBC

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[stitcha]

1:37 What an incredible call back to 1:16. I don't know why I find that impressive and polite of Fry.

[multifacetedabnormal]

The top flips like that because it’s rotating on three axis instead of just one or two. The shape allows it to access and rotate along a third intermediate axis thus turning over on its end. If the shape didn’t change and both sides were the same, it would eventually flip back and continue in this way until momentum is exhausted.

[hugorune]

Simple explanation... the rotation of the planet Earth

[auturgicflosculator]

About the most fun I had in school was machining tops in metal shop...was kind of obsessed, and ended up using around 5 meters of aluminum round stock. The teacher finally banned me from making any more.

[ThomasLanphier]

I would definitely watch this show! Darn it, I live in the United States.

[kenhood]

I’m just curious if you spun a rattle back in the Southern Hemisphere would it react in the opposite direction?!.🤷🏻‍♂️

[zylifv]

wish they would shut up whilst being shown a video and a demonstration

[markdstump]

The Earth's magnetic field has reversed, and can be expected to reverse again in time: the woman alluding to this sounds confused about what she'd heard/read.

[sibby]

Great to see a show with all 3 guests being female

[gaia]

I swear the comment section lower the IQ of the program

[OdditiesandRarities]

Notice that's there aren't as many laughs as usual in this clip. Then notice that there are mainly women in this episode. Women always seem to be a bit more serious than men, even if they are comedians.

[rodrigezgozalo]

This show uses "moronspouted subjective giggle banter" to draw the t.v zombie into a false sense of knowledge wellbeing by fusing cheap stand up garbageisms with toyfactual textbook graphititis and thus creating "beebification of the feeburbs"and gratifiying the pro licence lobbits.Regards, Proffessor Rob Telfish...Media studies Wakefield college of Origami Leeds.

[OdditiesandRarities]

Notice that's there aren't as many laughs as usual in this clip. Then notice that there are mainly women in this episode. Women always seem to be a bit more serious than men, even if they are comedians.