Inception Top Showdown

By request of user xPhaze, here is an Inception top showdown of the two best Inception top replicas available on ebay. The names in front of each top are the user names of each seller.

Explanation: You can't go wrong with either of these tops. They are both in the top 5% of all my spinning tops that can spin over 3 minutes and are two of four tops in my entire collection that can spin over 4 minutes (the third is an aluminum top which is on my videos page and the last being the Quark Top, which can spin for about 15 minutes).

So, if you can buy both, do it. However, if you can only choose one, keep in mind that while the top by Travis Jonak spins slightly longer in this video, I filmed this five times and got different results each time. I went with this video because it shows both tops spinning for over 4 1/2 minutes. Which top you'll get to spin longer depends on your skill at spinning. The one by Travis Jonak has more mass, but is harder to spin well. On the other hand, the one by bluebird 28150 is easier to spin and to get spinning straight, but has less mass. It took me a few tries to get the one by travisjonak to spin that long.

Personally, I like the one by bluebird28150 best. It's easier to spin for a long time and the shape more closely matches the movie (which looks a little nicer, in my opinion). The top by travisjonak has more mass that can help it spin longer but also makes it harder to spin well. Obviously, I have both, I like both, and I recommend both. If you can only choose one, look at the video and take the previous info into consideration and make your own choice. Either way, you'll get a top that can spin over 4 minutes.

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[Anthony883]

I dont understand.. is this real? How do they spin for so long.

[ledomira]

@Anthony883 If you think these spin a long time, check out the Quark top. I can get mine to spin over 15 minutes. These spin as long as they do because they are made of a uniform material (stainless steel) along with being lathed by computer on a CNC lathe. They also have adequate weight distribution and a low center of gravity. These do spin a long time in comparison to most tops, but they are most definitely real. It also helps that they're spinning on a concave mirror.

[StoneProductionsCP]

Are there any good tops available now, since neither Travis or Bluebird are selling?

[ledomira]

@StoneProductionsCP There are some other decent inception tops that can spin 2-3 minutes, but not that spin as long as these. I have other tops that can spin 4+ minutes, but they look completely different. I have a video of an aluminum top that I have extras of if you're interested, available in red, green, purple, black, and silver. They're $8 each. Check my video of it spinning.

[StoneProductionsCP]

@ledomira I mean good Inception tops. Are there any?

[ledomira]

@StoneProductionsCP I have another video of all my inception tops. I show their spinning and tell how long they spin. Besides those two, the only other two I have are by tomtop_uk (spins 1-2 minutes) and one by sales_doc that can spin for 3. Even the ones at inceptiontops (dot) com says their top only spins 3 minutes. If you want something close to the movie prop, it won't spin as long. My suggestion is to keep watching ebay until TJ or bluebird28150 start selling again.

[WyleyGump]

@Cast2278 if you contact me i will give you one with no price

[FeelTheGary]

Yeaaaah, i bought one from Travis before he stopped selling :D

[raw2008smackdown]

So there the same pretty much

[TheLittleGoldFishie]

are we in a dream???

[HooDwin12]

@Cast2278 get the one from shapeways it looks pretty authentic and spins pretty good

[Cast2278]

I have been trying to email Travis. I really want one of these.

[PismoLord]

forget my comment about the other guy not being legit. He and bluebird28150 are in business together, but kwes5255 will be selling them on ebay. you just have to keep watching, i just bought bluebird's and Travis's and I'm waiting for them to arrive.

[mrbigs2008]

@StoneProductionsCP actually i just got an email back today and he said he would be glad to send me one for $15.00