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Penspinning : Thumbaround

The simplest trick...The pen spins around the thumb

PENSPINNER

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Step 1Find The Center Of The Gravity

The center of the gravity can be found easily...just by balancing the pen on a finger

Its Very good if the CoG (center Of Gravity) is in the same place as the CoP (Center Of Pen)

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16 comments

Feb 11, 2010. 2:10 AMchrisPS says:

can I has one of your pens??? :P

Mar 26, 2009. 1:22 PM___ says:

I'm having trouble catching it. Any advice?

May 18, 2009. 4:01 PMNando_Kommando says:

You may be trying it too fast, try slowing it down a bit. Hope that helps.

Mar 23, 2009. 9:06 PMtippmannphreak says:

This hot receptionist at my old boxing/MMA gym showed me this. I worked on it for about half a year and I'm pretty good now. I just randomly go it in class. Cool instructable!

Jan 23, 2009. 6:04 PMGibson_SG_95 says:

I got a new challange for you...
Spin an X-Acto knife >=)

Nov 15, 2008. 4:14 PMpyrokid says:

those ballsigns yours?

Nov 20, 2008. 7:34 AMPenSpinner (author) says:

I bought them at penwish.com a long time ago (I didnt know how easy it was to mod them myself )

Sep 19, 2008. 7:46 PMKrazyKow says:

I've been practicing for 20 min and I can almost do it. Although, maybe solving a Rubik's Cube in under a min is a factor :)

Sep 19, 2008. 7:56 PMKrazyKow says:

Lol i just did it...

Nov 8, 2007. 3:11 PMdchall8 says:

Assuming I can now spin a pen, how do I spin a basketball on one finger?

Nov 8, 2007. 10:45 PMPenSpinner (author) says:

Sry i dun know :P only do penspinning :P

Apr 25, 2008. 3:34 PMYummyPancakes says:

Thus the name.

:-)

Nov 7, 2007. 4:47 PMtyeo098 says:

I told this one Asian kid in my calc class, because the was flipping it back in forth... Two days later (A day, B day) he came into the class took the test that was that day, and during the test, i noticed and yelled WTF (actual wording of course) and the teacher was like WTF and I said I was sorry and sat down, after the test I asked him how he learned it... he said Instructables... I know offically hate Andy (not really hes a good friend) but it was funny, it took him 20mins to do what I STILL CANT DO!!!!! Great inst. by the way, even though I still cant do it...

Nov 8, 2007. 10:45 PMPenSpinner (author) says:

Took me a week to learn!!! (i watched tuts on youtube :D)

Nov 7, 2007. 2:10 PMSantas little helper says:

really hard, but good though

Nov 7, 2007. 1:35 PMrockyt says:

I've been trying to figure out how to do this since 95, and I still can't do even after view several instructions. Stoopid fingers!