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24 alternatives to Metal Totem
The Incredible Spinning Top That Spins For Hours
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Metal Totem launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Windswept▲82The world’s first jewelry created using weather data
2016 · loveandrobots.com · its alternatives →
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Looks like Inception's Totem spinning forever :O
2016 · simplistyk.com · its alternatives →
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After years of making screwdrivers and teaching people to repair electronics, we just made our first electronic tool. It's been a journey for us to build while hewing to our repairable principles. We're really excited about it. It's a USB-C powered soldering iron and smart battery power hub. Super repairable, of course. Our goal is to make soldering so easy everyone can do it: https://www.ifixit.com/fixhub We didn’t want to make just another iron, so we spent years sweating the details and crafting something that met our exacting standards. This is a high-performance iron: it…
2024 · hackaday.com · its alternatives →
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Fidget Page▲242So spinny, so sparkly, impossible to spin just once
2022 · fidgetpage.com · its alternatives →
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OTTO▲87Smart milling machine. You know, for herbs and stuff.
2018 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Rhei is a dynamic installation, an animated sculpture, an idea expressed in the form of a minimalistic, digital clock.
2015 · hellorhei.com · its alternatives →
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Never be bored again at your standing desk
2021 · fidgity.com · its alternatives →
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Copper is an operating system for robots - build, run, and replay your entire robot deterministically. - Home · copper-project/copper-rs Wiki
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Modern, minimal race track art on wood and metal.
2020 · standingstartco.com · its alternatives →
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All-in-one kits to build a mechanical watch.
2020 · rotatewatches.com · its alternatives →
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My motivation was pretty simple: every “spinning ring” I tried felt a bit fake. They don’t actually spin — not like a real bearing. So I wanted to see if I could make one that truly does. At the end of the day it’s still just a ring. A small, minimal piece of jewelry. But it happens to hide a tiny bearing that can hit around 800 RPM with a single flick. That contrast is what makes it fun. The way I think about it is this: it’s like a normal-looking car that quietly turns out to fly. Nothing loud or showy — until you decide to reveal what it can actually do. If you’ve used a good fidget…
Dec 2025 · its alternatives →
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Smallest and coolest electronic skateboards
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Windstatic▲132Free Tailwind & Alpine elements/layouts ready to copy-paste
2023 · windstatic.com · its alternatives →
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Over the past few months I’ve been experimenting with how small a functional bearing-based mechanism can get while still feeling smooth, durable, and useful. This project started from a simple question: How thin can a real, free-spinning bearing be while still handling continuous rotation? Most “spinner rings” you see online cheat by simulating rotation — there’s no real bearing, just loose tolerance metal sliding on metal. True micro-bearing rotation needs precision, tight tolerances, and high surface finish, which is difficult when everything needs to be wearable on a finger. So I tried to…
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
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Etch Clock▲94Modern clock that looks like it's etched from clay
2016 · etchclock.com · its alternatives →
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High-speed rotation of a professional-grade spinner.
Jul 2026 · motivationnyou.com · its alternatives →
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Reconceptualizing exotic wood and steel watches
2017 · instagram.com · its alternatives →
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CNC-Machined--Simple, Elegant and built to last Forever.
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Spin Lab▲44Hey HN, I built Spin Lab: a browser-based interactive explainer for table-tennis spin. It visualizes topspin/backspin, spin rate, ball trajectory, bounce behavior, and why the opponent’s return reacts the way it does. I built it because spin is central to table tennis, but most explanations are either too hand-wavy or too static. Thanks Fable, we miss you
Jun 2026 · srijanshukla.com · its alternatives →
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