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* Planets. If the Earth didn't spin the planet wouldn't be inhabitable as one side would be boiling hot while the other side would be near absolute zero.
** By the same token, if the Earth suddenly ''stopped'' spinning, it would likely be a doomsday situation as, for one, everyone (other than people in space stations) would get flung due east at over 1000 miles per hour. And that's only the beginning.
** By the same token, if the Earth suddenly ''stopped'' spinning, it would likely be a doomsday situation as, for one, everyone (other than people in space stations) would get flung due east at over 1000 miles per hour. And that's only the beginning.
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* Planets. If the Earth didn't spin spin, the planet wouldn't be inhabitable inhabitable, as one side would be boiling hot while the other side would be near absolute zero.
**zero. By the same token, if the Earth suddenly ''stopped'' spinning, it would likely be a doomsday situation as, for one, everyone (other than people in space stations) would get flung due east at over 1000 miles per hour. And that's only the beginning.
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* Superman spins from Clark Kent to Superman in later seasons of ''Series/LoisAndClark''.
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* Superman Franchise/{{Superman}} spins from Clark Kent to Superman in later seasons of ''Series/LoisAndClark''.
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***In said part 7, mastering the Spin will, unless you already have one, ''spontaneously give you a Stand'' (if you already have one, it gets upgraded).
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*** In ''Recap/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot'', the classic Doctors are nonplussed by the spinning TARDIS console:
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* ''Film/TheMask'' when the characters are on his TransformationSequence before entering on action.
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* WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Vinny has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA8NDuCP7l8 "SPEEEEN!" meme]], originally inspired by the spin attack in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' and quickly becoming an involuntary reaction to anything spinning -- particularly when it seems like it shouldn't be. Though once it became the chat's involuntary reaction as well, it started turning into the first DiscreditedMeme in quite a while (as also demonstrated in the video).
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* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'s'' signature Rasengan attack, Neji's Kaiten, Lee's Leaf Whirlwind, Kiba's Wolf-Fang Over Fang and Kakashi's Kamui. Uzumaki means whirlpool, Naruto means Maelstrom, the Uzumaki clan symbol is a spiral. The symbol of Hidden Leaf has a spiral included. Tobi's mask has a spiral pattern. [[spoiler:Uchiha Madara's]] fighting style.
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** Killer Bee, when he wields all [[MultiWielding seven of his swords]], attacks by spinning around in bizarre and unpredictable fashion.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy often makes a lot of his normal attacks stronger simply by twisting his limbs. Gum-Gum Rifle is pretty much just Bullet, but with the fist releasing the twist. Gum-Gum Pinwheel might be the most simple, with Luffy simply twisting his body around, grabbing the foe, and unleashing. Luffy's peak use of this is when he uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Crocodile]] with his Gum-Gum Storm, continually spinning while using a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]] to perpetually pummel him until he breaks through the ceiling of the underground chamber they were fighting in and up into the streets of [[spoiler:Alabasta]].
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** Killer Bee, when he wields all [[MultiWielding seven of his swords]], attacks by spinning around in bizarre and unpredictable fashion.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy often makes a lot of his normal attacks stronger simply by twisting his limbs. Gum-Gum Rifle is pretty much just Bullet, but with the fist releasing the twist. Gum-Gum Pinwheel might be the most simple, with Luffy simply twisting his body around, grabbing the foe, and unleashing. Luffy's peak use of this is when he uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Crocodile]] with his Gum-Gum Storm, continually spinning while using a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]] to perpetually pummel him until he breaks through the ceiling of the underground chamber they were fighting in and up into the streets of [[spoiler:Alabasta]].
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* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'s'' signature Rasengan attack, Neji's Kaiten, Lee's Leaf Whirlwind, Kiba's Wolf-Fang Over Fang and Kakashi's Kamui. Uzumaki means whirlpool, Naruto means Maelstrom, the Uzumaki clan symbol is a spiral. The symbol of Hidden Leaf has a spiral included. Tobi's mask has a spiral pattern. [[spoiler:Uchiha Madara's]] fighting style.
%% Uchiha Madara's fighting style what? (Is there a spiral/spinning motif to it?)
**Killer Bee, when he wields all [[MultiWielding seven of his swords]], attacks by spinning around in bizarre and unpredictable fashion.
*In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** [[RubberMan Luffy]] often makes a lot of his normal attacks stronger simply by twisting his limbs. Gum-Gum Rifle is pretty much just Bullet, but with the fist releasing the twist. Gum-Gum Pinwheel might be the most simple, with Luffy simply twisting his body around, grabbing the foe, and unleashing. Luffy's peak use of this is when he uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Crocodile]] with his Gum-Gum Storm, continually spinning while using a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]] to perpetually pummel him until he breaks through the ceiling of the underground chamber they were fighting in and up into the streets of [[spoiler:Alabasta]].
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** [[RubberMan Luffy]] often makes a lot of his normal attacks stronger simply by twisting his limbs. Gum-Gum Rifle is pretty much just Bullet, but with the fist releasing the twist. Gum-Gum Pinwheel might be the most simple, with Luffy simply twisting his body around, grabbing the foe, and unleashing. Luffy's peak use of this is when he uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Crocodile]] with his Gum-Gum Storm, continually spinning while using a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]] to perpetually pummel him until he breaks through the ceiling of the underground chamber they were fighting in and up into the streets of [[spoiler:Alabasta]].
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''(While you're on this page, listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU You Spin Me Round.]] As the title of the page says, it will make the page even better. Why? Because spinning, that's why.)''
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''(While you're on this page, listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU You Spin Me Round.]] As the title of the page says, it It will make the page even better. Why? Because spinning, that's why.)''
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* ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has a spinning pizza disc.
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* ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has Both ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesDataEast'' and ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesStern'' have a spinning pizza disc.disc as a major gimmick.
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* In Jersey Jack Pinball's ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz'', Dorothy's house spins because it wouldn't be ''Oz'' without it. There's even a "Spin the House" mode to lampshade the point.
* Port Royal in ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is a spinning compass that flings pinballs about, hitting targets along the perimeter.
* Port Royal in ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is a spinning compass that flings pinballs about, hitting targets along the perimeter.
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* In Jersey Jack Pinball's Creator/JerseyJackPinball's ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz'', Dorothy's house spins because it wouldn't be ''Oz'' without it. There's even a "Spin the House" mode to lampshade the point.
* Port Royal in''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' Creator/{{Stern}}'s ''Pinball/{{Pirates of the Caribbean|Stern}}'' is a spinning compass that flings pinballs about, hitting targets along the perimeter.
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* Although it's certainly not better with spinning for [[TooDumbToLive the idiots who subject themselves to it]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry-go-round_of_death Merry-go-round of Death challenge]] certainly is spectacular! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6cwSLrxisY Demonstrated in this compilation video]], the challenge is reasonably simple - ride on a Merry-go-round and try to hold on for dear life while someone spins you by using a motorcycle's rear wheel against the ride's disc. Brave Website/DarwinAwards nominees attempting this challenge risk injuries that would normally be seen in fighter pilots, as over-G situations are very common; in addition, the Centrifugal force invoked from being spun at high speed gives plenty of chances for riders to literally be launched out of the ride at nearby objects.
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* In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'' Diana learns how to use a bit of magic to change from her civilian gear into her Franchise/WonderWoman costume by spinning.
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** In''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Volume 2]] Diana learns how to use a bit of magic to change from her civilian gear into her Franchise/WonderWoman Wonder Woman costume by spinning. spinning.
** ''[[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Wonder Woman 600]]'': Diana gets to finish out a story that had been left hanging from Volume 2 and her spinning transformation sequence to change out of her Wonder Woman is now complete with added pink sparkles.
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** ''[[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Wonder Woman 600]]'': Diana gets to finish out a story that had been left hanging from Volume 2 and her spinning transformation sequence to change out of her Wonder Woman is now complete with added pink sparkles.
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** Setsuna aka Pluto has a thing for spinning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDvKAPxCzo when she opens her Gate, when transforming, ''and'' when attacking.]] In her case it has more to do with her affiliation with time, particularly an analogue clock, considering one of her transformation sequences (when she's spinning, and viewed from above) is sometimes superimposed on a clock's face with her spin in sync with the clock's rotating hands.
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** Setsuna aka Pluto has a thing for spinning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDvKAPxCzo com/watch?v=IVDvKAPxCyyzo when she opens her Gate, when transforming, ''and'' when attacking.]] In her case it has more to do with her affiliation with time, particularly an analogue clock, considering one of her transformation sequences (when she's spinning, and viewed from above) is sometimes superimposed on a clock's face with her spin in sync with the clock's rotating hands.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'', John Thunder's Thunder Knife weapon system is essentially a gigantic circular saw, complete with spinning action, attached to a tank-like body.
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* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'': Mule Love is a Wonsoolsa, meaning that he can use certain [[AppliedPhlebotinum Shinsu]] techniques that require the Shinsu to spin.
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* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'': Mule Love is a Wonsoolsa, meaning that he can use certain [[AppliedPhlebotinum Shinsoo]] techniques that require the Shinsoo to spin.
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* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'': Mule Love is a Wonsoolsa, meaning that he can use certain [[AppliedPhlebotinum Shinsoo]] Shinsu]] techniques that require the Shinsoo Shinsu to spin.
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* Many [[SuperSpeed speedsters]] from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' are capable of spinning for short periods of time in order to create certain effects or to instantly change into their costume. Gyro, however, is a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who ''specializes'' in spinning. His powers make him function a lot like a human gyroscope.
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* Many [[SuperSpeed speedsters]] from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' are capable of spinning for short periods of time in order to create certain effects or to instantly change into their costume. Gyro, however, is a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who ''specializes'' in spinning. His powers make him function a lot like a human gyroscope.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin, as a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin, as a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
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* ''VideoGame/{{maimai}}'' has some charts that require your hand to follow slide notes that go around the circular screen. More difficult charts will require you to keep up with tap notes that spin the same way.
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Right round round round!''
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** ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel'' (''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'') is another season heavy on the spinning stuff, as the powerup items were [[StockNinjaWeaponry shuriken]] that the Rangers would insert in their equipment and spin to activate. They'd even [[CallingYourAttacks call out the activation]] with the phrase "Ninja spin!"
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* Many [[SuperSpeed speedsters]] from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' are capable of spinning for short periods of time in order to create certain effects or to instantly change into their costume. Gyro, however, is a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who ''specializes'' in spinning. His powers make him function a lot like a human gyroscope.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leekspin.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=leekspin&aq=f And its many, many knockoffs.]]
** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among the same lines, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=reispin&aq=f Reispin,]] from our very own fora.
** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among the same lines, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=reispin&aq=f Reispin,]] from our very own fora.
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* Many [[SuperSpeed speedsters]] from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' are capable of spinning for short periods of time in order to create certain effects or to instantly change into their costume. Gyro, however, is a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who ''specializes'' in spinning. His powers make him function a lot like a human gyroscope.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leekspin.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=leekspin&aq=f And its many, many knockoffs.]]
** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among the same lines, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=reispin&aq=f Reispin,]] from our very own fora.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leekspin.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=leekspin&aq=f And its many, many knockoffs.]]
** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among the same lines, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=reispin&aq=f Reispin,]] from our very own fora.
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** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin, as a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
* In the novel ''Franchise/StarTrek: Immortal Coil'' (a Data-centered story which revisits most of the various series's artificial-intelligence episodes), Dr. Soong discovers the android-making machine from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" He finds it fascinating... but can't figure out for the life of him ''why'' it spins around like that when it's working.
* In the novel ''Franchise/StarTrek: Immortal Coil'' (a Data-centered story which revisits most of the various series's artificial-intelligence episodes), Dr. Soong discovers the android-making machine from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" He finds it fascinating... but can't figure out for the life of him ''why'' it spins around like that when it's working.
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* In the novel ''Franchise/StarTrek: Immortal Coil'' (a Data-centered story which revisits most of the various series's artificial-intelligence episodes), Dr. Soong discovers the android-making machine from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" He finds it fascinating... but can't figure out for the life of him ''why'' it spins around like that when it's working.
* In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin. As a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
* In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin. As a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
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* ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'': "Cyber Boming", Jupiter's finishing move using the Cyber Thunder Arm.
* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the TARDIS is sometimes shown spinning while in the process of traveling through space-time (after dematerializing and before rematerializing).
** In the special "Planet of the Dead", the Doctor tracks Rhodium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.
* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the TARDIS is sometimes shown spinning while in the process of traveling through space-time (after dematerializing and before rematerializing).
** In the special "Planet of the Dead", the Doctor tracks Rhodium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.
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* The Wonder Woman and Superman spinning transformations are {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in a Halloween episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}''; Brennan and Booth finish up a case while dressed for a Halloween party. Brennan is dressed as Wonder Woman, and at the end of the episode does a little spin, which Booth finds hilarious.
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** The TARDIS is sometimes shown spinning while in the process oftraveling travelling through space-time the Time Vortex (after dematerializing and before rematerializing).
** In the special "Planet of the Dead", the Doctor tracks Rhodium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.rematerializing).
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** In the special "Planet of the Dead", the Doctor tracks Rhodium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]]: The Doctor tracks rondium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.
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* Despite the page quote (which was a tongue-in-cheek puppet parody of the show, itself), there was never any explanation given for why the eponymous Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} needed to spin in order to "dial".
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--> '''General Hammond (In [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Marionette Form]])''': But, it's round. It ''has'' to spin. Spinning is so much ''cooler'' than not spinning!
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** And Lampshaded in the episode ''200''
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--->'''General Hammond (In [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Marionette Form]])''': But, it's round. It ''has'' to spin. Spinning is so much ''cooler'' than not spinning!
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--->'''General Hammond (In [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Marionette Form]])''': But, it's round. It ''has'' to spin. Spinning is so much ''cooler'' than not spinning!
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** Mas many moves, many of which involve spinning: [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]], Spinning Bird Kick, Spinning Clothesline, Spinning Piledriver, Cannon Drill, Psycho Crusher, and even the {{Shoryuken}} had the character turn 360 degrees. Toss in the Rolling Attacks (which are just spins in another plane) and it's easy to see how someone can get dizzy.
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** Mas Has many moves, many of which involve spinning: [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]], Spinning Bird Kick, Spinning Clothesline, Spinning Piledriver, Cannon Drill, Psycho Crusher, and even the {{Shoryuken}} had the character turn 360 degrees. Toss in the Rolling Attacks (which are just spins in another plane) and it's easy to see how someone can get dizzy.
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[[caption-width-right:270:[[Music/DeadOrAlive You spin me right round, baby.]]]]
->'''Puppet General Hammond:''' Sergeant, make it spin!\\
'''Puppet Sergeant Harriman:''' Spin? Sir... it doesn't spin.\\
'''Puppet General Hammond:''' What? It has to spin. It's round! Spinning is so much cooler than not spinning. I am the General, and I want it to spin! Now!
-->-- ''Series/StargateSG1'', "200"
''(While you're on this page, listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU You Spin Me Round.]] As the title of the page says, it will make the page even better. Why? Because spinning, that's why.)''
Presumably, this trope is the case because fast-moving things are generally better than slow moving things, and circular motion allows something to accomplish this while actually remaining on-screen.
This trope shows off the awesome power of spinning things at high speeds, or flying around in a circle. In skilled hands, this ability can be used to [[TornadoMove create tornadoes]] or even bend the space-time continuum.
Spinning makes pretty much ''everything'' cooler, so these are just a handful of the subtropes heavily affected:
!!Subtropes
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* AbnormalLimbRotationRange (limb spinning)
* BattleBaton
* BattleTops
* BlowYouAway (Some variants)
* CentrifugalFarce
* DizzyCam (especially when combined with POVCam)
* DoABarrelRoll
* DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud
* DoppelgangerSpin
* FightWoosh (sometimes)
* GatlingGood
* GirlySkirtTwirl
* GunTwirling
* HelicopterBlender
* HelicopterHair
* HeliCritter
* HumanHammerThrow
* HurricaneKick
* InstantFlightJustAddSpinning
* MegaMaelstrom
* MonowheelMayhem
* OrbitalKiss
* OrbitalShot
* RollingAttack
* RoundhouseKick
* RoundaboutShot
* RoundTableShot
* SphereFactor
* SpinAttack
* SpinToDeflectStuff
* SpinningClockHands
* SpinningOutOfHere
* SpinningPaper
* SpinningPiledriver
* {{Spinventory}}
* SwirlingDust
* SwirlyEnergyThingy
* SwivelChairAntics
* ThisIsADrill
* TornadoMove
* TwirlOfLove
* UnrealisticBlackHole
* WeaponTwirling
* WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens
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!!Examples
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* The king of this trope is ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}''; that whole franchise is about spinning things!
* How about all of the anime series that contain a TransformationTrinket with a spinning element? For example, the wands used in the second season ('sharp') of ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' feature a spinning musical note in the middle.
* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'': When Aoshima tricked Belldandy into coming into a LoveHotel with him and then tried to rape her, the visual implies strongly that she set the bed spinning at high speed before sending it smashing through a wall to fall into the sea. Fortunately for Aoshima, it floated.
* Maki, the Manga/{{Airmaster}}, successfully turns her gymnastics into a unique fighting style that gains its power from, among other things, a mid-air spinning tuck. She also specializes in fast-rotating capoeira-style kicks.
* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', you know a good Titan-slayer by how much they spin. Mikasa tends to spin around a lot when taking out Titans, but Levi takes it to a whole other level by making spinning his primary mode of attack; when fighting the [[spoiler:Female]] Titan, he takes it down by spinning up and down its arms and legs to avoid its attacks and disable its limbs.
** Levi is sometimes called "Humanity's Strongest Noodle" by fans because of his fighting.
* ''[[Anime/{{Bakugan}} Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]'': This show introduced the "Spin-top" Bakugan that have a top that spins when the Bakugan opens. They've gone on to become their own archetype, albeit they were seldom used before the New Vestroia season (where two of the main heroes use Spin-Top Bakugan).
* Sechs from ''[[Manga/{{Gunnm}} Battle Angel Alita: Last Order]]'' takes this to an absurd degree in his fight against Zekka, where he takes his double-bladed {{BFS}} and spins on all three axes like a gyroscope, turning himself into a giant whirling sphere of death.
** And then he pins Zekka down by spinning said BFS around his torso so he can't move out of the way of his next attack.
* On ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' there was a move known as the "whirlwind pyramid". It could work with as few as two of the team.
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Suzaku was given the FanNickname of "Spinzaku" for the sheer amount of spinnery he pulls off throughout the series. The most egregious example is his flying twenty feet across the room to deliver a spinning kick, then falling short and delivering a punch instead.
** Sayoko is definitely not above this either. For that matter, neither is Lloyd. Or Euphemia. In fact, just search 'Code Geass spin' on Website/YouTube and see all the variations.
** Don't forget about Gino! He's done it once too!
-->"TAKE THIS! THE SPIN OF MY LOYALTY!"
* '''Classic''' example: ''Anime/CombattlerV''. "Choudenji Ta-tsu-ma-ki! Choudenji [[ThisIsADrill SPIIIIIII]][[RammingAlwaysWorks IIIIIIIIIN!]]"
* Spinning-based attacks occasionally turn up in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise, most prominently in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', where all of the Dark Legendary Warriors except Duskmon have some sort of spinning attack, and several of the good legendary warriors have spinning attacks too. Calmaramon subverts this trope when her spinning attack is entirely unusable, because it causes her to lose control of her beast spirit.
** Additionally, spinning at various speeds was a staple of the evolution sequences of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''; later series pretty much phased this out, but it's back (albeit briefly) for [=OmegaShoutmon=] in ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.
* The ending credits of ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'' (which are actually in the middle of the movie) wind up the screen while spinning.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has Gilgamesh with his sword Ea, which is described as closer to a rock drill than a sword. It's made of three sections that rotate in opposite directions, and it works by drawing in and compressing air so hard that time/space collapses, revealing a glimpse of [[http://images.wikia.com/typemoon/images/8/8b/Truth.jpg the true form]] of the world before Heaven and Earth were separated, before hurling the enemy into the rift. Unfortunately, while the visual novel's artwork of this attack is fairly awesome, the animated version is just a cheap-looking blob of semi-transparent red.
* In the TournamentArc of ''Manga/FlameOfRecca'', the fighter who fights Tokyia on the first round is considered dangerous because his attacks have a spin.
* The Silver Alchemist from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. In ''Brotherhood'', he isn't even touching the ground when he does his spinning attack.
* The Beetle from ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Robo Go]]'' is much, much smaller than the other HumongousMecha in the series (roughly twice the size of its pilot, and he's a Japanese teenager), and only used for scouting. Gou unlocks its full potential by spinning it ''really'' fast, to the point that once it jumps into the air, it effectively becomes a [[ThisIsADrill humongous drill]] capable of tearing full-sized mecha in half.
** Way before this, there was Musashi Tomoe's signature attack, the ''Daisetsuzan Oroshi'', which is a modification of his signature judo throw. As Getter-3, the machine would grab its opponent and spin really fast, tossing them away and setting them up for further punishment. After Musashi's death, Benkei was taught the attack. In the ''Franchise/SuperRobotWars'' series, Shin Getter-3 has a variant called the ''Daisetsuzan Oroshi Nidan Gaeshi'' that follows up the attack with either a ramming Getter Crash or the Missile Storm attack.
* ''Manga/GingaNagareboshiGin'' has the Zetsu Tenrou Battouga attack, where the user spins really, ''really'' fast while flying through the air. May not sound that impressive, but the main character [[spoiler:''slices a giant bear's head off with it.'']] A couple of the manga-only Battougas also involve spinning somehow.
--> [[LetsPlay/ChipCheezum "Spinning Dog Attack, go!"]]
* Although not necessarily a spin attack per se, ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'''s [[CoolOldGuy Date Eiji]] has the [[FinishingMove Corkscrew Blow]], which is essentially a right cross delivered with a full inward rotation of the wrist. This was shown to be capable of ''[[TimeStandsStill stopping an opponent's heart]]'' for a brief moment, putting them in an awfully precarious position given their current location and profession.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': Takano in Minagoroshi-hen.
--> ''[[CutenessOverload "Nippaaaaaaaaaaaa~"]]''
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' has an awful lot of this too.
* ''Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure'':
** One of [[BlowYouAway Wamuu's]] signature techniques in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' is to create a pair of tornados by [[BodyHorror rapidly rotating his forearms like a pair of drills.]]
** The concept of spinning itself becomes a supernatural power in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', capable of doing things that it has no right doing, similar to the [[ThePowerOfTheSun Ripple]] concept in [[Manga/PhantomBlood Parts 1]] and 2. [[WeaponizedBall Gyro Zeppeli]] is a master of the Spin, and he teaches the Spin to TheProtagonist, [[HandicappedBadass Johnny Joestar]].
* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', this is the basis for Siegfried's entire fighting style. At first he [[SpinToDeflectStuff spins to deflect attacks]] and then counter, using his opponents own momentum for power. Later on, he trains in Tibet, and after being inspired by a spinning pillar, improves his spinning powers to the point where he can deliver untold amounts of pain on anything near him. He becomes a spinning tornado of destruction (and song!).
* Whenever Vita from ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' uses Graf Eisen's Raketenform, she'll always spin around a few times before smashing her target. Zerstörungsform is [[ThisIsADrill a gigantic drill]].
* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'': "God Slash Typhoooooonnnnn!" Also, Schwarz Bruder's ultimate technique, "Sturm und Drang".
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', the [[SuperPrototype Wing Zero]] actually takes advantage of the fact that it [[DualWielding Dual-Wields]] {{BFG}}s and has a move where it holds both rifles out at arm's length and spins while firing, scything the beams through the area around it. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' dubbed this attack "Rolling Buster Rifle."
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'s'' signature Rasengan attack, Neji's Kaiten, Lee's Leaf Whirlwind, Kiba's Wolf-Fang Over Fang and Kakashi's Kamui. Uzumaki means whirlpool, Naruto means Maelstrom, the Uzumaki clan symbol is a spiral. The symbol of Hidden Leaf has a spiral included. Tobi's mask has a spiral pattern. [[spoiler:Uchiha Madara's]] fighting style.
%% Uchiha Madara's fighting style what? (Is there a spiral/spinning motif to it?)
** Killer Bee, when he wields all [[MultiWielding seven of his swords]], attacks by spinning around in bizarre and unpredictable fashion.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy often makes a lot of his normal attacks stronger simply by twisting his limbs. Gum-Gum Rifle is pretty much just Bullet, but with the fist releasing the twist. Gum-Gum Pinwheel might be the most simple, with Luffy simply twisting his body around, grabbing the foe, and unleashing. Luffy's peak use of this is when he uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Crocodile]] with his Gum-Gum Storm, continually spinning while using a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]] to perpetually pummel him until he breaks through the ceiling of the underground chamber they were fighting in and up into the streets of [[spoiler:Alabasta]].
** Sanji has his basic Party Table Kick Course attack, with him getting on both hands and legs stretched out while spinning. He also has Diable Jambe, where he spins around so fast his leg ''bursts into flames''.
** Also, Zoro has Tatsumaki.
** The king of this though is Mr. 2 Bon Clay, who spins with pretty much all the time, regardless of whether he's fighting or not.
** Buffalo of the Donquixote Pirates ate the Spin-Spin Fruit (Guru Guru no Mi) which literally allows him to spin parts of his body around which he can use to fly like a helicopter or create gale-force winds.
* Jukai from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' attacked by spinning rapidly causing a tornado.
* ''Anime/PandaZ'' doesn't do a lot of spinning, but its AnimeThemeSong, Voyager (by Music/JAMProject) supports the general policy: "Rock and Roll! Can you feel it now? Just spin around!"
* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': Enemy mecha Zauel's sword spins like a drill when it attacks.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', this was introduced as a strategy just before Ash battled Roark.
** Piplup also has a spinning bubble attack that it uses to battle Team Rocket in one episode.
** Also, the Counter Shield, which can be described as "Spin really fast while spamming your attacks"
* A majority of the {{transformation|Sequence}}s and attacks from ''Anime/SailorMoon'' contain an amazing amount of spinning. Is it really necessary? Maybe not. [[RuleOfCool Does it look freaking awesome]]? ''You bet''.
** A prime example is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMQMyUbXbw Moon SPIRAL Heart Attack]], as well as her Penultimate attack, Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfkSDYrOZ0 Is just as spintastic.]]
** And then we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMI2HJP0CeU Jupiter Oak Evolution.]]
** Setsuna aka Pluto has a thing for spinning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDvKAPxCzo when she opens her Gate, when transforming, ''and'' when attacking.]] In her case it has more to do with her affiliation with time, particularly an analogue clock, considering one of her transformation sequences (when she's spinning, and viewed from above) is sometimes superimposed on a clock's face with her spin in sync with the clock's rotating hands.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' has Ranma's "Hiryû Shoten Ha" (where Ranma needs to lure his enemies into a spiral in order to blast them with a tornado) and Ryû Kumon's "Demon Gods' Mad Violent Dance" (where he spins around at high speed while at the same time unleashing a rapid-fire barrage of vacuum blades in all directions). Let's not forget several attacks from the Golden Pair, and a few of Ranma's practice katas.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Kenshin's ultimate attack, the Amakakeru Ryuu no Hirameki: if blocked, the vacuum from the backwash of the first strike sucks the enemy in, leaving him open for the second. Also seen in any variant of the Ryuu Kan Sen, where the centrifugal force increases strike effectiveness and allows some degree of evasion.
* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'': The opening is basically/apparently ABOUT spinning. And it even ''shows'' Harima and Karasuma spinning (the girls too, but they are arranged in a roundabout fashion).
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' features the Ninja Art: Tornado Fighter technique, wherein all five members of the team stand on each others shoulders and spin around, creating a whirlwind powerful enough to knock everything in the room down.
* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITLQzENPvVI loves this trope]].
* ''Manga/SoulEater'''s Maka, who wields a SinisterScythe, tends to incorporate spinning into her fighting technique. The 3rd EndingTheme has Black☆Star and Kidd doing flourishes with their weapons, too.
** TSUBAKI. FIRST OPENING SONG.
** Pretty much every Weapon who can be spun, gets spun around at some point, often simply for the [[RuleOfCool look of the thing]].
* In a {{Super Robot|Genre}} show, the only thing better than a RocketPunch is a ''spinning'' Rocket Punch. Just ask Anime/GaoGaiGar or {{Anime/Mazin|gerZ}}kaiser.
** They got beaten to the punch by ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' and his [[ThisIsADrill Drill Pressure]] Punch.
** Who got beaten to the "punch" by ''Anime/MazingerZ'' himself with the Daisharin Rocket Punch, which doesn't itself spin, but has its power disproportionately magnified by ''winding it up''. EI-15 in ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' used the same trick to duplicate "Zonder Broken Magnum."
** Speaking of ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', Big Volfogg's ''Hissatsu! Dai-Kaiten Madan'' technique. He turns on his Mirror Coating and spins like a top, firing little shards of mirror energy (or something) at the target. If you're lucky. If you're unlucky, he'll also ''hit'' you while spinning.
*** Which lead to the unintentionally hilarious battle of spinning tops against Polturn in FINAL.
** And then there's Anime/UFORoboGrendizer, who could launch fist drills, drill missiles, ''and'' flying buzz saws.
* In ''Manga/TekkenChinmi'', one of Chinmi's teachers is a practitioner of Whirlwind Fist kung fu, which revolves around the martial artist spinning rapidly in place at high speed, giving them incredible skills at deflecting blows and striking in retaliation. Chinmi eventually likens the style to a spinning top, then realizes that the weak spot is to attack the practitioner from directly above -- while they can deflect any blow that comes from their side, they can't defend against an aerial strike.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is the ultimate example of this trope -- if HeroicResolve is forced into physical form, it becomes [[ThisIsADrill a drill]]. In fact, this is formulated as "Spiral Power," and is stated to be the reason for everything from why a gyroscope becomes more stable while spinning, to the [[EvolutionaryLevels process of evolution]] (DNA is helix-shaped).
** [[FourStarBadass General]] [[TheDragon Guame]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse the Immovable]] takes this to the logical extent; he powers both his personal mech, the Gember, and his flagship, the Impregnable Fortress Dai-Gundo, by rolling into a ball and spinning in place (He's an armadillo evolved into humanoid form through sheer willpower). His last words: [[spoiler:"Round and round, are you watching this transpire your majesty? Your humble servant Guame is still spinning!"]]
* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'': Mule Love is a Wonsoolsa, meaning that he can use certain [[AppliedPhlebotinum Shinsoo]] techniques that require the Shinsoo to spin.
%%* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': Satan and Evatrice.
* [[BodyHorror Horribly]], [[BalefulPolymorph horribly]] {{Averted}} with ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}''.
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* ''Franchise/TheFlash'':
** Speedsters such as Flash sometimes use the tactic of spinning or running in a circle to produce a whirlwind. Flash has also been depicted shooting tornados from his arms by spinning them.
** There's also a Flash villain named The Top who gets his super speed by spinning. Also he can brainwash people, by spinning.
** Really, any Creator/DCComics character who can move faster than average seems to enjoy doing this. "Practical" applications vary from summoning strong winds to friction heating to [[ThisIsADrill I Am a Drill]].
** This is lampshaded by Flash villain Captain Boomerang in ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad''. After kicking a third-rate terrorist speedster off the side of a castle, Boomerang yells after him that the Flash sometimes saves himself from falling by spinning his arms really fast. Once the terrorist splats:
--->'''Boomerang:''' Huh, guess you weren't quite in the Flash's league. You sure as hell weren't in mine.
* Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} villain Whirlwind has this as his theme. He's a mutant who can spin really fast to deflect attacks and move quickly, and not only can he spin his arms really fast to generate whirlwinds, but he also has [[BladeBelowTheShoulder wrist mounted sawblades.]]
* There is also Torpedo of the ComicBook/NewWarriors who had spinning fans on her wrists and ankles in order to create super strong currents.
* Franchise/{{Superman}} is a master of solving problems with unrealistic uses of spinning.
** As an example, in one animated adventure he put out a forest fire by spinning over a lake and creating a waterspout.
** He also once followed a signal into the future by spinning at SUPER super-speed.
** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' Harbinger's duplicates surround Superman to keep him contained. Superman spins around and punches them all at once.
** In ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman'', the Man of Tomorrow takes care of a swarm of killer bees by spinning around until forming a whirlwind that drags the bees away from Metropolis.
--->'''Superman:''' I'll have to treat this swarm as a single unit-- spiral around the bees... like a whirling football... and sweep them up... in my own backdraft! I'll count on any stray bees not caught in my wake... to follow the bulk of their friends by instinct!
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' is also good at using spinning moves or generating whirlwinds to solve problems:
** In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' she performed a spin attack to repel a squad of alien enemies: she grabbed an alien and used his body as a blunt weapon, spinning around to hit all enemies surrounding her with her "weapon".
** In ''ComicBook/DemonSpawn'', Supergirl spins around at Super Speed to create a whirlwind and put out a fire burning a building down.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1972 another Supergirl story]]'', a massive boulder is about to crush a village. Linda/Kara charges right away at it, spinning around at super-speed and becoming a super-drill, pulverizing her way directly into the rock core to stop it and drive it away.
** And in yet ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 another classic Supergirl story]]'', Parasite grabs Supergirl's cape and spins her around before slamming her face into a railroad track.
* Riptide, an enemy of the ComicBook/XMen, also has the mutant power of spinning real fast and flinging pieces of fast-growing bone shurikens.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** There is one time when Irma asks Jon and Garfield why they prefer to sit by the food counter instead of at the diner's tables, and the two reply, with demonstration, that because [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2002/2002-03-06.gif the stools by the counter can spin]].
** Subverted in another comic where Jon gets a spinning display stand for his Christmas tree and Garfield replaces it with a blender.
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%%* The Machine in ''Film/{{Contact}}''.
* In ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD'', the saucer-shaped Dalek spacecraft has two rows of windows that spin in opposite directions, which was a fairly cool effect for 1966.
* In that case we may as well mention ''Film/EarthVsTheFlyingSaucers'', which also had cool spinning {{Flying Saucer}}s.
* Initially averted by the Hammer weapon test video in ''Film/IronMan2'', but then played straight during the actual combat.
** Also played straight by Black Widow's ridiculously over-the-top twirling takedowns on Hammer security, which look more like lucha libre than anything else.
* ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'', naturally!
* ''Film/{{Legion}}'': Gabriel wields a mace that is quite obviously not deadly enough as the head starts spinning once Michael pinned against a wall but looks like he may escape. Did I mention it was a huge mace with mechanical spikes to begin with?
* In ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', one of the finishing moves in a fight is the Corkscrew Kick (Suh! Ayah!)
* The machine turning ordinary humans into mutants in ''Film/XMen1'' has metal rings spinning very fast.
* ''Film/ShaolinSoccer''. The more spinning you see before a strike, the more powerful it is. '''No exceptions'''.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer''... words cannot describe how awesome the spinning was... on the last lap of the Grand Prix...
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Spock's ''Jellyfish'' is so far the only ''Franchise/StarTrek'' vehicle to feature a permanently spinning part of its external body: whenever the ship's flying, its tail components spin in opposite directions.
** At the end of ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', the Vulcan vessel's landing gear spins slowly as it deploys. (This was purportedly inspired by the Vulcan shuttle from ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'', which did some weird somersault thing to dock with the ''Enterprise''.)
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' series.
** "[[MemeticMutation I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!]]"
** And Darth Maul's lightsaber fighting techniques include a few [[{{Flynning}} completely illogically placed spins]] [[RuleOfCool because they look cool]].[[note]]Likewise, Creator/RayPark does that spin in every role of his.[[/note]]
** Yoda's fighting in the prequels is heavily inspired by {{Wuxia}} and is by far the most ridiculous, over the top, flashy and acrobatic style of any of the characters (even the ones who use the same in-universe fighting style that he does!). As well as tons of dramatic leaps and flips, it includes plenty of gratuitous spins. Other Jedi like Obi-Wan, Luke and Qui-Gon occasionally do a random 360 in the middle of a fight for sheer RuleOfCool, but don't do it constantly like Yoda does.
** In his younger days Obi-Wan was a master of Soresu, the most defensive form of lightsaber combat focusing heavily on circular motions of the lightsaber to create a nearly impenetrable defense.
** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Palpatine gracefully twirls in the air while pouncing at the Jedi Masters that have come to arrest him.
** All over the place in this movie. Dooku does a random frontflip before fighting Anakin, Anakin does a fancy twirl before using a brutal FinishingMove on Dooku, Grievous tries an IntimidationDemonstration of his lightsabers on Obi-Wan, and see above about Master Yoda's spin-happy fighting style. WeaponTwirling also abounds, like it does in all the prequels.
** In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', the Inquisitors have dual bladed lightsabers that spin like a propeller on a circular handle. They can even use it to ''fly'' like a helicopter.
** Luke does a gratuitous front-flip at the beginning of the sail barge fight in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
** And now the ''Stormtroopers'' are in the act. Ladies and gentlemen, meet [[Film/TheForceAwakens ''FN-2199'']] of the First Order. The guy ''spins his riot baton'' and gets ready to kick ass. Said baton is able to counter ''lightsaber'' strikes!
* ''Film/{{Superman}}''. Superman uses this twice: first when he spins like a top while drilling into Lex Luthor's underground lair, and second when he flies around the Earth to make it spin backwards and turn back time.
* ''Film/TheTimeMachine2002'' also uses metal bars spinning at high speeds.
* Creator/MichaelBay believes that this is the case with the ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movies (combined with StuffBlowingUp, of course).
* The film of ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' uses a scene of Maria spinning around and changing colors as a transition from her preparing for the school dance to her attending the school dance.
* {{Wuxia}} martial arts films are often filled with spinning acrobatics. As mentioned above, in a real fight, this is not a good idea.
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* In ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles'', Ripred [[spoiler:and eventually Gregor]] spin. It is implied that all [[spoiler:ragers]] can.
* In the novel ''Franchise/StarTrek: Immortal Coil'' (a Data-centered story which revisits most of the various series's artificial-intelligence episodes), Dr. Soong discovers the android-making machine from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" He finds it fascinating... but can't figure out for the life of him ''why'' it spins around like that when it's working.
* In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin. As a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BattleBots'', also had its fair share of fighters with spinning weapons. Those with the spinning saw blade variety and variations thereof fared rather well, but the best was to Son of Whyachi's spinning weights, especially after it [[OneHitKill took down one such saw blade-type in a single well-placed attack.]] Not only that, but said vertical-spinner (Nightmare) was originally going to do a quick spin right before impact, but the Hell Razors popped up the wheels.
** [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment Of Dangerous]] was Blendo (built by [[Series/MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman]]), which had a [[SpinToDeflectStuff spinning dome]] with blades around the outside. [[LoopholeAbuse It wasn't against the rules]], but the chunks it ripped off of its opponents were a danger to the audience, so the organizers had to declare Blendo a "co-winner" to eliminate it.
** Mechavore, especially after it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB73lNXVpag ripped off BioHazard's lifting arm]]. ''Battle Bots'' has a higher default weight-class than ''Series/RobotWars'', meaning that its spinners tend to be more powerful and face heavier armor.
* Inverted in ''Series/BabylonFive''. All the cooler and more advanced spaceships (Minbary, Shadows, Vorlon, White Stars) have artificial gravity and don't need to spin, unlike Terran ships and the eponymous station.
* ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'': "Cyber Boming", Jupiter's finishing move using the Cyber Thunder Arm.
* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the TARDIS is sometimes shown spinning while in the process of traveling through space-time (after dematerializing and before rematerializing).
** In the special "Planet of the Dead", the Doctor tracks Rhodium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.
** Averted with Daleks, who have a tendency to spin around in circles before they blow up. Then again, that's probably better for everyone else.
** The Eleventh Doctor seems to love spinning 270 degrees ''right'' in order to go ''left''. He's just a bit uncoordinated like that. He also redesigns his TARDIS so the top of the console spins.
* In the DVD commentary, Creator/JossWhedon admitted that he had no clue how the engine on board ''Serenity'' in ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' worked, except that when it wasn't spinning, things were bad.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has the spinning rings of the astrolabe sun in the title sequence. They briefly show the backstory of the show, and finally the TitleCard.
* Kamen Rider Imperer from ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' has Spin Vent. His Contract Monsters also do frontflips in his [[FinishingMove Final Vent]] before they slam into the target one by one and Imperer knees the target in the face.
* Superman spins from Clark Kent to Superman in later seasons of ''Series/LoisAndClark''.
* The miniseries ''Series/TheLostRoom'' featured a number of Objects which gave their wielders various powers -- some very useful, some not so much. One of the protagonists scoffs as they are going to confront an enemy with the Scissors which, they have been told, allow the wielder to "rotate objects." "What is she gonna do, spin us to death?" As they enter a room, a large, heavy object flies quickly at them in a wide arc, knocking them to the ground, and provoking the revelation: "Oh. ''Rotate''."
* In just about every season, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' would have a spinning attack whether it would be on a Zord, or a Ranger.
** The first ''Super Sentai'', ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'', changed into their costumes by simply spinning round once on the spot.
** Special mention goes to ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' (and of course ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'') whose general motif [[{{Pun}} revolves]] around spinning discs used as powerups for the Rangers' various weapons and zords. In fact, the secondary zords all have a giant spinning discs as part of their designs. As a bonus, each disc also features a pattern which forms the template of a zoetrope that animates when used in the spin swords.
** Right up there with ''Samurai'' is ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' (''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger''). In keeping with the "storm"/"hurricane" idea, there are several bits that spin to evoke (or actually create) whirlwinds and cyclones.
* ''Series/RobotWars'' had plenty of spinning metal. House robot Dead Metal's saw blade cut through most armor like butter, and Hypnodisc's spinning disc weapon did its fair share of massive damage (their [[CatchPhrase slogan]] was "Spin to win"). Some robots used spinning in one place as their main attack or defense mechanism.
** Warhog, a design with bladed, spinning dome, failed to take Newton's Third Law into account and ended up [[EpicFail dealing more damage to itself than the other robots]], being ''thrown backwards through the air'' whenever it tried to ram anything. Later machine Typhoon 2, a lower conical spinner, did ''much'' better, becoming champions of the 7th series.
* Despite the page quote (which was a tongue-in-cheek puppet parody of the show, itself), there was never any explanation given for why the eponymous Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} needed to spin in order to "dial".
** In ''Series/StargateSG1'', this was addressed by having the majority of gates not spin - any gate with a DHD dials automatically, while the SGC (who presumably never figured out the communication protocol for fast dialing) manually dials every time, hence the spinning. (Compare an old school rotary dial telephone to a modern day touch tone to understand the difference.)
** The spinning is done away with almost completely in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' spin off, as the Pegasus Stargates all work digitally, with no spinning parts. The lights do activate in a circular pattern as the gate is dialed, though.
** To continue the "rotary phone" analogy, the first-generation Stargate found in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' functions by rotating the entire gate, rather than by simply wheeling around an inner track. While horribly inefficient, it looks ''awesome'', thus confirming that this trope is in play.
** In addition, ''SG-1'' season seven's "Heroes (Part 1)":
-->'''Emmett Bregman:''' Could we get a shot of the gate spinning?\\
'''Samantha Carter:''' ... sure. It's really cool. Steam comes out of it and everything.
** And Lampshaded in the episode ''200''
--> '''General Hammond (In [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Marionette Form]])''': But, it's round. It ''has'' to spin. Spinning is so much ''cooler'' than not spinning!
* The "Mark Jensen Family Christmas" sketch from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' features Creator/WillFerrell singing a Christmas song in front of a choir while inexplicably standing on a revolving platform. {{Hilarity|Ensues}}, [[VomitIndiscretionShot and vomiting]], ensue.
* The bad guys in ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' were usually finished with a roundhouse kick. It also became his most powerful move on Chuck Norris Facts.
* The "game show" ''{{Series/Wipeout|2008}}'' / ''Total Wipeout'':
** The Dizzy Dummies game involves spinning the contestants around at high speeds for 40 seconds, then gets them to do a small obstacle course whilst completely dizzy. HilarityEnsues.
** ''Total Wipeout'' also has the many variants of The Sweeper, involving a long rotating beam that the contestants have to jump over. While stood on small podiums 20 feet over a pool of water.
* In ''Series/WonderWoman'', the eponymous heroine spins to change from Diana Prince to her super self. The comics have since used this as well.
* The Wonder Woman and Superman spinning transformations are {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in a Halloween episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}''; Brennan and Booth finish up a case while dressed for a Halloween party. Brennan is dressed as Wonder Woman, and at the end of the episode does a little spin, which Booth finds hilarious.
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[[folder:Music]]
* [[WhatAreRecords Vinyl records.]] Tapes. UsefulNotes/{{Compact disc}}s.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAGGTVft5Lk Round/Like a circle in a spiral/Like a wheel within a wheel/Never ending or beginning/On an ever spinning reel.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xsym2_IcYc The video for "Midnight Mover"]] by Music/{{Accept}}.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU "You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record, baby..."]]
** [[http://xkcd.com/123/ ...in a manner depriving me of an inertial reference frame. Baby.]]
** [[Music/FloRida "You spin my head right round, right round, when you go down, when you go down down.."]][[note]]"Right Round" samples "You Spin Me Right Round"[[/note]]
* Jump5's song "Spinnin' Around" definitely counts.
* Music/KylieMinogue: I'm spinning around/move out of my way/I know you're feeling/cause you like it like this!!
* Music/{{Newsboys}} concerts sometimes feature two drummers and their sets strapped to a raised platform that tilts and spins above the crowd. It started with the "Take Me To Your Leader" tour, but the audience loved it so much, they kept it.
* Likewise, Music/MotleyCrue drummer Tommy Lee had a 360 spinning drum kit.
* Music/TheyMightBeGiants: "The spiraling shape will make you go insane!"
* Music/{{Vocaloid}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5cj3IRJow The radius of 85 cm is the distance this hand can reach, I will spin around now so please stay away!]]"
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[[folder:Pinballs]]
* On the backglass of ''Pinball/BlackHole'', the titular object spins around (though this feature was sadly removed from export copies).
* ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'' has a spinning flipper on the far right of the playfield. It's something of a nuisance, since it screws with the ball's path.
** Prior to that is Chun Li's "Spinning Helicopter Kick" in ''Pinball/StreetFighterII'', which also used a spinning flipper that the player must shoot past.
* The Death Star in ''Pinball/StarWarsDataEast'' spins, even though it has no need to.
* In Creator/{{Gottlieb}}'s ''Pinball/SuperMarioBros'', Bowser's castle spins, for no reason other than simply because it can.
* Spinning the magic lamp in ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' builds up its magical power.
* ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has a spinning pizza disc.
* ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}}'' has a Spinner and three discs that rotate during multiball and when a lock is lit, though the latter is intended to screw with the ball.
* The backglass for ''Pinball/{{Hurricane}}'' shows the rollercoaster in the middle of a corkscrew; it spins at periodic times during a game.
* ''Pinball/StrikerXtreme'' (and its Americanized remake, ''NFL'') has a goalie who spins to block shots to the goal.
* The top center playfield of ''Pinball/{{Indianapolis 500}}'' has a toy Indy racer on a circular platform; its only purpose is to spin when the cabinet shakes.
* In Jersey Jack Pinball's ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz'', Dorothy's house spins because it wouldn't be ''Oz'' without it. There's even a "Spin the House" mode to lampshade the point.
* Port Royal in ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is a spinning compass that flings pinballs about, hitting targets along the perimeter.
* ''Pinball/{{Hook}}'' has the Windcoaster Ramp, a gigantic spiral ramp complete with red chase lights.
* The western version of ''Pinball/{{NBA}}'' has a spinning basketball disc in the playfield to redirect pinballs.
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[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
* It is a gospel part of Wrestling Physics that any high-flying move will be more powerful if done while spinning. Initially, this was just spinning in the direction of motion (ex: 450 splash), but then people started spinning backwards ([[Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger Shooting Star Press]]) just 'cause it looked cool (unless you botch it at Wrestlemania, Wrestling/{{Brock|Lesnar}}), and you eventually got people like M-Dogg 20 who made their careers out of spinning like tops in every possible direction any time their feet left the ground. Utterly absurd when you think about it, but hey, it seriously does [[RuleOfCool look really, really cool]].\\\
For the record, with the Shooting Star Press, you're meant to land with your lower body first, as that's where the downwards motion is. Ain't nothin' illogical about the Shooting Star Press.
* The Spinning Backfist, used as a FinishingMove by Wrestling/AjaKong (who calls it the ''[=Uraken=]'') and Wrestling/EddieKingston, who calls it the "Backfist to the Future."
* The Spinaroonie. However, since this is a drawn out break dance taunt, it's a good opportunity for Wrestling/BookerT's opponent to recover, attack, and likely win. This was less the case in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, where Booker would just quickly break dance back to his feet after taking the opponent down, sort of like Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' 'kip up' move. Then WCW was bought by the WWF, who [[ComicallyMissingthePoint presented the spinaroonie as his finishing move.]]
* When Wrestling/JohnCena became Wrestling/{{WWE}} champion, it led to the creation of the infamous "spinner belt," which had a spinnable jeweled WWE logo over the usual gold plating. Serious fans were not pleased. The same thing happened when he became US Champion, though it changed back to the old design after he lost it. The WWE belt remained a spinner for a much longer time. When Wrestling/RobVanDam held both the ECW Title and the WWE Championship he said he would wear the former proudly. Noting the other one, he said, "And look at this one—it spins!"
* [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] spins for no apparent reason ''after'' hitting opponents with his flying attacks. Because ''spinning is cool!'' One of his signature moves, the Lie Detector (Corkscrew flying forearm smash), involves him running at an opponent, leaping into the air, spinning, and smashing his forearm into his opponent mid-spin.
* Wrestling/KofiKingston's FinishingMove, the Trouble In Paradise, is a 360 Degree spin kick to the head.
* Wrestling/JohnMorrison's ''Starship Pain'' (Split-Leg Corkscrew Moonsault) involves as much spinning as you can get in one move.
* Wrestling/AdrianNeville's finisher is a ''corkscrew'' Shooting Star Press. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMEJjxEtQTA "Absolutely breathtaking" indeed.]] Not to mention all the triple backflips, standing moonsaults, and huricaranas he does...
* The logic of Wrestling/TheYoungBucks is as follows: take a Tombstone Piledriver, which doesn't look too devastating when done by anyone besides Wrestling/{{Kane}} or Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Have a tag partner perform a springboard to aid the piledriver, suddenly it's a viable finisher. Now have the person springboarding do a somersault for no other reason than [[RuleOfCool it looks cool]], and you have The Meltzer Driver, which coincidentally won "Best Wrestling Maneuver" from the magazine [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter the move was named for.]]
* Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa was known for twisting in midair upon connecting with his flying lariat. He also innovated the Rolling Elbow and thus popularized spinning 360 degrees before throwing a strike.
* Wrestling/ChrisHero (aka Kassius Ohno) idolized Misawa, so he loves the Rolling Elbow and uses countless variations. Additionally , he invented a discus pump kick called Cyclone Kill or the Cyclone Boot.
* Masaaki Mochizuki of Wrestling/DragonGate uses a spinning brainbuster known as the Twister as his primary finishing move. There's also a reverse brainbuster version and "Twister II", the spinning Falcon Arrow. Unrelated to the Twisters but still relevant: the [[HurricaneKick Illusion]].
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[[folder:Sports]]
* In the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, you can increase your score by executing full body rotations and/or windmill motions with your arms during the dunk. Of course, this won't earn you any extra points during an actual basketball game.
* Figure skating. Many of the techniques involve spinning. There's specifically a required ''spin'' element (abbreviated Sp) for which the skaters are scored. The ''jump'' element also involve spins, classified by the technique and the number of rotations the skaters do in the air: single, double, triple, and quad for one, two, three, and four respectively. [[note]]Scientists and experts have stated that it's going to take a few decades before we see the first ''quintuple'' jump, if ever; it's going to take a very special skater to do it; and even then it will be a rarity, nowhere near the current ubiquity of quads in competition. None of this have stopped skaters from trying.[[/note]] The more rotations there are, the more difficult the jump and spectacular the result. Squeezing as many quads as possible into a performance is also considered impressive in some circles. [[note]]Detractors claim that the popularity of quads have turned figure skating into an overly-technical rather than artistic sport.[[/note]] As of 2019, the record is held by Nathan Chen, the first man to execute five quads in one routine. Ladies are now also jumping quads, with Creator/AlexandraTrusova having landed most amongst them.
** Apart from the jumps, spinning without jumping is also an important element in figure skating. The record for fastest spin was set by Olivia Oliver from Canada. Figure skaters who were known for their spins include Creator/YuliaLipnitskaya and Creator/StephaneLambiel. Creator/SatokoMiyahara is also notable for being able to spin in both directions.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* Night Goblin Fanatics in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', doped up on PsychoSerum and spinning an EpicFlail in great, infantry-crushing circles while they revolve around the battlefield, crushing everything in their path, friend or foe.
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[[folder:Theater]]
* Difficult pirouette sequences are a crowd-pleaser in any ballet. The ballets ''Theatre/SwanLake'' and ''Don Quixote'' are both famous/notorious for asking the principal ballerina to execute a lengthy set of fouettés at the end of an equally lengthy ''pas de deux'' -- in the case of ''Swan Lake,'' thirty-two of them.
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[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* At Ride/UniversalStudios:
** The riders are sent rapidly spinning in ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan'' as they plummet down into the sewers while escaping the villains.
** ''Ride/TheCatInTheHat'' used to be ''very'' known for it's intense spinning motions until it was drastically toned down sometime in the early 2010's.
** In ''Ride/HarryPotterAndTheEscapeFromGringotts'', one of the bank's security trolls grabs the ride vehicle and sends it spinning for a few seconds.
** The ride vehicle violently spins every time it gets hit by an alien in ''Ride/MenInBlackAlienAttack''.
** There are multiple times in the former attraction, ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'', where vehicles spun around rapidly.
** In ''Ride/SpaceFantasyTheRide'', the coaster cars spin throughout the ride duration.
* At Ride/DisneyThemeParks:
** The Mad Tea Party (Hunny Pot Spin in Shanghai).
** ''Ride/RogerRabbitsCarToonSpin''.
** Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, to a lesser extent.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Another video game example or five... any gaming wrestler who uses the Giant Swing is guilty of this too. [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Yes, King, this means you.]] For the record, the move is a) grab victim's legs b) spin in place to build up speed c) release d) wave. D optional.
* ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'': "Oh no! We're in a spin cycle!"
* ''[[VideoGame/{{beatmania}} beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius]]'' introduces a new kind of note in which you spin the turntable for the duration for the note, then spin it the other way at the end of the note.
* ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'': [[spoiler: Bertrum has become]] a spinning amusement park ride.
* ''VideoGame/BendyInNightmareRun'': The animation for almost all thrown weapons.
* ''VideoGame/BinaryBoy'' has giant spinning balls on chains as one of the obstacles. Also, at the very end of the game, walking onto the broken pieces of your rail causes both these sections and the [[InterfaceScrew entire screen]] to spin around.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. Taokaka. Spinning! That is all.
* The ''VideoGame/CabalOnline'' Warrior class has at least a complete rotation in at least one axis for almost every skill. Most of the other classes also have skills that involve rotation.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has the main character have two attacks that involve spinning - Cyclone (spin around and hit things inside the arc with your sword) and Confuse (spin around an enemy smacking away at the foe trapped inside the circle). Notably almost all of Crono's early Dual Techs (X-Strike with Frog was the big exception) involved combining someone else's trick with Cyclone to basically make a version of the other person's attack that was bigger, stronger, or hit more targets.
** Robo has his Laser Spin, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin (he spins around with laser beams active), and Ayla has her Tail Spin. The three together can perform the Twister, where they summon a screen-covering cyclone [[CombinationAttack by spinning together]].
* VideoGame/CrashBandicoot's signature attack. In the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot3Warped third game]], [[UpToEleven it gets taken to the next level]] where you can spin for three seconds, enough to keep Crash floating in the air.
* Ayane from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' spins with almost every attack she makes.
* At level 30, Barbarians in ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' gain access to the Whirlwind attack. The in-game description of "Whirling dance of death" is sufficient enough to describe what that move is and does.
* ''VideoGame/{{Dizzy}}'': a game character and series based around the idea of rotation.
* The Mad Duck enemy in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has a move in which it "[makes] something spin around!" What it is that's spinning will forever be a mystery. The something might just be whoever was affected by said attack, seeing as it renders the attack target unable to concentrate. (Read: Silence status ailment) Just a small theory though...
** Oddly enough, the enemy set Spinning Robo, Whirling Robo, and Hyper Spinning Robo don't actually do any spinning.
* Barbariccia's Spin in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', which makes her [[SpinToDeflectStuff invulnerable to physical strikes]].
** Sabin's Blitz techniques Air Blade and Bum Rush in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.
* In ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' most CriticalHit animations have the character spin their weapon before attacking. Heroes and a few other classes will mix spinning with [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks thrown swords]], where the weapon spins ''in mid-air'' before they drop it on the opponent. This is pretty much the basis of Ike's Aether skill.
** The class that takes this UpToEleven is the Berserker, who is just as likely to spin ''himself'' for his critical animation (Female Path of Radiance Swordmasters do a {{Shoryuken}} style spinning sword uppercut for a critical). Both of these look really cool.
** And then there's the Warrior's axe-critical from the GBA games. Judging from the fact they basically turn into a tornado, they're apparently part Tasmanian Devil.
** The Bride DLC class from Awakening is all but incapable of doing anything without spinning.
* ''Videogame/FromTheDepths'':
** Railgun magnets will spin around advanced cannon barrels to indicate [[ChargedAttack their charge level]]; static is uncharged, while they turn into a blur at maximum charge.
** Twin Guard vessels often mount their DeflectorShields projectors on rotating sections. This greatly increases the craft's durability as if a shield is brought down, a new shield rotates to take its place
** A number of White Flayers craft are nothing but spinning sawblades with engines. RammingAlwaysWorks.
** CRAM cannon barrels will retract and spin when reloading.
* ''VideoGame/FZero'': In the [[MemeticMutation infamous]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFtw7qW7Vcw Falcon Punch]] scene, this is part of the real reason for the explosion. Rick was driving around [[{{Satan}} Black Shadow's]] DoomsdayDevice thing at high speeds. While spinning. While his engine was spinning inside his vehicle. This somehow made it unstable, which is a pretty serious design flaw when your arch-enemy is a racer with a lot of racer friends.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7loHC9pL2gw This]] joke review of ''VideoGame/GeometryWars: Retro Evolved 2'' complains that "all you do is spin your ship around; you spin and spin and spin!"
* Multibeam frigates in ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}'' have to spin their whole body around their axis before they can fire for no reason.
* The lower section of the Palace from ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' rotates slowly for no other reason than to [[SceneryPorn show off the entire game world rendered in real time]].
** One of Jak's main attacks is a spin kick. From the second game onward, it can be combined with a gun to release a flurry of bullets in all directions.
* One of Goofy's abilities in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', Goofy Tornado, is to spin around the area. He learns this in [[WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie Timeless River]].
** Also, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', Sora can perform a spinning move with certain Dream Eaters such as Kooma Panda and Majik Lapin.
** Xemnas, one of the major antagonists, frequently uses DanceBattler-like moves that incorporate spinning.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Rugal Bernstein's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7mt8ALcjw0&feature=channel_page Dead]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7UNp0J4HbU&feature=PlayList&p=0018F344C7E2A3CC&index=0&playnext=1 End]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM7-B-lE5K0&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=0018F344C7E2A3CC&index=2 Screamer.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}''
** Kirby's Tornado copy ability basically makes him spin around like... well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Tornado]]. Whilst it can be difficult to use, when used correctly, it can even take out Final Bosses without any trouble whatsoever [[spoiler:or the use of whatever [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Ultimate Weapon]] Kirby is often forced to use at this point. Example -- Dark Nebula in ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad''.]] In the'' Kirby's Dream Land'' games, having the Animal Friend, Coo, and the Parasol copy ability would have you spinning around like crazy too.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'', when the [[spoiler:Master, Meta Knight's very own sword in this game,]] ability is obtained, his attack whilst dashing makes his sword into a drill with which he flies horizontally across the level, just like Meta Knight does in Brawl. (except Kirby can't change direction)
** The Sword and Hammer abilities also do this. Kirby's attack whilst dashing with the Hammer has him spin horizontally and with both Hammer and Sword, attacking whilst in the air makes Kirby spin around. (Sometimes, the spinning maneuver is given to the Cutter power instead.)
** ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' gives one of the more amusing applications of spinning as a deadly attack: the Ice + Cutter ability turns Kirby into an olympic-level skater, whose quadruple axles kill on contact.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Garen. "DEMACIAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!". Also featured very prominently with Katarina, Wukong and Draven. It's basically MemeticMutation at this point.
** Not to forget Dravens brother Darius who even has two ingame quotes in which he asks how a "he", with which he obviously means Garen, is able to do "it", after he tries to spin around for more than 360° and fails. Darius is the only champion with a spin ability that ends after 360° and does not last for several seconds.
** The precursor of this, although not to the level of MemeticMutation, is ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'', whereas Juggernaut also possesses a skill that lets him spin around for massive damage (and as of ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'', comes complete with a loud yell of "JUGGERNAAAAAAUUUUUTTT!!!!"), not to mention granting him magic immunity. Darius' predecessor, Axe, also has a single 360° spin skill, in which it activates randomly if someone attacks him, so in a way, he could do this multiple times, but always in a single 360°.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy's'' main move is spinning.
* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', the ever-present Spin Attack, originally called the "Whirling Blade" when it debuted in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]''. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' version can upgrade it to a Hurricane Spin Attack, which is a faster, longer and more mobile version of the attack, but pushes the spinning a bit too far and causes Link to be dizzy afterward. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' has the Great Spin, which allows Link to release a very powerful spin when he's full on HP. The game also added a tool called the Spinner, which rotates walls in dungeons, and you can ride grooves.
* ''[[VideoGame/MaxPayne Max Payne 2]]'' makes use of this trope during the slow-mo reload animation.
* The Top Spin of ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' is incredibly effective against one of the Robot Masters, ''and'' takes out the last boss in one hit. [[LethalJokeItem In fact, it takes out almost anything it can actually damage in one hit.]] However, it's ''INCREDIBLY'' awkward to use, so much so that 99% of players never use it outside of the aforementioned boss battles. When ''Top Man'' uses it, it's significantly less useless: it causes collision damage to you and deflects all of your shots, making him {{Nigh Invulnerab|ility}}le.
** Tundra Man is effectively Top Man fused with a ice-themed Robot Master as a figure skater. The majority of his attacks involve pirouetting around the stage to slam into Mega Man, and can also deflect shots by spinning fast enough.
** Finally, Mega Man Geo-Omega's [[FinishingMove Elemental Cyclone attack]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce 1'' and ''Star Force 3'', has him spinning to create a leafy tornado.
* [[DepravedBisexual Va]][[WhyWontYouDie mp]] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' can spin in place and ''dodge bullets.'' This isn't just from one shot. He dodges constant fire from an M16 while ''spinning in place.''
* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' has the Screw Attack, and the Spin Attack (a/k/a "Ghetto Screw Attack" in many strategy guides). The former makes Samus invincible, frequently combines with the space jump to allow infinite midair attacks, and usually deals a one-hit kill to all but bosses and (usually) metroids. The latter is a significantly weaker, one-time-only version achieved by spin jumping with the charge beam fully charged. Samus also has access to the Space Jump, which lets her jump an infinite number of times as long as she remains in a somersault.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' had those annoying Quad enemies (and their boss Quadraxis) who would attack by spinning at Samus like a top.
** The ''Prime'' series also introduces the Boost Ball upgrade, which normally propels the Morph Ball forward. But use the boost in a spinner device, and Samus spins in place to [[{{Technobabble}} manipulate the attached machinery with her kinetic energy]]. ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'' kicks it up a notch in Skytown, which has these [[HamsterWheelPower circular generator things]] that you have to boost around for a while to activate whatever they're connected to.
* Hammer users in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' have a spinning hammer attack available to them. [[AwesomeButImpractical It looks cool, but since it's actually a botched version of the charged hammer stomp, there are usually better attack options.]]
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''
** Kung Lao. His hat is a giant sawblade! He spins around to create a deadly energy...thing!
** Kabal also has the ability to spin others as a disorienting move, and to messily dismember opponents with later fatalities. Cyrax spins his own head to somehow not only fly off the screen like a helicopter, but turn it into a death-propeller and chopping up his opposition.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMario''
** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', when you are attacked, you can press A to cover up and reduce some of the damage taken, or if you think you're up for it, you can press B for a "super reversal" where the attacker takes one point of damage. Of course, when you do this command, Mario spins in place momentarily. Likewise, most attacks have a hidden set of alternate {{Action Command}}s which cause Mario to perform them more "stylishly" for a bonus; some of the "stylish" versions involve spinning.
** Also the Super and Ultra Hammer's Attacks involve spinning.
** In [[VideoGame/PaperMario64 the first game]], Mario could spin in whatever direction the player was holding at the time. Whilst it's main use was to get to places quicker, if a certain badge was equipped it could cause the Dizzy (read: Confused) status ailment whenever he used it to run into an enemy.
** There's also an item called the Dizzy Dial, which causes the Screen to Spin around when used and is supposed to cause the Dizzy ailment when it works.
* Yousuke of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' spins around with both weapons in hand for his follow-up attack.
** [[spoiler:Teddie]]'s follow-up attack has him drill into the enemy with [[spoiler:his claws]], spinning around as he does.
** Yukiko spins with her fan to strike her tarot card, in which her Persona proceeds to spin around before attacking or healing; Chie's Persona spins its weapon during some spells/attacks and Yousuke even does a spinning jump to strike his tarot card. Persona 4 has ''A LOT'' of cool spinning.
* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', there's an attack called Rapid Spin, which deals pathetic damage but clears the field of hazards and cancels trapping moves, making it incredibly useful in competitive play.
** Generation V introduces the move Drill Run, where the user throws ''themselves'' at the enemy while spinning, and gains an increased CriticalHit rate to boot.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' one of Alex's strongest melee attacks is the Cannonball, in which he tucks himself into a ball.
* ''Mike Tyson's VideoGame/PunchOut'' for the original NES has Super Macho Man, who uses his Super Macho Man Combo (a series of spinning backhands, which are technically ''illegal'') as his signature move.
* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'', [[spoiler:[[EvilDiva Courtney Gears]] and her backup dancers]] will attack [[KillerRabbit Ratchet]] by spinning with their legs. [[spoiler:As she]] is TheDragon to [[BigBad Dr.Nefarious]], this would technically count as '''Everything's Worse With Spinning'''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Shift}}'' series has the screen spin halfway whenever you shift. Touching gravity arrows also causes the screen to spin to the appropriate perspective.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''
** Sonic (spiny hedgehog), Shadow (genetically engineered spiny hedgehog), and Knuckles (spiny echidna) can do a spin attack. Tails (fuzzy fox) is just as deadly. Tails has whirling ''tails'' of fuzzy ''{{doom|yDoomsOfDoom}}''.
** Then in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''...Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles still have their jump-spin attacks, and can roll. Sonic also has his spin dash. Amy can learn to stand still and spin with her hammer, although since her stages are primarily 'flee from the robot' and the maneuver is very stationary one may never find a use for it. And then Tails gets to spin his tails around, until you get his power up ... and then he gets to keep attacking while moving, nonstop. Even Gamma gets in on the spinny action, as an easy way to clear a room with him is holding the target button and spinning wildly.
** Blaze the Cat spins... and also creates a [[PlayingWithFire Fiery Tornado]]. This is especially noticable in the ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''.
* In ''VideoGame/SpiralKnights'', the charge attack of the Calibur line of swords and the Fang of Vog is a 360° spin that can hit multiple times. The Spur and its upgrades are mechanized swords with built-in motors that are constantly spinning.
* The [[WaveMotionGun Void Rays]] in ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' have spinning...parts around the gun.
* ''VideoGame/StarFox'': [[MemeticMutation "Do a barrel roll!"]]
** Also falls under SpinToDeflectStuff, since it's the primary means of avoiding damage by enemy fire..
* Tequila's ultimate Tequila Bomb attack in the John Woo game ''{{VideoGame/Stranglehold}}'' has him spinning around in slow-mo with guns in hand, arms outstretched like an angel of death (if you're using GunsAkimbo, that is), and blasting the hell out of every bad guy in the general vicinity. And to top it off, we get the [[DisturbedDoves doves flying in slow-mo]] along with this.
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''
** Mas many moves, many of which involve spinning: [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]], Spinning Bird Kick, Spinning Clothesline, Spinning Piledriver, Cannon Drill, Psycho Crusher, and even the {{Shoryuken}} had the character turn 360 degrees. Toss in the Rolling Attacks (which are just spins in another plane) and it's easy to see how someone can get dizzy.
** The character Zangief's whole move-set was designed around full rotations of the D-Pad, often resulting in an onscreen Spin in the performed attack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v9bYeqcv0I He's the spinning Russian man!]] And, in honor of Zangief, other grapplers in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' canon (like Hakan in ''Super SFIV'') gained 360-spin (really 270) power grabs.\\\
Zangief took [[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar's]] piledriver move and added his own extra "twist." Throw in a few back drops and power slams, and you have his ultimate technique, the Final Atomic Buster.
** And in the ''Alpha'' series, [[VideoGame/FinalFight Guy]] has the Bushin Tatsumakisempuukyaku which is basically a Hurricane Kick {{Shoryuken}}. The move was ported with him to SNES-only ''Final Fight 3''.
** In ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium'', Eagle from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' re-appears with a completely new moveset. All of his special attacks involve spinning in one way or another, except for AttackReflector St. Andrews Green (which is a [[IKnowMaddenKombat golf swing]]). When he taunts, he twirls his batons around like a drummer.
** ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' outright ''overkills with this'', as nearly every single new Ultra attack involves some sort of spinning. In fact, of the 35 characters total, around 26 of them have an Ultra that involves excessive spinning of some kind (though your count may vary if you count repeated rolling and flipping as "spinning"). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6969ZD2z0k Especially infamous]] is Akuma's one. And giving the name the FanNickname ''Super Spin Fighter IV''.
** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' newcomer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H35g7es55v0 Rashid]] uses a lot of spinning attacks, keeping in line with his [[BlowYouAway wind-based]] moves.
* ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''
** Both Captain Falcon and Ganondorf can spin around mid-punch which actually make the attack slightly stronger.
** Elsewhere, Meta Knight's side-B turns his sword into a drill with which he flies horizontally across the stage, and neutral-B spins him in place like a tornado (mashing the B button will allow him to take flight). Likewise, Donkey Kong's up-B spins him up into the air like a helicopter. Falco gets in on the spin act, too, with his chain-A. Finally, taking a cue from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', Mario can spin his cape at opponents with side-B, and has an attack called "Mario Tornado."
** Luigi has his own version of the Mario Tornado, called the Luigi Cyclone, which (with Rapid B-Button presses) can send him pretty high into the air. Most Luigi players will prefer using this move for vertical recovery rather than his up-B.
** Also in ''Brawl'', Zero Suit Samus has a taunt which involves her twirling around while her whip spins around her body. Admittedly, this doesn't accomplish much of anything, but it ''looks'' amazing.
** VideoGame/{{Kirby}} has a midair attack where he spins around, kicking at nearby opponents. It looks better than I'm making it sound, seriously.
** Jigglypuff can spin along the ground like a wheel, with devastating effects. The game manual labels that as Rollout, which is a move in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games.
** Link's signature spin attack can launch him in the air and hit the enemy several times before sending them flying.
** Rob. Almost every one of his attacks involves spinning. His side B causes him to spin like a top, his down B causes him to charge up a top, which does a lot of spinning, his down smash is a spinning attack, and his neutral air is a spinning thruster attack.
** A few of Bowser's attacks involve him retreating into his shell and spinning, with the most notable being his up-B, the Whirling Fortress.
* Other ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' games:
** The Spin Jump in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and the Star Spin ability in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.
** The Topman Tribe in the Battlerock and Dreadnaught galaxies. Bowser would also get his own version of the Star Spin to use against you from the second time you encounter him.
** Before spinning with a cape, Raccoon Mario from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' could spin and hit enemies with his tail.
** ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' gives us the propeller hat, which allows Mario limited flight if he, you guessed it... spins. He also slows his descent by spinning as he falls, and can turn his fall into a deadly, drill-like attack.
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' has a few Bros Attacks that involve spinning. Notably, the Splash Bros Advance changes the attack from a combined jump attack to sending Mario [[ThisIsADrill drilling]] into the enemy.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''
** The swordsman's technique Tempest. The swordsman makes a rolling leap through the air, twirling their sword around like a giant human rotary saw. Ruca, the main character of ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'', can keep an enemy in the air for several seconds by chaining together Tempest, its [[EvolvingAttack enhanced version]], and the ''burning'' version, Fire Tempest. The combo is both effective and ''awesome''. It can also be used for flight in games with a battle mechanic that allows it to be spammed.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' gives us [[CuteBruiser Presea]], who wields a large ax that can be at least as large as she is. Most of her techniques involve at least one good full spin of the ax, but her advanced punishment techniques send her spinning like a top. Colette has a few attacks involving her spinning while holding out her twin chakrams. Finally, Regal is a kick-based fighter with a wide range of horizontal and vertical spins, including the Crescent attacks, which make him do vertical spin kicks that ''cut.''
** For another example that [[NoExportForYou Western gamers can recognize]], Yuri of ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' is a big damn showoff, as he cannot go one battle without his weapon spinning in one way or another. A lot of his animations involve him twirling the weapon around for no reason, notably the end of his physical combo. On top of that, his most popular arte is easily Shining Fang, which has him spinning his weapon vertically and is a crucial part of his [[GameBreaker infinite combo]].
*** Same game, enemy example: Nan does a fair amount of spinning, but her [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whlcTJRdtXA turns it up to 11]].
*** Karol has multiple flavors of spinning attacks like the aforementioned Fire Tempest (Vertical spinning), Roaring Revolution (Rolling forward), and Ultra Punishing Swing and its variations (Horizontal spinning). The most notable of the latter would have to be his Ultra Punishing Storm, that makes him spin fast enough to create a tornado and fly into the air.
** One of Kunzite's best moves in ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' is the ''Kuuhasenmeidan'', where he dives headfirst into the enemy with all four of his blades pointed forward and spinning like a drill. Overlaps, of course, with [[ThisIsADrill the one about drills]] (it's even in the move name).
** Eleanor from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' spins her spear one-handed for almost all of her artes including her third mystic arte.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''
** Yoshimitsu and his nemesis Kunimitsu both have spinning backfist and spinning legsweep manoeuvres in the games.
** Mishima Kazuya winds up a powerful uppercut while spinning as well.
** Heihachi has 'Hellsweeps', too.
** And as mentioned earlier, there's the Giant Swing throws.
** Yoshi also has a blade spin move, ''and'' a helicopter move. Who knew katanas had aerodynamic properties?
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' series:
** Ran Yakumo and Chen tend to spin whenever they fly around. Or fire bullets at you. Or [[FastballSpecial are being used as projectiles]] by Yukari. Or any combination of those things.
** And in the tenth installment, ''Mountain of Faith'', we have Hina Kagiyama who twirls around pretty much constantly.
** In more old-school news, PC-98 character Orange is frequently portrayed as a baton twirler due to carrying a baton in canon.
** Some of Cirno's attacks in the fighting games.
-->'''Ice Kick:''' Goes in for a flying spin kick while generating ice all around. There's actually no need for the spinkick, but [[RuleOfCool she thinks it's cool.]]
-->'''Cold Body "Super Ice Kick":''' A spinning kick from the heavens. The longer this attack hits, the more powerful it is, but Cirno gets dizzy after a while. [[LampshadeHanging There's really just no reason for her to be spinning...]]
*** When firing out larger numbers of bullets, Nitori spins at insane speeds.
* The Blademaster's Bladestorm from ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} 3'' somehow makes him invulnerable to most magic attacks while he is spinning. Also applies to his ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' cousin the Juggernaut (NOT an example of TheJuggernaut, incidentally) with the weaker Bladefury.
** Warriors in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' get this one, too.
** Also from ''Warcraft 3'', the Demon Hunter's repertoire of autoattack moves includes a spinning attack.
* ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}:'' If you do a barrel roll during a jump, you gain a massive speed burst that drains a considerable amount of shield energy. Since you're already high up in the air, it's quite likely to shoot you right off the track into buildings or over the railings of bridges.
* In ''VideoGame/PixelJunkEden'', spinning draws in nearby pollen, prevents you from gripping terrain you don't want to, and damages some enemies.
* Most ship based emotes in ''VideoGame/EarthAndBeyond'' involved spinning. Players were fond of combining upward and downward vertical loops to make figure 8s in space. And of course there was the obligatory DoABarrelRoll (with options of rolling on different axis), bonus points for being usable while in formation. If the formation leader did a barrel roll the entire formation would be forced to preform a giant arching circle through space around that barrel roll.
* In ''VideoGame/CarriesOrderUp'', Carrie can spin to breeze past customers and avoid colliding with them. Just watch out for [[SlipperySkid puddles]]. And [[SprintMeter Carrie working up a sweat]].
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* ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' is practically a love letter to this trope.
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Bill's [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent Monster form]], which is a spiked green quadraped that can roll into a ball.
** Robber Eel can form himself into a hoop shape and roll around.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': [[KiManipulation Kai]] can make a ''hula-hoop'' of natural energy appear around his body to boost himself forward and slice enemies.
** [[BlowYouAway Liz]] can create a hurricane by flying around and around.
* ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'': In Issue 10, Strong Bad gets carried away replaying a 360 rotational shot of the Teen Girl Squad saying their catch phrase "''SO'' GOOD!". What's Her Face is left in spin mode for the rest of the episode ("Whee!"), or at least until [[TheyKilledKennyAgain she gets lathe'd in half]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext by a tiny samurai]].
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* In ''Webcomic/CogaNito'', Eric's power set revolves around [{{heh heh|YouSaidX}}] the ability to make anything he touches spin, with a direction and velocity of his choosing. If he tries to make a solid object 'spin' in multiple different ways at once, it builds up internal stresses that make it easy to shatter.
* In ''Webcomic/DubiousCompany'', Tiren gets knocked off the airship. To survive the fall, she starts spinning while [[SurvivalMantra repeating]] her [[ActionMom mother's]] lesson that spinning controls everything...
-->'''Tiren:''' ''[on landing]'' ...even gravity. ''[beat]'' [[VomitDiscretionShot Hugk!]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'', one of [[StylisticSuck Peanut's comics]] had Spot (Superdog) claiming to see the future. His girlfriend says his super-vision can't do that, but he simply replies, "Spinning was involved."
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* Many [[SuperSpeed speedsters]] from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' are capable of spinning for short periods of time in order to create certain effects or to instantly change into their costume. Gyro, however, is a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who ''specializes'' in spinning. His powers make him function a lot like a human gyroscope.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leekspin.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=leekspin&aq=f And its many, many knockoffs.]]
** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among the same lines, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=reispin&aq=f Reispin,]] from our very own fora.
* '''[[http://www.nodnarb.net/BlogEngine.NET/image.axd?picture=2009%2F3%2Fomg-it-spins.jpg.jpeg OMG IT SPINS!!!]]'''
* Meanwhile, things don't seem to get better for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMDxKRx10mU the Rolling Girl.]]
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
** Lancer, the flying super-brick of Team Kimba, has this as a move. He extends his PK field over a pair of shortswords and spins. Imagine Superboy as a buzzsaw.
** Shroud, on the same team, uses a similar trick with bladed arms AND legs to create a double-layer buzzsaw in combat.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqPM_n-ICX0 The Whirlwind Batting Technique.]]
* LetsPlay/PinkKittyRose ''loves'' this trope. Her favorite weapon in the Classic Mega Man games is the Top Spin, and she's made it a point to demonstrate that the weapon's not as bad as people say it is. ''VideoGame/MegaMari'''s Rolling Cutter isn't far behind.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Airbending is based on the real-life martial art "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQViqc29G8I ba gua]]''", which utilises spinning to generate the maximum amount of energy. Aang mostly just spins his staff.
* Yumi from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' sometimes executes a wildly spinning move to confuse the enemies while deflecting/returning their fire with her tessen fans. The technique is {{Fan Nickname}}d "Geisha Tornado".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The episode where they deliver a huge block to the pseudo-Egypt planet. After the pharaoh dies, Fry decides to celebrate by spinning until he falls down. He gets roughly one revolution.
* In the episode "Beyond the Sea" of ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', Rex takes his huge sword, pulls a lever, and turns it into a gigantic spinning buzzsaw. It does pretty much the same amount of damage as it does as a sword, but looks a whole lot cooler. The buzzsaw also has an advantage in that it continues to do damage after the original impact, while the sword expends most of the power on impact. He can also make his giant hands spin to drill under something or just make his punches hurt more.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** Her {{sidekick}} Ron Stoppable give a new villain the idea for the Spinny Tops of Doom.
** Subverted in the episode where Kim temporarily gains Hego's SuperStrength. After [[ThisIsADrill spin-drilling a tunnel]] into Aviarius's lair, she declares "I do ''not'' recommend that" [[RequiredSecondaryPowers while shaking off the resulting dizziness.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' is this trope. The primary attack of the main characters is spinning so fast they turn into mini-tornadoes like the Tazmanian Devil. It isn't called Masters of Spinjitzu of nothing.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' use this all the time:
** During the song "Mix and Mingle Machine" for one, which Mixes and Mingles you quite violently, especially when you want to travel tangential to your motion.
** They also build giant tops.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' has the Twister Punch, wherein he twists his forearm before punching, letting it untwist as it hits the bad guy.
* Rigby suggests this in ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' while trying to help Pops get over his stage fright. It works momentarily, but ends up making him so dizzy he falls into an alternate universe.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Simpsons}}'': "Treehouse of Horror VII" features drooling aliens Kang and Kodos disguising themselves as presidential candidates, Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. During a speech, Kodos (Clinton) tells his audience that they "must move forward not backwards, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling towards freedom", while spinning in circles. The crowd explodes with enthusiastic cheers.
* WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob|SquarePants}} has "The Bubble Blowing Technique" which involves a lot of spinning.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': First go like this, spin around. Stop! Double take three times: one, two three. Theeeen PELVIC THRUST. Whoooo, whooooooo. Stop on your right foot, DON'T FORGET IT! Now it's time to bring it around town. Bring-it-a-round-town. Then you do this, then this, and this, then this, then that, then this and that, and then-(Blows bubble)
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': The Tasmanian Devil. He eats... and spins... and eats and spins and eats! Of course, the same goes with Dizzy Devil from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.
** Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures will frequently spin to change into a costume. In the episode, "Two-Tone Town", she tries to demonstrate this technique to older cartoon character, Goopy Geer, but he can't quite get it right (the first time he tries, he ends up naked), until the very end.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' did this sometimes, most notably once for effective {{Invisibility}}. [[ArtisticLicensePhysics (The idea is that he's spinning too fast to see. No explanation for him being silent as well.)]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'', Link had a tendency to spin his sword in a flashy manner. When he becomes incapacitated in one episode, Zelda uses his sword - and does the same thing.
* In the later seasons of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', when Diana changes from civilian attire to her Wonder Woman outfit, she spins in a fashion similar to her [[Series/WonderWoman live-action series.]]
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* 2017 has given us '[[MemeticMutation fidget spinners]]'
* Taekwondo match fought with World Taekwondo-rules gives two points for a standard kick to the chest and three points for a standard kick to the head (both fighters wear full protective gear) while a spinning kick gives one more point for both.
* Do a [[http://google.com Google]] search for '''do a barrel roll'''. [[http://lmgtfy.com/?q=do+a+barrel+roll Or click here if your too lazy to type it yourself (may be not as smooth).]]
* Planets. If the Earth didn't spin the planet wouldn't be inhabitable as one side would be boiling hot while the other side would be near absolute zero.
** By the same token, if the Earth suddenly ''stopped'' spinning, it would likely be a doomsday situation as, for one, everyone (other than people in space stations) would get flung due east at over 1000 miles per hour. And that's only the beginning.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Cf-ZxDfZA ''Semazen'']], the Sufi meditation practice that involves spinning oneself around as an imitation of the planets.
* Guns are much more accurate thanks to the invention of rifling the barrel, giving the bullet a spin that keeps it flying straighter gyroscopically. This was the reason for the name rifle, but almost every modern gun now has this feature, including handguns. The only common exceptions are [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]], since this wouldn't work on spread shot. Many have a rifled barrel for firing slugs, however.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo Dynamos]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine Turbine]]: they provide most of the electrical power on earth, with only a few power generation methods not using them in some capacity,meaning the modern world is ''powered by spinning'' (Photovoltaic cells and Thermoelectric generators being exceptions)
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_Disk Euler's Disk]] is a fun science toy that was featured in Series/TheBigBangTheory and several online shows. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3o0R2hStiY It's like a spinning coin that keeps spinning for several minutes due to it]] [[ExploitedTrope exploiting inertia to spin faster and faster]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3o0R2hStiY until coming to an abrupt stop]].
* Inverted with neutron stars. They spin '''very''' fast (1000 times a second or more), and as a result throw out a vast amount of energy and radiation, likely rendering any planets within a certain radius uninhabitable. Fortunately, no such stars exist near Earth. ''However'', this spinning ''is'' good for scientists, as it means that they're quite easy to find once you can determine just how fast it's moving.
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[[caption-width-right:270:[[Music/DeadOrAlive You spin me right round, baby.]]]]
->'''Puppet General Hammond:''' Sergeant, make it spin!\\
'''Puppet Sergeant Harriman:''' Spin? Sir... it doesn't spin.\\
'''Puppet General Hammond:''' What? It has to spin. It's round! Spinning is so much cooler than not spinning. I am the General, and I want it to spin! Now!
-->-- ''Series/StargateSG1'', "200"
''(While you're on this page, listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU You Spin Me Round.]] As the title of the page says, it will make the page even better. Why? Because spinning, that's why.)''
Presumably, this trope is the case because fast-moving things are generally better than slow moving things, and circular motion allows something to accomplish this while actually remaining on-screen.
This trope shows off the awesome power of spinning things at high speeds, or flying around in a circle. In skilled hands, this ability can be used to [[TornadoMove create tornadoes]] or even bend the space-time continuum.
Spinning makes pretty much ''everything'' cooler, so these are just a handful of the subtropes heavily affected:
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* AbnormalLimbRotationRange (limb spinning)
* BattleBaton
* BattleTops
* BlowYouAway (Some variants)
* CentrifugalFarce
* DizzyCam (especially when combined with POVCam)
* DoABarrelRoll
* DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud
* DoppelgangerSpin
* FightWoosh (sometimes)
* GatlingGood
* GirlySkirtTwirl
* GunTwirling
* HelicopterBlender
* HelicopterHair
* HeliCritter
* HumanHammerThrow
* HurricaneKick
* InstantFlightJustAddSpinning
* MegaMaelstrom
* MonowheelMayhem
* OrbitalKiss
* OrbitalShot
* RollingAttack
* RoundhouseKick
* RoundaboutShot
* RoundTableShot
* SphereFactor
* SpinAttack
* SpinToDeflectStuff
* SpinningClockHands
* SpinningOutOfHere
* SpinningPaper
* SpinningPiledriver
* {{Spinventory}}
* SwirlingDust
* SwirlyEnergyThingy
* SwivelChairAntics
* ThisIsADrill
* TornadoMove
* TwirlOfLove
* UnrealisticBlackHole
* WeaponTwirling
* WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens
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!!Examples
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* The king of this trope is ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}''; that whole franchise is about spinning things!
* How about all of the anime series that contain a TransformationTrinket with a spinning element? For example, the wands used in the second season ('sharp') of ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' feature a spinning musical note in the middle.
* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'': When Aoshima tricked Belldandy into coming into a LoveHotel with him and then tried to rape her, the visual implies strongly that she set the bed spinning at high speed before sending it smashing through a wall to fall into the sea. Fortunately for Aoshima, it floated.
* Maki, the Manga/{{Airmaster}}, successfully turns her gymnastics into a unique fighting style that gains its power from, among other things, a mid-air spinning tuck. She also specializes in fast-rotating capoeira-style kicks.
* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', you know a good Titan-slayer by how much they spin. Mikasa tends to spin around a lot when taking out Titans, but Levi takes it to a whole other level by making spinning his primary mode of attack; when fighting the [[spoiler:Female]] Titan, he takes it down by spinning up and down its arms and legs to avoid its attacks and disable its limbs.
** Levi is sometimes called "Humanity's Strongest Noodle" by fans because of his fighting.
* ''[[Anime/{{Bakugan}} Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]'': This show introduced the "Spin-top" Bakugan that have a top that spins when the Bakugan opens. They've gone on to become their own archetype, albeit they were seldom used before the New Vestroia season (where two of the main heroes use Spin-Top Bakugan).
* Sechs from ''[[Manga/{{Gunnm}} Battle Angel Alita: Last Order]]'' takes this to an absurd degree in his fight against Zekka, where he takes his double-bladed {{BFS}} and spins on all three axes like a gyroscope, turning himself into a giant whirling sphere of death.
** And then he pins Zekka down by spinning said BFS around his torso so he can't move out of the way of his next attack.
* On ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' there was a move known as the "whirlwind pyramid". It could work with as few as two of the team.
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Suzaku was given the FanNickname of "Spinzaku" for the sheer amount of spinnery he pulls off throughout the series. The most egregious example is his flying twenty feet across the room to deliver a spinning kick, then falling short and delivering a punch instead.
** Sayoko is definitely not above this either. For that matter, neither is Lloyd. Or Euphemia. In fact, just search 'Code Geass spin' on Website/YouTube and see all the variations.
** Don't forget about Gino! He's done it once too!
-->"TAKE THIS! THE SPIN OF MY LOYALTY!"
* '''Classic''' example: ''Anime/CombattlerV''. "Choudenji Ta-tsu-ma-ki! Choudenji [[ThisIsADrill SPIIIIIII]][[RammingAlwaysWorks IIIIIIIIIN!]]"
* Spinning-based attacks occasionally turn up in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise, most prominently in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', where all of the Dark Legendary Warriors except Duskmon have some sort of spinning attack, and several of the good legendary warriors have spinning attacks too. Calmaramon subverts this trope when her spinning attack is entirely unusable, because it causes her to lose control of her beast spirit.
** Additionally, spinning at various speeds was a staple of the evolution sequences of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''; later series pretty much phased this out, but it's back (albeit briefly) for [=OmegaShoutmon=] in ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.
* The ending credits of ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'' (which are actually in the middle of the movie) wind up the screen while spinning.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has Gilgamesh with his sword Ea, which is described as closer to a rock drill than a sword. It's made of three sections that rotate in opposite directions, and it works by drawing in and compressing air so hard that time/space collapses, revealing a glimpse of [[http://images.wikia.com/typemoon/images/8/8b/Truth.jpg the true form]] of the world before Heaven and Earth were separated, before hurling the enemy into the rift. Unfortunately, while the visual novel's artwork of this attack is fairly awesome, the animated version is just a cheap-looking blob of semi-transparent red.
* In the TournamentArc of ''Manga/FlameOfRecca'', the fighter who fights Tokyia on the first round is considered dangerous because his attacks have a spin.
* The Silver Alchemist from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. In ''Brotherhood'', he isn't even touching the ground when he does his spinning attack.
* The Beetle from ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Robo Go]]'' is much, much smaller than the other HumongousMecha in the series (roughly twice the size of its pilot, and he's a Japanese teenager), and only used for scouting. Gou unlocks its full potential by spinning it ''really'' fast, to the point that once it jumps into the air, it effectively becomes a [[ThisIsADrill humongous drill]] capable of tearing full-sized mecha in half.
** Way before this, there was Musashi Tomoe's signature attack, the ''Daisetsuzan Oroshi'', which is a modification of his signature judo throw. As Getter-3, the machine would grab its opponent and spin really fast, tossing them away and setting them up for further punishment. After Musashi's death, Benkei was taught the attack. In the ''Franchise/SuperRobotWars'' series, Shin Getter-3 has a variant called the ''Daisetsuzan Oroshi Nidan Gaeshi'' that follows up the attack with either a ramming Getter Crash or the Missile Storm attack.
* ''Manga/GingaNagareboshiGin'' has the Zetsu Tenrou Battouga attack, where the user spins really, ''really'' fast while flying through the air. May not sound that impressive, but the main character [[spoiler:''slices a giant bear's head off with it.'']] A couple of the manga-only Battougas also involve spinning somehow.
--> [[LetsPlay/ChipCheezum "Spinning Dog Attack, go!"]]
* Although not necessarily a spin attack per se, ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'''s [[CoolOldGuy Date Eiji]] has the [[FinishingMove Corkscrew Blow]], which is essentially a right cross delivered with a full inward rotation of the wrist. This was shown to be capable of ''[[TimeStandsStill stopping an opponent's heart]]'' for a brief moment, putting them in an awfully precarious position given their current location and profession.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': Takano in Minagoroshi-hen.
--> ''[[CutenessOverload "Nippaaaaaaaaaaaa~"]]''
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' has an awful lot of this too.
* ''Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure'':
** One of [[BlowYouAway Wamuu's]] signature techniques in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' is to create a pair of tornados by [[BodyHorror rapidly rotating his forearms like a pair of drills.]]
** The concept of spinning itself becomes a supernatural power in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', capable of doing things that it has no right doing, similar to the [[ThePowerOfTheSun Ripple]] concept in [[Manga/PhantomBlood Parts 1]] and 2. [[WeaponizedBall Gyro Zeppeli]] is a master of the Spin, and he teaches the Spin to TheProtagonist, [[HandicappedBadass Johnny Joestar]].
* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', this is the basis for Siegfried's entire fighting style. At first he [[SpinToDeflectStuff spins to deflect attacks]] and then counter, using his opponents own momentum for power. Later on, he trains in Tibet, and after being inspired by a spinning pillar, improves his spinning powers to the point where he can deliver untold amounts of pain on anything near him. He becomes a spinning tornado of destruction (and song!).
* Whenever Vita from ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' uses Graf Eisen's Raketenform, she'll always spin around a few times before smashing her target. Zerstörungsform is [[ThisIsADrill a gigantic drill]].
* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'': "God Slash Typhoooooonnnnn!" Also, Schwarz Bruder's ultimate technique, "Sturm und Drang".
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', the [[SuperPrototype Wing Zero]] actually takes advantage of the fact that it [[DualWielding Dual-Wields]] {{BFG}}s and has a move where it holds both rifles out at arm's length and spins while firing, scything the beams through the area around it. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' dubbed this attack "Rolling Buster Rifle."
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'s'' signature Rasengan attack, Neji's Kaiten, Lee's Leaf Whirlwind, Kiba's Wolf-Fang Over Fang and Kakashi's Kamui. Uzumaki means whirlpool, Naruto means Maelstrom, the Uzumaki clan symbol is a spiral. The symbol of Hidden Leaf has a spiral included. Tobi's mask has a spiral pattern. [[spoiler:Uchiha Madara's]] fighting style.
%% Uchiha Madara's fighting style what? (Is there a spiral/spinning motif to it?)
** Killer Bee, when he wields all [[MultiWielding seven of his swords]], attacks by spinning around in bizarre and unpredictable fashion.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy often makes a lot of his normal attacks stronger simply by twisting his limbs. Gum-Gum Rifle is pretty much just Bullet, but with the fist releasing the twist. Gum-Gum Pinwheel might be the most simple, with Luffy simply twisting his body around, grabbing the foe, and unleashing. Luffy's peak use of this is when he uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Crocodile]] with his Gum-Gum Storm, continually spinning while using a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]] to perpetually pummel him until he breaks through the ceiling of the underground chamber they were fighting in and up into the streets of [[spoiler:Alabasta]].
** Sanji has his basic Party Table Kick Course attack, with him getting on both hands and legs stretched out while spinning. He also has Diable Jambe, where he spins around so fast his leg ''bursts into flames''.
** Also, Zoro has Tatsumaki.
** The king of this though is Mr. 2 Bon Clay, who spins with pretty much all the time, regardless of whether he's fighting or not.
** Buffalo of the Donquixote Pirates ate the Spin-Spin Fruit (Guru Guru no Mi) which literally allows him to spin parts of his body around which he can use to fly like a helicopter or create gale-force winds.
* Jukai from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' attacked by spinning rapidly causing a tornado.
* ''Anime/PandaZ'' doesn't do a lot of spinning, but its AnimeThemeSong, Voyager (by Music/JAMProject) supports the general policy: "Rock and Roll! Can you feel it now? Just spin around!"
* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': Enemy mecha Zauel's sword spins like a drill when it attacks.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', this was introduced as a strategy just before Ash battled Roark.
** Piplup also has a spinning bubble attack that it uses to battle Team Rocket in one episode.
** Also, the Counter Shield, which can be described as "Spin really fast while spamming your attacks"
* A majority of the {{transformation|Sequence}}s and attacks from ''Anime/SailorMoon'' contain an amazing amount of spinning. Is it really necessary? Maybe not. [[RuleOfCool Does it look freaking awesome]]? ''You bet''.
** A prime example is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMQMyUbXbw Moon SPIRAL Heart Attack]], as well as her Penultimate attack, Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfkSDYrOZ0 Is just as spintastic.]]
** And then we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMI2HJP0CeU Jupiter Oak Evolution.]]
** Setsuna aka Pluto has a thing for spinning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDvKAPxCzo when she opens her Gate, when transforming, ''and'' when attacking.]] In her case it has more to do with her affiliation with time, particularly an analogue clock, considering one of her transformation sequences (when she's spinning, and viewed from above) is sometimes superimposed on a clock's face with her spin in sync with the clock's rotating hands.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' has Ranma's "Hiryû Shoten Ha" (where Ranma needs to lure his enemies into a spiral in order to blast them with a tornado) and Ryû Kumon's "Demon Gods' Mad Violent Dance" (where he spins around at high speed while at the same time unleashing a rapid-fire barrage of vacuum blades in all directions). Let's not forget several attacks from the Golden Pair, and a few of Ranma's practice katas.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Kenshin's ultimate attack, the Amakakeru Ryuu no Hirameki: if blocked, the vacuum from the backwash of the first strike sucks the enemy in, leaving him open for the second. Also seen in any variant of the Ryuu Kan Sen, where the centrifugal force increases strike effectiveness and allows some degree of evasion.
* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'': The opening is basically/apparently ABOUT spinning. And it even ''shows'' Harima and Karasuma spinning (the girls too, but they are arranged in a roundabout fashion).
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' features the Ninja Art: Tornado Fighter technique, wherein all five members of the team stand on each others shoulders and spin around, creating a whirlwind powerful enough to knock everything in the room down.
* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITLQzENPvVI loves this trope]].
* ''Manga/SoulEater'''s Maka, who wields a SinisterScythe, tends to incorporate spinning into her fighting technique. The 3rd EndingTheme has Black☆Star and Kidd doing flourishes with their weapons, too.
** TSUBAKI. FIRST OPENING SONG.
** Pretty much every Weapon who can be spun, gets spun around at some point, often simply for the [[RuleOfCool look of the thing]].
* In a {{Super Robot|Genre}} show, the only thing better than a RocketPunch is a ''spinning'' Rocket Punch. Just ask Anime/GaoGaiGar or {{Anime/Mazin|gerZ}}kaiser.
** They got beaten to the punch by ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' and his [[ThisIsADrill Drill Pressure]] Punch.
** Who got beaten to the "punch" by ''Anime/MazingerZ'' himself with the Daisharin Rocket Punch, which doesn't itself spin, but has its power disproportionately magnified by ''winding it up''. EI-15 in ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' used the same trick to duplicate "Zonder Broken Magnum."
** Speaking of ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', Big Volfogg's ''Hissatsu! Dai-Kaiten Madan'' technique. He turns on his Mirror Coating and spins like a top, firing little shards of mirror energy (or something) at the target. If you're lucky. If you're unlucky, he'll also ''hit'' you while spinning.
*** Which lead to the unintentionally hilarious battle of spinning tops against Polturn in FINAL.
** And then there's Anime/UFORoboGrendizer, who could launch fist drills, drill missiles, ''and'' flying buzz saws.
* In ''Manga/TekkenChinmi'', one of Chinmi's teachers is a practitioner of Whirlwind Fist kung fu, which revolves around the martial artist spinning rapidly in place at high speed, giving them incredible skills at deflecting blows and striking in retaliation. Chinmi eventually likens the style to a spinning top, then realizes that the weak spot is to attack the practitioner from directly above -- while they can deflect any blow that comes from their side, they can't defend against an aerial strike.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is the ultimate example of this trope -- if HeroicResolve is forced into physical form, it becomes [[ThisIsADrill a drill]]. In fact, this is formulated as "Spiral Power," and is stated to be the reason for everything from why a gyroscope becomes more stable while spinning, to the [[EvolutionaryLevels process of evolution]] (DNA is helix-shaped).
** [[FourStarBadass General]] [[TheDragon Guame]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse the Immovable]] takes this to the logical extent; he powers both his personal mech, the Gember, and his flagship, the Impregnable Fortress Dai-Gundo, by rolling into a ball and spinning in place (He's an armadillo evolved into humanoid form through sheer willpower). His last words: [[spoiler:"Round and round, are you watching this transpire your majesty? Your humble servant Guame is still spinning!"]]
* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'': Mule Love is a Wonsoolsa, meaning that he can use certain [[AppliedPhlebotinum Shinsoo]] techniques that require the Shinsoo to spin.
%%* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': Satan and Evatrice.
* [[BodyHorror Horribly]], [[BalefulPolymorph horribly]] {{Averted}} with ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}''.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''Franchise/TheFlash'':
** Speedsters such as Flash sometimes use the tactic of spinning or running in a circle to produce a whirlwind. Flash has also been depicted shooting tornados from his arms by spinning them.
** There's also a Flash villain named The Top who gets his super speed by spinning. Also he can brainwash people, by spinning.
** Really, any Creator/DCComics character who can move faster than average seems to enjoy doing this. "Practical" applications vary from summoning strong winds to friction heating to [[ThisIsADrill I Am a Drill]].
** This is lampshaded by Flash villain Captain Boomerang in ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad''. After kicking a third-rate terrorist speedster off the side of a castle, Boomerang yells after him that the Flash sometimes saves himself from falling by spinning his arms really fast. Once the terrorist splats:
--->'''Boomerang:''' Huh, guess you weren't quite in the Flash's league. You sure as hell weren't in mine.
* Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} villain Whirlwind has this as his theme. He's a mutant who can spin really fast to deflect attacks and move quickly, and not only can he spin his arms really fast to generate whirlwinds, but he also has [[BladeBelowTheShoulder wrist mounted sawblades.]]
* There is also Torpedo of the ComicBook/NewWarriors who had spinning fans on her wrists and ankles in order to create super strong currents.
* Franchise/{{Superman}} is a master of solving problems with unrealistic uses of spinning.
** As an example, in one animated adventure he put out a forest fire by spinning over a lake and creating a waterspout.
** He also once followed a signal into the future by spinning at SUPER super-speed.
** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' Harbinger's duplicates surround Superman to keep him contained. Superman spins around and punches them all at once.
** In ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman'', the Man of Tomorrow takes care of a swarm of killer bees by spinning around until forming a whirlwind that drags the bees away from Metropolis.
--->'''Superman:''' I'll have to treat this swarm as a single unit-- spiral around the bees... like a whirling football... and sweep them up... in my own backdraft! I'll count on any stray bees not caught in my wake... to follow the bulk of their friends by instinct!
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' is also good at using spinning moves or generating whirlwinds to solve problems:
** In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' she performed a spin attack to repel a squad of alien enemies: she grabbed an alien and used his body as a blunt weapon, spinning around to hit all enemies surrounding her with her "weapon".
** In ''ComicBook/DemonSpawn'', Supergirl spins around at Super Speed to create a whirlwind and put out a fire burning a building down.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1972 another Supergirl story]]'', a massive boulder is about to crush a village. Linda/Kara charges right away at it, spinning around at super-speed and becoming a super-drill, pulverizing her way directly into the rock core to stop it and drive it away.
** And in yet ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 another classic Supergirl story]]'', Parasite grabs Supergirl's cape and spins her around before slamming her face into a railroad track.
* Riptide, an enemy of the ComicBook/XMen, also has the mutant power of spinning real fast and flinging pieces of fast-growing bone shurikens.
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[[folder:Comic Strip]]
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** There is one time when Irma asks Jon and Garfield why they prefer to sit by the food counter instead of at the diner's tables, and the two reply, with demonstration, that because [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2002/2002-03-06.gif the stools by the counter can spin]].
** Subverted in another comic where Jon gets a spinning display stand for his Christmas tree and Garfield replaces it with a blender.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
%%* The Machine in ''Film/{{Contact}}''.
* In ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD'', the saucer-shaped Dalek spacecraft has two rows of windows that spin in opposite directions, which was a fairly cool effect for 1966.
* In that case we may as well mention ''Film/EarthVsTheFlyingSaucers'', which also had cool spinning {{Flying Saucer}}s.
* Initially averted by the Hammer weapon test video in ''Film/IronMan2'', but then played straight during the actual combat.
** Also played straight by Black Widow's ridiculously over-the-top twirling takedowns on Hammer security, which look more like lucha libre than anything else.
* ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'', naturally!
* ''Film/{{Legion}}'': Gabriel wields a mace that is quite obviously not deadly enough as the head starts spinning once Michael pinned against a wall but looks like he may escape. Did I mention it was a huge mace with mechanical spikes to begin with?
* In ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', one of the finishing moves in a fight is the Corkscrew Kick (Suh! Ayah!)
* The machine turning ordinary humans into mutants in ''Film/XMen1'' has metal rings spinning very fast.
* ''Film/ShaolinSoccer''. The more spinning you see before a strike, the more powerful it is. '''No exceptions'''.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer''... words cannot describe how awesome the spinning was... on the last lap of the Grand Prix...
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Spock's ''Jellyfish'' is so far the only ''Franchise/StarTrek'' vehicle to feature a permanently spinning part of its external body: whenever the ship's flying, its tail components spin in opposite directions.
** At the end of ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', the Vulcan vessel's landing gear spins slowly as it deploys. (This was purportedly inspired by the Vulcan shuttle from ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'', which did some weird somersault thing to dock with the ''Enterprise''.)
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' series.
** "[[MemeticMutation I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!]]"
** And Darth Maul's lightsaber fighting techniques include a few [[{{Flynning}} completely illogically placed spins]] [[RuleOfCool because they look cool]].[[note]]Likewise, Creator/RayPark does that spin in every role of his.[[/note]]
** Yoda's fighting in the prequels is heavily inspired by {{Wuxia}} and is by far the most ridiculous, over the top, flashy and acrobatic style of any of the characters (even the ones who use the same in-universe fighting style that he does!). As well as tons of dramatic leaps and flips, it includes plenty of gratuitous spins. Other Jedi like Obi-Wan, Luke and Qui-Gon occasionally do a random 360 in the middle of a fight for sheer RuleOfCool, but don't do it constantly like Yoda does.
** In his younger days Obi-Wan was a master of Soresu, the most defensive form of lightsaber combat focusing heavily on circular motions of the lightsaber to create a nearly impenetrable defense.
** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Palpatine gracefully twirls in the air while pouncing at the Jedi Masters that have come to arrest him.
** All over the place in this movie. Dooku does a random frontflip before fighting Anakin, Anakin does a fancy twirl before using a brutal FinishingMove on Dooku, Grievous tries an IntimidationDemonstration of his lightsabers on Obi-Wan, and see above about Master Yoda's spin-happy fighting style. WeaponTwirling also abounds, like it does in all the prequels.
** In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', the Inquisitors have dual bladed lightsabers that spin like a propeller on a circular handle. They can even use it to ''fly'' like a helicopter.
** Luke does a gratuitous front-flip at the beginning of the sail barge fight in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
** And now the ''Stormtroopers'' are in the act. Ladies and gentlemen, meet [[Film/TheForceAwakens ''FN-2199'']] of the First Order. The guy ''spins his riot baton'' and gets ready to kick ass. Said baton is able to counter ''lightsaber'' strikes!
* ''Film/{{Superman}}''. Superman uses this twice: first when he spins like a top while drilling into Lex Luthor's underground lair, and second when he flies around the Earth to make it spin backwards and turn back time.
* ''Film/TheTimeMachine2002'' also uses metal bars spinning at high speeds.
* Creator/MichaelBay believes that this is the case with the ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movies (combined with StuffBlowingUp, of course).
* The film of ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' uses a scene of Maria spinning around and changing colors as a transition from her preparing for the school dance to her attending the school dance.
* {{Wuxia}} martial arts films are often filled with spinning acrobatics. As mentioned above, in a real fight, this is not a good idea.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles'', Ripred [[spoiler:and eventually Gregor]] spin. It is implied that all [[spoiler:ragers]] can.
* In the novel ''Franchise/StarTrek: Immortal Coil'' (a Data-centered story which revisits most of the various series's artificial-intelligence episodes), Dr. Soong discovers the android-making machine from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" He finds it fascinating... but can't figure out for the life of him ''why'' it spins around like that when it's working.
* In ''Discworld/NightWatch'' the incoming Patrician inquires about the possibility of getting one of those ''special'' office chairs, you know, the sort that swivel and spin. As a sort of symbol of his new-found power. His [[ObstructiveBureaucrat canny secretary]] assures him that a skilled swiveller can be there with a toolkit within the hour, sir, and your every wish to spin and swivel will be granted. This is a ShoutOut to the scene in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where the incoming government minister, James Hacker, asks about getting a chair he can swivel on. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby]] assures him, with complete truth, that he will ensure the Minister has complete control over selection of his office furniture.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BattleBots'', also had its fair share of fighters with spinning weapons. Those with the spinning saw blade variety and variations thereof fared rather well, but the best was to Son of Whyachi's spinning weights, especially after it [[OneHitKill took down one such saw blade-type in a single well-placed attack.]] Not only that, but said vertical-spinner (Nightmare) was originally going to do a quick spin right before impact, but the Hell Razors popped up the wheels.
** [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment Of Dangerous]] was Blendo (built by [[Series/MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman]]), which had a [[SpinToDeflectStuff spinning dome]] with blades around the outside. [[LoopholeAbuse It wasn't against the rules]], but the chunks it ripped off of its opponents were a danger to the audience, so the organizers had to declare Blendo a "co-winner" to eliminate it.
** Mechavore, especially after it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB73lNXVpag ripped off BioHazard's lifting arm]]. ''Battle Bots'' has a higher default weight-class than ''Series/RobotWars'', meaning that its spinners tend to be more powerful and face heavier armor.
* Inverted in ''Series/BabylonFive''. All the cooler and more advanced spaceships (Minbary, Shadows, Vorlon, White Stars) have artificial gravity and don't need to spin, unlike Terran ships and the eponymous station.
* ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'': "Cyber Boming", Jupiter's finishing move using the Cyber Thunder Arm.
* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the TARDIS is sometimes shown spinning while in the process of traveling through space-time (after dematerializing and before rematerializing).
** In the special "Planet of the Dead", the Doctor tracks Rhodium particles with a strange device, expressing his disappointment that the little dish isn't going round. He subsequently gets very excited when it starts to spin.
** Averted with Daleks, who have a tendency to spin around in circles before they blow up. Then again, that's probably better for everyone else.
** The Eleventh Doctor seems to love spinning 270 degrees ''right'' in order to go ''left''. He's just a bit uncoordinated like that. He also redesigns his TARDIS so the top of the console spins.
* In the DVD commentary, Creator/JossWhedon admitted that he had no clue how the engine on board ''Serenity'' in ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' worked, except that when it wasn't spinning, things were bad.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has the spinning rings of the astrolabe sun in the title sequence. They briefly show the backstory of the show, and finally the TitleCard.
* Kamen Rider Imperer from ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' has Spin Vent. His Contract Monsters also do frontflips in his [[FinishingMove Final Vent]] before they slam into the target one by one and Imperer knees the target in the face.
* Superman spins from Clark Kent to Superman in later seasons of ''Series/LoisAndClark''.
* The miniseries ''Series/TheLostRoom'' featured a number of Objects which gave their wielders various powers -- some very useful, some not so much. One of the protagonists scoffs as they are going to confront an enemy with the Scissors which, they have been told, allow the wielder to "rotate objects." "What is she gonna do, spin us to death?" As they enter a room, a large, heavy object flies quickly at them in a wide arc, knocking them to the ground, and provoking the revelation: "Oh. ''Rotate''."
* In just about every season, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' would have a spinning attack whether it would be on a Zord, or a Ranger.
** The first ''Super Sentai'', ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'', changed into their costumes by simply spinning round once on the spot.
** Special mention goes to ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' (and of course ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'') whose general motif [[{{Pun}} revolves]] around spinning discs used as powerups for the Rangers' various weapons and zords. In fact, the secondary zords all have a giant spinning discs as part of their designs. As a bonus, each disc also features a pattern which forms the template of a zoetrope that animates when used in the spin swords.
** Right up there with ''Samurai'' is ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' (''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger''). In keeping with the "storm"/"hurricane" idea, there are several bits that spin to evoke (or actually create) whirlwinds and cyclones.
* ''Series/RobotWars'' had plenty of spinning metal. House robot Dead Metal's saw blade cut through most armor like butter, and Hypnodisc's spinning disc weapon did its fair share of massive damage (their [[CatchPhrase slogan]] was "Spin to win"). Some robots used spinning in one place as their main attack or defense mechanism.
** Warhog, a design with bladed, spinning dome, failed to take Newton's Third Law into account and ended up [[EpicFail dealing more damage to itself than the other robots]], being ''thrown backwards through the air'' whenever it tried to ram anything. Later machine Typhoon 2, a lower conical spinner, did ''much'' better, becoming champions of the 7th series.
* Despite the page quote (which was a tongue-in-cheek puppet parody of the show, itself), there was never any explanation given for why the eponymous Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} needed to spin in order to "dial".
** In ''Series/StargateSG1'', this was addressed by having the majority of gates not spin - any gate with a DHD dials automatically, while the SGC (who presumably never figured out the communication protocol for fast dialing) manually dials every time, hence the spinning. (Compare an old school rotary dial telephone to a modern day touch tone to understand the difference.)
** The spinning is done away with almost completely in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' spin off, as the Pegasus Stargates all work digitally, with no spinning parts. The lights do activate in a circular pattern as the gate is dialed, though.
** To continue the "rotary phone" analogy, the first-generation Stargate found in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' functions by rotating the entire gate, rather than by simply wheeling around an inner track. While horribly inefficient, it looks ''awesome'', thus confirming that this trope is in play.
** In addition, ''SG-1'' season seven's "Heroes (Part 1)":
-->'''Emmett Bregman:''' Could we get a shot of the gate spinning?\\
'''Samantha Carter:''' ... sure. It's really cool. Steam comes out of it and everything.
** And Lampshaded in the episode ''200''
--> '''General Hammond (In [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Marionette Form]])''': But, it's round. It ''has'' to spin. Spinning is so much ''cooler'' than not spinning!
* The "Mark Jensen Family Christmas" sketch from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' features Creator/WillFerrell singing a Christmas song in front of a choir while inexplicably standing on a revolving platform. {{Hilarity|Ensues}}, [[VomitIndiscretionShot and vomiting]], ensue.
* The bad guys in ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' were usually finished with a roundhouse kick. It also became his most powerful move on Chuck Norris Facts.
* The "game show" ''{{Series/Wipeout|2008}}'' / ''Total Wipeout'':
** The Dizzy Dummies game involves spinning the contestants around at high speeds for 40 seconds, then gets them to do a small obstacle course whilst completely dizzy. HilarityEnsues.
** ''Total Wipeout'' also has the many variants of The Sweeper, involving a long rotating beam that the contestants have to jump over. While stood on small podiums 20 feet over a pool of water.
* In ''Series/WonderWoman'', the eponymous heroine spins to change from Diana Prince to her super self. The comics have since used this as well.
* The Wonder Woman and Superman spinning transformations are {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in a Halloween episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}''; Brennan and Booth finish up a case while dressed for a Halloween party. Brennan is dressed as Wonder Woman, and at the end of the episode does a little spin, which Booth finds hilarious.
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[[folder:Music]]
* [[WhatAreRecords Vinyl records.]] Tapes. UsefulNotes/{{Compact disc}}s.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAGGTVft5Lk Round/Like a circle in a spiral/Like a wheel within a wheel/Never ending or beginning/On an ever spinning reel.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xsym2_IcYc The video for "Midnight Mover"]] by Music/{{Accept}}.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU "You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record, baby..."]]
** [[http://xkcd.com/123/ ...in a manner depriving me of an inertial reference frame. Baby.]]
** [[Music/FloRida "You spin my head right round, right round, when you go down, when you go down down.."]][[note]]"Right Round" samples "You Spin Me Right Round"[[/note]]
* Jump5's song "Spinnin' Around" definitely counts.
* Music/KylieMinogue: I'm spinning around/move out of my way/I know you're feeling/cause you like it like this!!
* Music/{{Newsboys}} concerts sometimes feature two drummers and their sets strapped to a raised platform that tilts and spins above the crowd. It started with the "Take Me To Your Leader" tour, but the audience loved it so much, they kept it.
* Likewise, Music/MotleyCrue drummer Tommy Lee had a 360 spinning drum kit.
* Music/TheyMightBeGiants: "The spiraling shape will make you go insane!"
* Music/{{Vocaloid}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5cj3IRJow The radius of 85 cm is the distance this hand can reach, I will spin around now so please stay away!]]"
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[[folder:Pinballs]]
* On the backglass of ''Pinball/BlackHole'', the titular object spins around (though this feature was sadly removed from export copies).
* ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'' has a spinning flipper on the far right of the playfield. It's something of a nuisance, since it screws with the ball's path.
** Prior to that is Chun Li's "Spinning Helicopter Kick" in ''Pinball/StreetFighterII'', which also used a spinning flipper that the player must shoot past.
* The Death Star in ''Pinball/StarWarsDataEast'' spins, even though it has no need to.
* In Creator/{{Gottlieb}}'s ''Pinball/SuperMarioBros'', Bowser's castle spins, for no reason other than simply because it can.
* Spinning the magic lamp in ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' builds up its magical power.
* ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has a spinning pizza disc.
* ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}}'' has a Spinner and three discs that rotate during multiball and when a lock is lit, though the latter is intended to screw with the ball.
* The backglass for ''Pinball/{{Hurricane}}'' shows the rollercoaster in the middle of a corkscrew; it spins at periodic times during a game.
* ''Pinball/StrikerXtreme'' (and its Americanized remake, ''NFL'') has a goalie who spins to block shots to the goal.
* The top center playfield of ''Pinball/{{Indianapolis 500}}'' has a toy Indy racer on a circular platform; its only purpose is to spin when the cabinet shakes.
* In Jersey Jack Pinball's ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz'', Dorothy's house spins because it wouldn't be ''Oz'' without it. There's even a "Spin the House" mode to lampshade the point.
* Port Royal in ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is a spinning compass that flings pinballs about, hitting targets along the perimeter.
* ''Pinball/{{Hook}}'' has the Windcoaster Ramp, a gigantic spiral ramp complete with red chase lights.
* The western version of ''Pinball/{{NBA}}'' has a spinning basketball disc in the playfield to redirect pinballs.
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[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
* It is a gospel part of Wrestling Physics that any high-flying move will be more powerful if done while spinning. Initially, this was just spinning in the direction of motion (ex: 450 splash), but then people started spinning backwards ([[Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger Shooting Star Press]]) just 'cause it looked cool (unless you botch it at Wrestlemania, Wrestling/{{Brock|Lesnar}}), and you eventually got people like M-Dogg 20 who made their careers out of spinning like tops in every possible direction any time their feet left the ground. Utterly absurd when you think about it, but hey, it seriously does [[RuleOfCool look really, really cool]].\\\
For the record, with the Shooting Star Press, you're meant to land with your lower body first, as that's where the downwards motion is. Ain't nothin' illogical about the Shooting Star Press.
* The Spinning Backfist, used as a FinishingMove by Wrestling/AjaKong (who calls it the ''[=Uraken=]'') and Wrestling/EddieKingston, who calls it the "Backfist to the Future."
* The Spinaroonie. However, since this is a drawn out break dance taunt, it's a good opportunity for Wrestling/BookerT's opponent to recover, attack, and likely win. This was less the case in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, where Booker would just quickly break dance back to his feet after taking the opponent down, sort of like Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' 'kip up' move. Then WCW was bought by the WWF, who [[ComicallyMissingthePoint presented the spinaroonie as his finishing move.]]
* When Wrestling/JohnCena became Wrestling/{{WWE}} champion, it led to the creation of the infamous "spinner belt," which had a spinnable jeweled WWE logo over the usual gold plating. Serious fans were not pleased. The same thing happened when he became US Champion, though it changed back to the old design after he lost it. The WWE belt remained a spinner for a much longer time. When Wrestling/RobVanDam held both the ECW Title and the WWE Championship he said he would wear the former proudly. Noting the other one, he said, "And look at this one—it spins!"
* [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] spins for no apparent reason ''after'' hitting opponents with his flying attacks. Because ''spinning is cool!'' One of his signature moves, the Lie Detector (Corkscrew flying forearm smash), involves him running at an opponent, leaping into the air, spinning, and smashing his forearm into his opponent mid-spin.
* Wrestling/KofiKingston's FinishingMove, the Trouble In Paradise, is a 360 Degree spin kick to the head.
* Wrestling/JohnMorrison's ''Starship Pain'' (Split-Leg Corkscrew Moonsault) involves as much spinning as you can get in one move.
* Wrestling/AdrianNeville's finisher is a ''corkscrew'' Shooting Star Press. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMEJjxEtQTA "Absolutely breathtaking" indeed.]] Not to mention all the triple backflips, standing moonsaults, and huricaranas he does...
* The logic of Wrestling/TheYoungBucks is as follows: take a Tombstone Piledriver, which doesn't look too devastating when done by anyone besides Wrestling/{{Kane}} or Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Have a tag partner perform a springboard to aid the piledriver, suddenly it's a viable finisher. Now have the person springboarding do a somersault for no other reason than [[RuleOfCool it looks cool]], and you have The Meltzer Driver, which coincidentally won "Best Wrestling Maneuver" from the magazine [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter the move was named for.]]
* Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa was known for twisting in midair upon connecting with his flying lariat. He also innovated the Rolling Elbow and thus popularized spinning 360 degrees before throwing a strike.
* Wrestling/ChrisHero (aka Kassius Ohno) idolized Misawa, so he loves the Rolling Elbow and uses countless variations. Additionally , he invented a discus pump kick called Cyclone Kill or the Cyclone Boot.
* Masaaki Mochizuki of Wrestling/DragonGate uses a spinning brainbuster known as the Twister as his primary finishing move. There's also a reverse brainbuster version and "Twister II", the spinning Falcon Arrow. Unrelated to the Twisters but still relevant: the [[HurricaneKick Illusion]].
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[[folder:Sports]]
* In the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, you can increase your score by executing full body rotations and/or windmill motions with your arms during the dunk. Of course, this won't earn you any extra points during an actual basketball game.
* Figure skating. Many of the techniques involve spinning. There's specifically a required ''spin'' element (abbreviated Sp) for which the skaters are scored. The ''jump'' element also involve spins, classified by the technique and the number of rotations the skaters do in the air: single, double, triple, and quad for one, two, three, and four respectively. [[note]]Scientists and experts have stated that it's going to take a few decades before we see the first ''quintuple'' jump, if ever; it's going to take a very special skater to do it; and even then it will be a rarity, nowhere near the current ubiquity of quads in competition. None of this have stopped skaters from trying.[[/note]] The more rotations there are, the more difficult the jump and spectacular the result. Squeezing as many quads as possible into a performance is also considered impressive in some circles. [[note]]Detractors claim that the popularity of quads have turned figure skating into an overly-technical rather than artistic sport.[[/note]] As of 2019, the record is held by Nathan Chen, the first man to execute five quads in one routine. Ladies are now also jumping quads, with Creator/AlexandraTrusova having landed most amongst them.
** Apart from the jumps, spinning without jumping is also an important element in figure skating. The record for fastest spin was set by Olivia Oliver from Canada. Figure skaters who were known for their spins include Creator/YuliaLipnitskaya and Creator/StephaneLambiel. Creator/SatokoMiyahara is also notable for being able to spin in both directions.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* Night Goblin Fanatics in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', doped up on PsychoSerum and spinning an EpicFlail in great, infantry-crushing circles while they revolve around the battlefield, crushing everything in their path, friend or foe.
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[[folder:Theater]]
* Difficult pirouette sequences are a crowd-pleaser in any ballet. The ballets ''Theatre/SwanLake'' and ''Don Quixote'' are both famous/notorious for asking the principal ballerina to execute a lengthy set of fouettés at the end of an equally lengthy ''pas de deux'' -- in the case of ''Swan Lake,'' thirty-two of them.
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[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* At Ride/UniversalStudios:
** The riders are sent rapidly spinning in ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan'' as they plummet down into the sewers while escaping the villains.
** ''Ride/TheCatInTheHat'' used to be ''very'' known for it's intense spinning motions until it was drastically toned down sometime in the early 2010's.
** In ''Ride/HarryPotterAndTheEscapeFromGringotts'', one of the bank's security trolls grabs the ride vehicle and sends it spinning for a few seconds.
** The ride vehicle violently spins every time it gets hit by an alien in ''Ride/MenInBlackAlienAttack''.
** There are multiple times in the former attraction, ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'', where vehicles spun around rapidly.
** In ''Ride/SpaceFantasyTheRide'', the coaster cars spin throughout the ride duration.
* At Ride/DisneyThemeParks:
** The Mad Tea Party (Hunny Pot Spin in Shanghai).
** ''Ride/RogerRabbitsCarToonSpin''.
** Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, to a lesser extent.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Another video game example or five... any gaming wrestler who uses the Giant Swing is guilty of this too. [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Yes, King, this means you.]] For the record, the move is a) grab victim's legs b) spin in place to build up speed c) release d) wave. D optional.
* ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'': "Oh no! We're in a spin cycle!"
* ''[[VideoGame/{{beatmania}} beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius]]'' introduces a new kind of note in which you spin the turntable for the duration for the note, then spin it the other way at the end of the note.
* ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'': [[spoiler: Bertrum has become]] a spinning amusement park ride.
* ''VideoGame/BendyInNightmareRun'': The animation for almost all thrown weapons.
* ''VideoGame/BinaryBoy'' has giant spinning balls on chains as one of the obstacles. Also, at the very end of the game, walking onto the broken pieces of your rail causes both these sections and the [[InterfaceScrew entire screen]] to spin around.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. Taokaka. Spinning! That is all.
* The ''VideoGame/CabalOnline'' Warrior class has at least a complete rotation in at least one axis for almost every skill. Most of the other classes also have skills that involve rotation.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has the main character have two attacks that involve spinning - Cyclone (spin around and hit things inside the arc with your sword) and Confuse (spin around an enemy smacking away at the foe trapped inside the circle). Notably almost all of Crono's early Dual Techs (X-Strike with Frog was the big exception) involved combining someone else's trick with Cyclone to basically make a version of the other person's attack that was bigger, stronger, or hit more targets.
** Robo has his Laser Spin, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin (he spins around with laser beams active), and Ayla has her Tail Spin. The three together can perform the Twister, where they summon a screen-covering cyclone [[CombinationAttack by spinning together]].
* VideoGame/CrashBandicoot's signature attack. In the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot3Warped third game]], [[UpToEleven it gets taken to the next level]] where you can spin for three seconds, enough to keep Crash floating in the air.
* Ayane from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' spins with almost every attack she makes.
* At level 30, Barbarians in ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' gain access to the Whirlwind attack. The in-game description of "Whirling dance of death" is sufficient enough to describe what that move is and does.
* ''VideoGame/{{Dizzy}}'': a game character and series based around the idea of rotation.
* The Mad Duck enemy in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has a move in which it "[makes] something spin around!" What it is that's spinning will forever be a mystery. The something might just be whoever was affected by said attack, seeing as it renders the attack target unable to concentrate. (Read: Silence status ailment) Just a small theory though...
** Oddly enough, the enemy set Spinning Robo, Whirling Robo, and Hyper Spinning Robo don't actually do any spinning.
* Barbariccia's Spin in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', which makes her [[SpinToDeflectStuff invulnerable to physical strikes]].
** Sabin's Blitz techniques Air Blade and Bum Rush in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.
* In ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' most CriticalHit animations have the character spin their weapon before attacking. Heroes and a few other classes will mix spinning with [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks thrown swords]], where the weapon spins ''in mid-air'' before they drop it on the opponent. This is pretty much the basis of Ike's Aether skill.
** The class that takes this UpToEleven is the Berserker, who is just as likely to spin ''himself'' for his critical animation (Female Path of Radiance Swordmasters do a {{Shoryuken}} style spinning sword uppercut for a critical). Both of these look really cool.
** And then there's the Warrior's axe-critical from the GBA games. Judging from the fact they basically turn into a tornado, they're apparently part Tasmanian Devil.
** The Bride DLC class from Awakening is all but incapable of doing anything without spinning.
* ''Videogame/FromTheDepths'':
** Railgun magnets will spin around advanced cannon barrels to indicate [[ChargedAttack their charge level]]; static is uncharged, while they turn into a blur at maximum charge.
** Twin Guard vessels often mount their DeflectorShields projectors on rotating sections. This greatly increases the craft's durability as if a shield is brought down, a new shield rotates to take its place
** A number of White Flayers craft are nothing but spinning sawblades with engines. RammingAlwaysWorks.
** CRAM cannon barrels will retract and spin when reloading.
* ''VideoGame/FZero'': In the [[MemeticMutation infamous]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFtw7qW7Vcw Falcon Punch]] scene, this is part of the real reason for the explosion. Rick was driving around [[{{Satan}} Black Shadow's]] DoomsdayDevice thing at high speeds. While spinning. While his engine was spinning inside his vehicle. This somehow made it unstable, which is a pretty serious design flaw when your arch-enemy is a racer with a lot of racer friends.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7loHC9pL2gw This]] joke review of ''VideoGame/GeometryWars: Retro Evolved 2'' complains that "all you do is spin your ship around; you spin and spin and spin!"
* Multibeam frigates in ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}'' have to spin their whole body around their axis before they can fire for no reason.
* The lower section of the Palace from ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' rotates slowly for no other reason than to [[SceneryPorn show off the entire game world rendered in real time]].
** One of Jak's main attacks is a spin kick. From the second game onward, it can be combined with a gun to release a flurry of bullets in all directions.
* One of Goofy's abilities in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', Goofy Tornado, is to spin around the area. He learns this in [[WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie Timeless River]].
** Also, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', Sora can perform a spinning move with certain Dream Eaters such as Kooma Panda and Majik Lapin.
** Xemnas, one of the major antagonists, frequently uses DanceBattler-like moves that incorporate spinning.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Rugal Bernstein's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7mt8ALcjw0&feature=channel_page Dead]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7UNp0J4HbU&feature=PlayList&p=0018F344C7E2A3CC&index=0&playnext=1 End]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM7-B-lE5K0&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=0018F344C7E2A3CC&index=2 Screamer.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}''
** Kirby's Tornado copy ability basically makes him spin around like... well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Tornado]]. Whilst it can be difficult to use, when used correctly, it can even take out Final Bosses without any trouble whatsoever [[spoiler:or the use of whatever [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Ultimate Weapon]] Kirby is often forced to use at this point. Example -- Dark Nebula in ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad''.]] In the'' Kirby's Dream Land'' games, having the Animal Friend, Coo, and the Parasol copy ability would have you spinning around like crazy too.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'', when the [[spoiler:Master, Meta Knight's very own sword in this game,]] ability is obtained, his attack whilst dashing makes his sword into a drill with which he flies horizontally across the level, just like Meta Knight does in Brawl. (except Kirby can't change direction)
** The Sword and Hammer abilities also do this. Kirby's attack whilst dashing with the Hammer has him spin horizontally and with both Hammer and Sword, attacking whilst in the air makes Kirby spin around. (Sometimes, the spinning maneuver is given to the Cutter power instead.)
** ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' gives one of the more amusing applications of spinning as a deadly attack: the Ice + Cutter ability turns Kirby into an olympic-level skater, whose quadruple axles kill on contact.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Garen. "DEMACIAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!". Also featured very prominently with Katarina, Wukong and Draven. It's basically MemeticMutation at this point.
** Not to forget Dravens brother Darius who even has two ingame quotes in which he asks how a "he", with which he obviously means Garen, is able to do "it", after he tries to spin around for more than 360° and fails. Darius is the only champion with a spin ability that ends after 360° and does not last for several seconds.
** The precursor of this, although not to the level of MemeticMutation, is ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'', whereas Juggernaut also possesses a skill that lets him spin around for massive damage (and as of ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'', comes complete with a loud yell of "JUGGERNAAAAAAUUUUUTTT!!!!"), not to mention granting him magic immunity. Darius' predecessor, Axe, also has a single 360° spin skill, in which it activates randomly if someone attacks him, so in a way, he could do this multiple times, but always in a single 360°.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy's'' main move is spinning.
* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', the ever-present Spin Attack, originally called the "Whirling Blade" when it debuted in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]''. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' version can upgrade it to a Hurricane Spin Attack, which is a faster, longer and more mobile version of the attack, but pushes the spinning a bit too far and causes Link to be dizzy afterward. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' has the Great Spin, which allows Link to release a very powerful spin when he's full on HP. The game also added a tool called the Spinner, which rotates walls in dungeons, and you can ride grooves.
* ''[[VideoGame/MaxPayne Max Payne 2]]'' makes use of this trope during the slow-mo reload animation.
* The Top Spin of ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' is incredibly effective against one of the Robot Masters, ''and'' takes out the last boss in one hit. [[LethalJokeItem In fact, it takes out almost anything it can actually damage in one hit.]] However, it's ''INCREDIBLY'' awkward to use, so much so that 99% of players never use it outside of the aforementioned boss battles. When ''Top Man'' uses it, it's significantly less useless: it causes collision damage to you and deflects all of your shots, making him {{Nigh Invulnerab|ility}}le.
** Tundra Man is effectively Top Man fused with a ice-themed Robot Master as a figure skater. The majority of his attacks involve pirouetting around the stage to slam into Mega Man, and can also deflect shots by spinning fast enough.
** Finally, Mega Man Geo-Omega's [[FinishingMove Elemental Cyclone attack]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce 1'' and ''Star Force 3'', has him spinning to create a leafy tornado.
* [[DepravedBisexual Va]][[WhyWontYouDie mp]] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' can spin in place and ''dodge bullets.'' This isn't just from one shot. He dodges constant fire from an M16 while ''spinning in place.''
* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' has the Screw Attack, and the Spin Attack (a/k/a "Ghetto Screw Attack" in many strategy guides). The former makes Samus invincible, frequently combines with the space jump to allow infinite midair attacks, and usually deals a one-hit kill to all but bosses and (usually) metroids. The latter is a significantly weaker, one-time-only version achieved by spin jumping with the charge beam fully charged. Samus also has access to the Space Jump, which lets her jump an infinite number of times as long as she remains in a somersault.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' had those annoying Quad enemies (and their boss Quadraxis) who would attack by spinning at Samus like a top.
** The ''Prime'' series also introduces the Boost Ball upgrade, which normally propels the Morph Ball forward. But use the boost in a spinner device, and Samus spins in place to [[{{Technobabble}} manipulate the attached machinery with her kinetic energy]]. ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'' kicks it up a notch in Skytown, which has these [[HamsterWheelPower circular generator things]] that you have to boost around for a while to activate whatever they're connected to.
* Hammer users in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' have a spinning hammer attack available to them. [[AwesomeButImpractical It looks cool, but since it's actually a botched version of the charged hammer stomp, there are usually better attack options.]]
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''
** Kung Lao. His hat is a giant sawblade! He spins around to create a deadly energy...thing!
** Kabal also has the ability to spin others as a disorienting move, and to messily dismember opponents with later fatalities. Cyrax spins his own head to somehow not only fly off the screen like a helicopter, but turn it into a death-propeller and chopping up his opposition.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMario''
** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', when you are attacked, you can press A to cover up and reduce some of the damage taken, or if you think you're up for it, you can press B for a "super reversal" where the attacker takes one point of damage. Of course, when you do this command, Mario spins in place momentarily. Likewise, most attacks have a hidden set of alternate {{Action Command}}s which cause Mario to perform them more "stylishly" for a bonus; some of the "stylish" versions involve spinning.
** Also the Super and Ultra Hammer's Attacks involve spinning.
** In [[VideoGame/PaperMario64 the first game]], Mario could spin in whatever direction the player was holding at the time. Whilst it's main use was to get to places quicker, if a certain badge was equipped it could cause the Dizzy (read: Confused) status ailment whenever he used it to run into an enemy.
** There's also an item called the Dizzy Dial, which causes the Screen to Spin around when used and is supposed to cause the Dizzy ailment when it works.
* Yousuke of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' spins around with both weapons in hand for his follow-up attack.
** [[spoiler:Teddie]]'s follow-up attack has him drill into the enemy with [[spoiler:his claws]], spinning around as he does.
** Yukiko spins with her fan to strike her tarot card, in which her Persona proceeds to spin around before attacking or healing; Chie's Persona spins its weapon during some spells/attacks and Yousuke even does a spinning jump to strike his tarot card. Persona 4 has ''A LOT'' of cool spinning.
* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', there's an attack called Rapid Spin, which deals pathetic damage but clears the field of hazards and cancels trapping moves, making it incredibly useful in competitive play.
** Generation V introduces the move Drill Run, where the user throws ''themselves'' at the enemy while spinning, and gains an increased CriticalHit rate to boot.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' one of Alex's strongest melee attacks is the Cannonball, in which he tucks himself into a ball.
* ''Mike Tyson's VideoGame/PunchOut'' for the original NES has Super Macho Man, who uses his Super Macho Man Combo (a series of spinning backhands, which are technically ''illegal'') as his signature move.
* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'', [[spoiler:[[EvilDiva Courtney Gears]] and her backup dancers]] will attack [[KillerRabbit Ratchet]] by spinning with their legs. [[spoiler:As she]] is TheDragon to [[BigBad Dr.Nefarious]], this would technically count as '''Everything's Worse With Spinning'''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Shift}}'' series has the screen spin halfway whenever you shift. Touching gravity arrows also causes the screen to spin to the appropriate perspective.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''
** Sonic (spiny hedgehog), Shadow (genetically engineered spiny hedgehog), and Knuckles (spiny echidna) can do a spin attack. Tails (fuzzy fox) is just as deadly. Tails has whirling ''tails'' of fuzzy ''{{doom|yDoomsOfDoom}}''.
** Then in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''...Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles still have their jump-spin attacks, and can roll. Sonic also has his spin dash. Amy can learn to stand still and spin with her hammer, although since her stages are primarily 'flee from the robot' and the maneuver is very stationary one may never find a use for it. And then Tails gets to spin his tails around, until you get his power up ... and then he gets to keep attacking while moving, nonstop. Even Gamma gets in on the spinny action, as an easy way to clear a room with him is holding the target button and spinning wildly.
** Blaze the Cat spins... and also creates a [[PlayingWithFire Fiery Tornado]]. This is especially noticable in the ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''.
* In ''VideoGame/SpiralKnights'', the charge attack of the Calibur line of swords and the Fang of Vog is a 360° spin that can hit multiple times. The Spur and its upgrades are mechanized swords with built-in motors that are constantly spinning.
* The [[WaveMotionGun Void Rays]] in ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' have spinning...parts around the gun.
* ''VideoGame/StarFox'': [[MemeticMutation "Do a barrel roll!"]]
** Also falls under SpinToDeflectStuff, since it's the primary means of avoiding damage by enemy fire..
* Tequila's ultimate Tequila Bomb attack in the John Woo game ''{{VideoGame/Stranglehold}}'' has him spinning around in slow-mo with guns in hand, arms outstretched like an angel of death (if you're using GunsAkimbo, that is), and blasting the hell out of every bad guy in the general vicinity. And to top it off, we get the [[DisturbedDoves doves flying in slow-mo]] along with this.
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''
** Mas many moves, many of which involve spinning: [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]], Spinning Bird Kick, Spinning Clothesline, Spinning Piledriver, Cannon Drill, Psycho Crusher, and even the {{Shoryuken}} had the character turn 360 degrees. Toss in the Rolling Attacks (which are just spins in another plane) and it's easy to see how someone can get dizzy.
** The character Zangief's whole move-set was designed around full rotations of the D-Pad, often resulting in an onscreen Spin in the performed attack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v9bYeqcv0I He's the spinning Russian man!]] And, in honor of Zangief, other grapplers in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' canon (like Hakan in ''Super SFIV'') gained 360-spin (really 270) power grabs.\\\
Zangief took [[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar's]] piledriver move and added his own extra "twist." Throw in a few back drops and power slams, and you have his ultimate technique, the Final Atomic Buster.
** And in the ''Alpha'' series, [[VideoGame/FinalFight Guy]] has the Bushin Tatsumakisempuukyaku which is basically a Hurricane Kick {{Shoryuken}}. The move was ported with him to SNES-only ''Final Fight 3''.
** In ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium'', Eagle from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' re-appears with a completely new moveset. All of his special attacks involve spinning in one way or another, except for AttackReflector St. Andrews Green (which is a [[IKnowMaddenKombat golf swing]]). When he taunts, he twirls his batons around like a drummer.
** ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' outright ''overkills with this'', as nearly every single new Ultra attack involves some sort of spinning. In fact, of the 35 characters total, around 26 of them have an Ultra that involves excessive spinning of some kind (though your count may vary if you count repeated rolling and flipping as "spinning"). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6969ZD2z0k Especially infamous]] is Akuma's one. And giving the name the FanNickname ''Super Spin Fighter IV''.
** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' newcomer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H35g7es55v0 Rashid]] uses a lot of spinning attacks, keeping in line with his [[BlowYouAway wind-based]] moves.
* ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''
** Both Captain Falcon and Ganondorf can spin around mid-punch which actually make the attack slightly stronger.
** Elsewhere, Meta Knight's side-B turns his sword into a drill with which he flies horizontally across the stage, and neutral-B spins him in place like a tornado (mashing the B button will allow him to take flight). Likewise, Donkey Kong's up-B spins him up into the air like a helicopter. Falco gets in on the spin act, too, with his chain-A. Finally, taking a cue from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', Mario can spin his cape at opponents with side-B, and has an attack called "Mario Tornado."
** Luigi has his own version of the Mario Tornado, called the Luigi Cyclone, which (with Rapid B-Button presses) can send him pretty high into the air. Most Luigi players will prefer using this move for vertical recovery rather than his up-B.
** Also in ''Brawl'', Zero Suit Samus has a taunt which involves her twirling around while her whip spins around her body. Admittedly, this doesn't accomplish much of anything, but it ''looks'' amazing.
** VideoGame/{{Kirby}} has a midair attack where he spins around, kicking at nearby opponents. It looks better than I'm making it sound, seriously.
** Jigglypuff can spin along the ground like a wheel, with devastating effects. The game manual labels that as Rollout, which is a move in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games.
** Link's signature spin attack can launch him in the air and hit the enemy several times before sending them flying.
** Rob. Almost every one of his attacks involves spinning. His side B causes him to spin like a top, his down B causes him to charge up a top, which does a lot of spinning, his down smash is a spinning attack, and his neutral air is a spinning thruster attack.
** A few of Bowser's attacks involve him retreating into his shell and spinning, with the most notable being his up-B, the Whirling Fortress.
* Other ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' games:
** The Spin Jump in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and the Star Spin ability in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.
** The Topman Tribe in the Battlerock and Dreadnaught galaxies. Bowser would also get his own version of the Star Spin to use against you from the second time you encounter him.
** Before spinning with a cape, Raccoon Mario from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' could spin and hit enemies with his tail.
** ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' gives us the propeller hat, which allows Mario limited flight if he, you guessed it... spins. He also slows his descent by spinning as he falls, and can turn his fall into a deadly, drill-like attack.
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' has a few Bros Attacks that involve spinning. Notably, the Splash Bros Advance changes the attack from a combined jump attack to sending Mario [[ThisIsADrill drilling]] into the enemy.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''
** The swordsman's technique Tempest. The swordsman makes a rolling leap through the air, twirling their sword around like a giant human rotary saw. Ruca, the main character of ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'', can keep an enemy in the air for several seconds by chaining together Tempest, its [[EvolvingAttack enhanced version]], and the ''burning'' version, Fire Tempest. The combo is both effective and ''awesome''. It can also be used for flight in games with a battle mechanic that allows it to be spammed.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' gives us [[CuteBruiser Presea]], who wields a large ax that can be at least as large as she is. Most of her techniques involve at least one good full spin of the ax, but her advanced punishment techniques send her spinning like a top. Colette has a few attacks involving her spinning while holding out her twin chakrams. Finally, Regal is a kick-based fighter with a wide range of horizontal and vertical spins, including the Crescent attacks, which make him do vertical spin kicks that ''cut.''
** For another example that [[NoExportForYou Western gamers can recognize]], Yuri of ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' is a big damn showoff, as he cannot go one battle without his weapon spinning in one way or another. A lot of his animations involve him twirling the weapon around for no reason, notably the end of his physical combo. On top of that, his most popular arte is easily Shining Fang, which has him spinning his weapon vertically and is a crucial part of his [[GameBreaker infinite combo]].
*** Same game, enemy example: Nan does a fair amount of spinning, but her [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whlcTJRdtXA turns it up to 11]].
*** Karol has multiple flavors of spinning attacks like the aforementioned Fire Tempest (Vertical spinning), Roaring Revolution (Rolling forward), and Ultra Punishing Swing and its variations (Horizontal spinning). The most notable of the latter would have to be his Ultra Punishing Storm, that makes him spin fast enough to create a tornado and fly into the air.
** One of Kunzite's best moves in ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' is the ''Kuuhasenmeidan'', where he dives headfirst into the enemy with all four of his blades pointed forward and spinning like a drill. Overlaps, of course, with [[ThisIsADrill the one about drills]] (it's even in the move name).
** Eleanor from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' spins her spear one-handed for almost all of her artes including her third mystic arte.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''
** Yoshimitsu and his nemesis Kunimitsu both have spinning backfist and spinning legsweep manoeuvres in the games.
** Mishima Kazuya winds up a powerful uppercut while spinning as well.
** Heihachi has 'Hellsweeps', too.
** And as mentioned earlier, there's the Giant Swing throws.
** Yoshi also has a blade spin move, ''and'' a helicopter move. Who knew katanas had aerodynamic properties?
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' series:
** Ran Yakumo and Chen tend to spin whenever they fly around. Or fire bullets at you. Or [[FastballSpecial are being used as projectiles]] by Yukari. Or any combination of those things.
** And in the tenth installment, ''Mountain of Faith'', we have Hina Kagiyama who twirls around pretty much constantly.
** In more old-school news, PC-98 character Orange is frequently portrayed as a baton twirler due to carrying a baton in canon.
** Some of Cirno's attacks in the fighting games.
-->'''Ice Kick:''' Goes in for a flying spin kick while generating ice all around. There's actually no need for the spinkick, but [[RuleOfCool she thinks it's cool.]]
-->'''Cold Body "Super Ice Kick":''' A spinning kick from the heavens. The longer this attack hits, the more powerful it is, but Cirno gets dizzy after a while. [[LampshadeHanging There's really just no reason for her to be spinning...]]
*** When firing out larger numbers of bullets, Nitori spins at insane speeds.
* The Blademaster's Bladestorm from ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} 3'' somehow makes him invulnerable to most magic attacks while he is spinning. Also applies to his ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' cousin the Juggernaut (NOT an example of TheJuggernaut, incidentally) with the weaker Bladefury.
** Warriors in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' get this one, too.
** Also from ''Warcraft 3'', the Demon Hunter's repertoire of autoattack moves includes a spinning attack.
* ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}:'' If you do a barrel roll during a jump, you gain a massive speed burst that drains a considerable amount of shield energy. Since you're already high up in the air, it's quite likely to shoot you right off the track into buildings or over the railings of bridges.
* In ''VideoGame/PixelJunkEden'', spinning draws in nearby pollen, prevents you from gripping terrain you don't want to, and damages some enemies.
* Most ship based emotes in ''VideoGame/EarthAndBeyond'' involved spinning. Players were fond of combining upward and downward vertical loops to make figure 8s in space. And of course there was the obligatory DoABarrelRoll (with options of rolling on different axis), bonus points for being usable while in formation. If the formation leader did a barrel roll the entire formation would be forced to preform a giant arching circle through space around that barrel roll.
* In ''VideoGame/CarriesOrderUp'', Carrie can spin to breeze past customers and avoid colliding with them. Just watch out for [[SlipperySkid puddles]]. And [[SprintMeter Carrie working up a sweat]].
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* ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' is practically a love letter to this trope.
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Bill's [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent Monster form]], which is a spiked green quadraped that can roll into a ball.
** Robber Eel can form himself into a hoop shape and roll around.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': [[KiManipulation Kai]] can make a ''hula-hoop'' of natural energy appear around his body to boost himself forward and slice enemies.
** [[BlowYouAway Liz]] can create a hurricane by flying around and around.
* ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'': In Issue 10, Strong Bad gets carried away replaying a 360 rotational shot of the Teen Girl Squad saying their catch phrase "''SO'' GOOD!". What's Her Face is left in spin mode for the rest of the episode ("Whee!"), or at least until [[TheyKilledKennyAgain she gets lathe'd in half]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext by a tiny samurai]].
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* In ''Webcomic/CogaNito'', Eric's power set revolves around [{{heh heh|YouSaidX}}] the ability to make anything he touches spin, with a direction and velocity of his choosing. If he tries to make a solid object 'spin' in multiple different ways at once, it builds up internal stresses that make it easy to shatter.
* In ''Webcomic/DubiousCompany'', Tiren gets knocked off the airship. To survive the fall, she starts spinning while [[SurvivalMantra repeating]] her [[ActionMom mother's]] lesson that spinning controls everything...
-->'''Tiren:''' ''[on landing]'' ...even gravity. ''[beat]'' [[VomitDiscretionShot Hugk!]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'', one of [[StylisticSuck Peanut's comics]] had Spot (Superdog) claiming to see the future. His girlfriend says his super-vision can't do that, but he simply replies, "Spinning was involved."
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* Many [[SuperSpeed speedsters]] from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' are capable of spinning for short periods of time in order to create certain effects or to instantly change into their costume. Gyro, however, is a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who ''specializes'' in spinning. His powers make him function a lot like a human gyroscope.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leekspin.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=leekspin&aq=f And its many, many knockoffs.]]
** But not meatspin. (No, I'm not linking it. Google at your own risk.) There is only one SFW version of meatspin, though. [[http://meatspinatwork.com/ Here it is.]]
** Among the same lines, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=reispin&aq=f Reispin,]] from our very own fora.
* '''[[http://www.nodnarb.net/BlogEngine.NET/image.axd?picture=2009%2F3%2Fomg-it-spins.jpg.jpeg OMG IT SPINS!!!]]'''
* Meanwhile, things don't seem to get better for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMDxKRx10mU the Rolling Girl.]]
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
** Lancer, the flying super-brick of Team Kimba, has this as a move. He extends his PK field over a pair of shortswords and spins. Imagine Superboy as a buzzsaw.
** Shroud, on the same team, uses a similar trick with bladed arms AND legs to create a double-layer buzzsaw in combat.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqPM_n-ICX0 The Whirlwind Batting Technique.]]
* LetsPlay/PinkKittyRose ''loves'' this trope. Her favorite weapon in the Classic Mega Man games is the Top Spin, and she's made it a point to demonstrate that the weapon's not as bad as people say it is. ''VideoGame/MegaMari'''s Rolling Cutter isn't far behind.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Airbending is based on the real-life martial art "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQViqc29G8I ba gua]]''", which utilises spinning to generate the maximum amount of energy. Aang mostly just spins his staff.
* Yumi from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' sometimes executes a wildly spinning move to confuse the enemies while deflecting/returning their fire with her tessen fans. The technique is {{Fan Nickname}}d "Geisha Tornado".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The episode where they deliver a huge block to the pseudo-Egypt planet. After the pharaoh dies, Fry decides to celebrate by spinning until he falls down. He gets roughly one revolution.
* In the episode "Beyond the Sea" of ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', Rex takes his huge sword, pulls a lever, and turns it into a gigantic spinning buzzsaw. It does pretty much the same amount of damage as it does as a sword, but looks a whole lot cooler. The buzzsaw also has an advantage in that it continues to do damage after the original impact, while the sword expends most of the power on impact. He can also make his giant hands spin to drill under something or just make his punches hurt more.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** Her {{sidekick}} Ron Stoppable give a new villain the idea for the Spinny Tops of Doom.
** Subverted in the episode where Kim temporarily gains Hego's SuperStrength. After [[ThisIsADrill spin-drilling a tunnel]] into Aviarius's lair, she declares "I do ''not'' recommend that" [[RequiredSecondaryPowers while shaking off the resulting dizziness.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' is this trope. The primary attack of the main characters is spinning so fast they turn into mini-tornadoes like the Tazmanian Devil. It isn't called Masters of Spinjitzu of nothing.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' use this all the time:
** During the song "Mix and Mingle Machine" for one, which Mixes and Mingles you quite violently, especially when you want to travel tangential to your motion.
** They also build giant tops.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' has the Twister Punch, wherein he twists his forearm before punching, letting it untwist as it hits the bad guy.
* Rigby suggests this in ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' while trying to help Pops get over his stage fright. It works momentarily, but ends up making him so dizzy he falls into an alternate universe.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Simpsons}}'': "Treehouse of Horror VII" features drooling aliens Kang and Kodos disguising themselves as presidential candidates, Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. During a speech, Kodos (Clinton) tells his audience that they "must move forward not backwards, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling towards freedom", while spinning in circles. The crowd explodes with enthusiastic cheers.
* WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob|SquarePants}} has "The Bubble Blowing Technique" which involves a lot of spinning.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': First go like this, spin around. Stop! Double take three times: one, two three. Theeeen PELVIC THRUST. Whoooo, whooooooo. Stop on your right foot, DON'T FORGET IT! Now it's time to bring it around town. Bring-it-a-round-town. Then you do this, then this, and this, then this, then that, then this and that, and then-(Blows bubble)
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': The Tasmanian Devil. He eats... and spins... and eats and spins and eats! Of course, the same goes with Dizzy Devil from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.
** Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures will frequently spin to change into a costume. In the episode, "Two-Tone Town", she tries to demonstrate this technique to older cartoon character, Goopy Geer, but he can't quite get it right (the first time he tries, he ends up naked), until the very end.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' did this sometimes, most notably once for effective {{Invisibility}}. [[ArtisticLicensePhysics (The idea is that he's spinning too fast to see. No explanation for him being silent as well.)]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'', Link had a tendency to spin his sword in a flashy manner. When he becomes incapacitated in one episode, Zelda uses his sword - and does the same thing.
* In the later seasons of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', when Diana changes from civilian attire to her Wonder Woman outfit, she spins in a fashion similar to her [[Series/WonderWoman live-action series.]]
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* 2017 has given us '[[MemeticMutation fidget spinners]]'
* Taekwondo match fought with World Taekwondo-rules gives two points for a standard kick to the chest and three points for a standard kick to the head (both fighters wear full protective gear) while a spinning kick gives one more point for both.
* Do a [[http://google.com Google]] search for '''do a barrel roll'''. [[http://lmgtfy.com/?q=do+a+barrel+roll Or click here if your too lazy to type it yourself (may be not as smooth).]]
* Planets. If the Earth didn't spin the planet wouldn't be inhabitable as one side would be boiling hot while the other side would be near absolute zero.
** By the same token, if the Earth suddenly ''stopped'' spinning, it would likely be a doomsday situation as, for one, everyone (other than people in space stations) would get flung due east at over 1000 miles per hour. And that's only the beginning.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Cf-ZxDfZA ''Semazen'']], the Sufi meditation practice that involves spinning oneself around as an imitation of the planets.
* Guns are much more accurate thanks to the invention of rifling the barrel, giving the bullet a spin that keeps it flying straighter gyroscopically. This was the reason for the name rifle, but almost every modern gun now has this feature, including handguns. The only common exceptions are [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]], since this wouldn't work on spread shot. Many have a rifled barrel for firing slugs, however.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo Dynamos]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine Turbine]]: they provide most of the electrical power on earth, with only a few power generation methods not using them in some capacity,meaning the modern world is ''powered by spinning'' (Photovoltaic cells and Thermoelectric generators being exceptions)
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_Disk Euler's Disk]] is a fun science toy that was featured in Series/TheBigBangTheory and several online shows. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3o0R2hStiY It's like a spinning coin that keeps spinning for several minutes due to it]] [[ExploitedTrope exploiting inertia to spin faster and faster]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3o0R2hStiY until coming to an abrupt stop]].
* Inverted with neutron stars. They spin '''very''' fast (1000 times a second or more), and as a result throw out a vast amount of energy and radiation, likely rendering any planets within a certain radius uninhabitable. Fortunately, no such stars exist near Earth. ''However'', this spinning ''is'' good for scientists, as it means that they're quite easy to find once you can determine just how fast it's moving.
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