Why does a class ring spin on the end opposite of the end with the stone?

Subject: Why does a class ring spin on the end opposite of the end with the stone?

Date: Tue Oct 5 11:47:21 1999
Posted by Ed
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Huntsville State/Province: AL Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 939138441.Ph

Message:


If I take a class ring and spin it with the stone down on a table, it 
quickly switches to the stone being up and continues spinning.
Description of the class ring; it has a stone in the top, the metal band 
is has wide as the stone at the stone and tapers to each side.

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