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.SillyGoose
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Penspinning is a form a manipulative art where you maneuver a pen around your fingers in an aesthetically pleasing manner. I have been Penspinning for about 7 months now and was wonder what NS's opinion would be on it.

Above is a collaboration video of multiple (VERY good) Penspinners
Below is me :3

So, NS, What do you think?





Nov 20 2011 8:49PM
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brocks
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most people i see do this play drums.
u just spin pens?
regardless i couldn't do it, i just tried
Nov 20 2011 8:51PM
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.SillyGoose
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Oh. If you want to learn more about Penspinning....
http://www.upsb.info/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://forum.upsb.info/forum.php


Nov 20 2011 8:52PM
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*monsterskier*
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i wouldn't be surprised if ppl started coming up with these while they were in class....but I'm very impressed. :)
Nov 20 2011 8:53PM
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jibmeisterflex
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claim much?
Nov 20 2011 8:53PM
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soulskier
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one of the more prominent symptoms of my boredom
Nov 20 2011 8:53PM
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Joebin
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I have a Taiwanese exchange student in a couple of my classes and he taught me how to do this, but hes crazy with it like the people in the vids. He got the whole school into doing this.

INB4 cool story bro
Nov 20 2011 8:54PM
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Radio
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probably the next big thing
Nov 20 2011 8:57PM
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idskithat
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i can do a couple tricks, fills my boredom in class
Nov 20 2011 8:58PM
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SenditSerg
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im constantly spinning my pen around my thumb in class. after seeing this im definetly learning more. that was fucking badass
Nov 20 2011 9:02PM
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TechnoPotamus
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i've always wanted to learn to do that, but i suck.

how did you learn how to spin them, even the most basic way? i always lose the pen
Nov 20 2011 9:02PM
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.SillyGoose
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Youtube searchbar yo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEwB6ejB1RE&feature=channel_video_title
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwIZoVNIUJE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vbb50lhQto&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7aZ-R58Jd4&feature=relmfu

Here are some basic tricks most people call the fundamentals.

+K for clicky
Nov 20 2011 9:06PM
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Mr.Luke
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I just started basic spinning this year. Makes class so much more entertaining, but kills your grades
Nov 20 2011 9:07PM
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broto
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a bunch of people in my school will do this, and hold the pen with pointer and middle finger and one side, holding in the thumb on the other. i found this picture on google by seaching pen spinning.

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drop your index finger and the force of your thumb and middle finger should automatically rotate it. it takes a lot of practice but eventually it should go around your thumb and you should be able to catch it again exactly how you started.
Nov 20 2011 9:11PM
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Wolffy
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same. that is all i know how to do.
Nov 20 2011 9:12PM
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Willgum
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I always do that, i wanna learn how to do it like in the videos. That'd make all girls sitting in my class wet
Nov 20 2011 9:14PM
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.SillyGoose
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You already know ;)
Nov 20 2011 9:15PM
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act.resist
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I CAN'T DO THIS I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR 2 YEARS!!! GAWD
Nov 20 2011 9:40PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,266
fuck skiing

i'm a pen spinner from now on
Nov 20 2011 9:45PM
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cum
Posts: 308 - Karma: 8
penn spinning is becoming aerials
Nov 20 2011 9:51PM
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chuck_testa
Posts: 1469 - Karma: 52
I can do this, I usually find my self pen spinning when procrastinating or in the middle of class.
Nov 20 2011 9:59PM
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rareison
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Holy fuck that was legit and dope. I gotta start practicing this.
Nov 20 2011 10:01PM
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nkmo.
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Not nearly as good as you, but I spent hours spinning pens in HS.
Nov 20 2011 10:35PM
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Rumi.
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it sounds super dumb when see pen spinning as the title, but it's actually pretty sick
Nov 20 2011 10:39PM
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stupendous-man
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i just got into this not to long ago. its pretty intriguing and a major time killer, and you can buy some sick custom pens specifically for this at: pen island.com
Nov 20 2011 10:39PM
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rareison
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lolololol that joke's been used before.
Nov 20 2011 10:40PM
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Stickity
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my mind is kinda blown that you spelled aerials correctly but not pen
Nov 20 2011 10:45PM
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yojimbo
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yeah I can do the thumb one at :33 like a champ. I'd consider that to be the most basic one. Kids seriously get so distracted around me in class. I do it out of habit during lectures and shit and I will look up and see like 6 or 7 people just staring at me trying to figure out how to do it and dropping there pens and shit. I actually had a professor ask me to please stop doing it because it was distracting the majority of the class. I started back in algebra class in high school took me about a month to master with either hand. (yeah i do switch pen spins all day). I can also spin one pen in each hand simultaneously. I recently figured out a way to return it to the starting position with my pinky that kind of makes it continuous when done smoothly.
Nov 20 2011 10:47PM
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rareison
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lololololol
Nov 20 2011 10:47PM
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no_steeze
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i do that in class constantly. i watched other kids do it and practiced in class and finally got it, but there were periods where i would drop the pen every couple seconds and it'd make noise and i'd get yelled at
Nov 20 2011 10:48PM
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broto
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this is what i currently do, bahaha
Nov 20 2011 10:49PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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I thought this thread would be people ripping on it for looking gay as hell.
after reading comments I dont know what to think anymore
Nov 20 2011 10:51PM
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Vino
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Damn I thought I was good, I can do the basic spin, but fuck, you have way too much free times in class ahahah
Nov 20 2011 10:53PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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i spin my pen around all the time.
Nov 20 2011 10:54PM
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bakedpow
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Iv got the three sixty on lock with both hands. Im ambidextrous yo.

That makes me wanna learn how to do those crazy tricks. Guess im gona start tomorrow...
Nov 20 2011 10:56PM
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.SillyGoose
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Lol. Some people play vidya gaemz, some people dance and others sing. I spin pens :3
Nov 20 2011 10:56PM
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Dyar
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I find it pretty hilarious that there's a penspinning association??? It was definitely a fad at my school last year and the year before.
Nov 20 2011 10:58PM
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.SillyGoose
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Its an international thing. Major countries are China, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Germany(Liechtenstein), France, and Korea.
Nov 20 2011 11:01PM
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geteducated
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thats pretty good dude. i have the continuous spin between the middle and ring finger down. been trying the thumb spin where you initiate with the index, but i can't get it to stay.
Nov 20 2011 11:03PM
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geteducated
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and like, every single person in that video has a steelseries mouse pad...
Nov 20 2011 11:07PM
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.SillyGoose
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Haha its an inside joke. A lot of them are printed out steelseries logos glued on black mousepads.
Nov 20 2011 11:09PM
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Saac
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the teachers in school must think you are a bad ass
Nov 20 2011 11:24PM
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*TURBONERD*
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threads for learning haha
Nov 20 2011 11:38PM
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Davy.Crockett
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i can do this. do people buy like special pens for this?
Nov 20 2011 11:43PM
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Stose
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I do this when i finish tests and get bored, but i get my pens taken away
Nov 20 2011 11:47PM
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JIBpsy^^
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There is an asian exchange student in my algebra class that does this. i sit ans stare at his hands for like 15 minutes stragith its intense
Nov 20 2011 11:55PM
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.SillyGoose
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Jea. As nerdy as it sounds

Nov 21 2011 12:02AM
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EricaMN.
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lol i can only to the middle to pointer and the around the thumb. i dont understand theses complex ones
Nov 21 2011 12:18AM
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TOUCHE
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exams taught me this
Nov 21 2011 12:56AM
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~skiblader~
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IT'S A TRAP!! there are no pens or penises on this site :(
Nov 21 2011 1:37AM
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Lolocaust.
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And they say fingerboarding is gay
Nov 21 2011 2:29AM
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