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It's called a totem. It helps Leo determine whether he is dreaming or his in reality. They stress that sometimes after doing this many times it's hard to tell. If the top spins this means he is in a dreaming state. And if it falls it means he is in the real world.

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Where can you buy the Inception Spinning Top?

You don't need to buy it, you can dream it.


In the movie Inception when the top stops spinning does that mean he is in reality?

Yes, the top represents the only proof of the "real world" within the movie. If the top fails to stop spinning it proves that the current world is the "dream world" and in fact not reality. This is why at the end of the movie it cuts to credits before we discover whether or not the top stops spinning. If it stops it is the real world, if it doesn't then he is just in another dream. Whether the end scene takes place in the real world or not is another question all together. After all, we didn't see Saito actually shoot himself at the end of the movie in that room that resumed after the very first scene in the movie. Crazy isn't it? :P


What happens at the end of Inception?

At the end of Christopher Nolan's Inception we see Dominic Cobb finally reaches his children from which he has parted with for a long time after he was convicted a criminal. It was the longing to see his children that drove him to take on the job of Inception. He spins his Totem (the items each person in the crew that takes on Inception carries to keep track of reality, which is Cobb's case is a spinning top that used to be his wife's) on the table, and then rushes to see his children. We do not get to see whether Cobb is in fact in reality because the film ends before the spinning top comes to a halt. There is dispute whether he is in reality or not, most people think he is, as the spinning top topples slightly suggesting that it would have stopped eventually.


What is the theme of the movie inception?

Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) noted earlier in the movie that his totem, the spinning top, would spin forever if he was in a dream. In the real world or his own dream, the top would eventually stop spinning and fall over. The last 5 seconds of the movie should very closely watched. The ending was meant to be ambiguous so that the viewer doesn't know if the top fell over (he was back in Saito's dream, his dream, orthe real world) or if it just kept on spinning (he was still in a dream, and would likely be forever). So far this question has two rival answers. 1) The spinning top keeps spinning, so he is still in a dream and we don't know what happens to the rest of the team as he didn't wake up on the plane but was asleep. This makes some sense because the children and house are identical to his dreams - they haven't grown up yet we have been led to believe that time has passed. Or, 2) some people are saying that the spinning top actually slows and starts to wobble at the very end, showing that he is now in 'his dream, Saito's dream, or reality (as the top was his wife's totem and would only fall in if it was in someone who had touched it's dream or reality).


Did anybody understand Inception?

of course... it is a film that lends itself to many interpretations...like any good work of art. does the top stop spinning...? we are never given a chance to KNOW the answer. does it matter? to me it didn't...it only reinforced the engaging mystery surrounding the entire film. new ideas are not easily implanted...or can they be at all? we can learn from our dreams and suffer from that knowledge. there must be some balance. i believe that christopher nolan acheives it with INCEPTION...

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Where can you buy the Inception Spinning Top?

You don't need to buy it, you can dream it.


In the movie Inception when the top stops spinning does that mean he is in reality?

Yes, the top represents the only proof of the "real world" within the movie. If the top fails to stop spinning it proves that the current world is the "dream world" and in fact not reality. This is why at the end of the movie it cuts to credits before we discover whether or not the top stops spinning. If it stops it is the real world, if it doesn't then he is just in another dream. Whether the end scene takes place in the real world or not is another question all together. After all, we didn't see Saito actually shoot himself at the end of the movie in that room that resumed after the very first scene in the movie. Crazy isn't it? :P


What happens at the end of Inception?

At the end of Christopher Nolan's Inception we see Dominic Cobb finally reaches his children from which he has parted with for a long time after he was convicted a criminal. It was the longing to see his children that drove him to take on the job of Inception. He spins his Totem (the items each person in the crew that takes on Inception carries to keep track of reality, which is Cobb's case is a spinning top that used to be his wife's) on the table, and then rushes to see his children. We do not get to see whether Cobb is in fact in reality because the film ends before the spinning top comes to a halt. There is dispute whether he is in reality or not, most people think he is, as the spinning top topples slightly suggesting that it would have stopped eventually.


When was The Spinning Top created?

The Spinning Top was created in 2008.


What force causes a spinning top to stop spinning?

The force of friction between the spinning top and the surface it is on causes it to stop spinning. Over time, the energy of the spinning top is transferred to the surface as heat, resulting in a decrease in the top's spinning speed until it comes to a stop.


What is a Jewish spinning top called?

A Jewish spinning top is called a "dredel".


What one word that s with table dog spinning?

The word 'top'... table-top spinning-top and top-dog


What does table dog and spinning have in common?

The word 'top'... table-top spinning-top and top-dog


What Is a top spinning?

A victoiran spinning top is a toy the poor used to play with in victorian times.


What are examples of story that has a proleptic ending?

"Inception" is an example of a story with a proleptic ending, where the spinning top keeps spinning but cuts to black before showing if it falls or not. Another example is "The Sopranos" series finale, which ends with abrupt ambiguity, leaving the fate of the main character unresolved.


What is the totem meaingin in Inception?

Because each person has their own, unique totem it helps them to determine whether they are in their own dream or not. The actions of the totems confirm whether or not a person is awake. (For example, one of the totems is a spinning top which only falls in reality.)


Why will a spinning top not stay in motion forever?

It tends to lose rotational energy due to friction.