NYC Educator teaches English as a Second Language, and is impressed with the way some of his students can twirl a pen. I've never seen anyone do this, but then I don't get out much. Link
Yeah, this is kind of a craze in Korea. They even have clubs dedicated to it.
I can get about one or two good spins per 50 failures.
I used to do this all the time in classes.... Wanna know how I got hooked?
Cowboy Bebop... Spike does it with a cigarette, and I figured it would be a cook thing to do at a bar. turns out I just use it when I'm bored in class.
Try using a quarter and rolling it through your knuckles as well... I find that's more of a challenge.
I remember freshman year in college, I saw a buddy of mine twirling a pen. I got eager to learn it so I spent so long watching videos like this and started learning them myself. Ever since then, everytime a pen lands in my hand it just ends up getting twirled around my fingers.
Heh, it IS a curse, PapaTango - I can't be near a pen without having to spin it, either, no matter how many times people have told me it's distracting ... And come to think of it, like a lot of other folks have said, I picked the skill up from a Korean classmate, too - hey, maybe it's a conspiracy! Maybe the Master Plan is to get enough people addicted to it such that come the revolution all they'll have to do is lay down a load of pens and invade while we're all too busy spinning the darned things to pick up a weapon or put up any resistance!
They even have clubs dedicated to it.
I can get about one or two good spins per 50 failures.
Cowboy Bebop... Spike does it with a cigarette, and I figured it would be a cook thing to do at a bar. turns out I just use it when I'm bored in class.
Try using a quarter and rolling it through your knuckles as well... I find that's more of a challenge.
Its a curse I tell you!
Put down the pen before it's too late!
Also, I remember how upset I got when I found out my wedding ring was hampering my spinning. Needed to relearn.