Toy spinning tops and launching devices

A toy spinning top and launch system comprising:

• a spinning top comprising,
• main body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion and a vertical axis, and
• a spinning tip extending from a lower portion of the main body,
• wherein the upper portion comprises a two-dimensional shape having at least one corner point and the lower portion comprises the two-dimensional shape rotationally shifted about the vertical axis and wherein the main body comprises at least one helical thread extending from the corner point of the upper portion to the lower portion;
• and
• a launch die comprising,
• a block of material having a hole extending therethrough and including at least one helical thread corresponding to and for receiving the at least one helical thread extending from the upper portion to the lower portion of the main body of the spinning top.

A toy spinning top bench comprising:

• a plurality of spinning tops each comprising,
• a main body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion and a vertical axis, and
• a spinning tip extending from a lower portion of the main body,
• wherein the upper portion comprises a two-dimensional shape having at least one corner point and the lower portion comprises the two-dimensional shape rotationally shifted about the vertical axis and wherein the main body comprises at least one helical thread extending from the upper portion to the lower portion;
• and
• a bench comprising,
• a plurality of launch dies each having a hole extending therethrough and including at least one helical thread formed along an inside surface of the hole, the at least one helical thread corresponding to and for receiving the at least one helical thread extending from the upper portion to the lower portion of the main body of the spinning top.