Magnetically Coupled Rotating Toy

A method of operating a magnetic spinning toy comprising:

• providing a toy having a frame, a first rotatable element with at least one first magnet mounted within the frame, and a second rotatable element with at least one second magnet mounted within the frame adjacent to the first rotatable element;
• receiving an impulse to initiate rotation of the first rotatable element;
• allowing rotational energy to be magnetically coupled from the first rotatable element to the second rotatable element through interaction of their respective magnets, causing the second rotatable element to rotate;
• and
• varying rotational speeds of the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element as at least a portion of the rotational energy is transferred back and forth between the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element.

A magnetic spinning toy system, comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of rotating elements rotatably mounted within the frame, wherein an element of the plurality of rotating elements comprises one or more magnets, at least one of which is disposed about its substance or mounted to its surface;
• and
• wherein the element is independently rotatable about an axis, and
• wherein rotational energy is magnetically coupled between separate rotating elements through interaction of their associated magnets.