Watch the following video tutorial on the various types of rotation possible for objects and characters.
Spinning, Tumbling, and Wobbling Video

Summary:

• An object thrown in the air may spin or tumble depending on its shape and axis of rotation.

• By the Tennis Racket Theorem, spinning occurs when the rotation axis is along the object’s long axis or its short axis.

• Tumbling is the irregular turning motion that occurs if the middle axis is the axis of rotation.

• Symmetric objects, such as disks, don’t have a middle axis so they don’t tumble. However, they can wobble as they spin.

• Spin and wobble frequencies are linked and their ratio depends on the shape of the object.
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