1 9 5 9 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Jug g ling ▁rings , ▁or ▁simply ▁" r ings ", ▁are ▁a ▁popular ▁prop ▁used ▁by ▁jug gl ers , ▁usually ▁in ▁sets ▁of ▁three ▁or ▁more , ▁or ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁other ▁props ▁such ▁as ▁balls ▁or ▁clubs . ▁The ▁rings ▁used ▁by ▁jug gl ers ▁are ▁typically ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁ ▁thick . ▁ ▁Jug g ling ▁rings ▁are ▁easier ▁to ▁jug gle ▁than ▁clubs , ▁but ▁harder ▁than ▁balls ▁due ▁to ▁size ▁and ▁throwing ▁mechan ics . ▁Because ▁of ▁rings ' ▁impress ive ▁appearance ▁for ▁their ▁level ▁of ▁difficulty , ▁they ▁remain ▁a ▁popular ▁jug g ling ▁item . ▁ ▁Use ▁in ▁jug g ling ▁ ▁When ▁jug g led , ▁rings ▁are ▁typically ▁sp un ▁about ▁their ▁central ▁axis . ▁The ▁resulting ▁gy ro scop ic ▁motion ▁of ▁the ▁ring ▁allows ▁it ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁same ▁orientation ▁after ▁it ▁is ▁thrown . ▁This ▁property ▁is ▁util ized ▁by ▁perform ers ▁to ▁achieve ▁various ▁visual ▁effects . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁perform er ▁might ▁intention ally ▁jug gle ▁some ▁rings ▁with ▁the ▁broad ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁some ▁others ▁with ▁the ▁edge ▁to ▁the ▁audience . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁balls ▁and ▁clubs , ▁the ▁most ▁basic ▁patterns ▁of ▁ring ▁jug g ling ▁are ▁the ▁cas cade ▁and ▁f ount ain . ▁In ▁these ▁patterns , ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁right ▁hands ▁alternate ▁throwing ▁rings ▁at ▁approximately ▁the ▁same ▁height . ▁Some ▁ball ▁and ▁club ▁tr icks ▁can ▁also ▁be