ɐ bˈɑːdi ɪz nˈɛvɚ stˈeɪbəl wɛn spˈɪnɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈæksɪs, ænd dˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛnɚdʒi wɪl kˈɔːz ðə pˈɑːlhoʊd tə stˈɑːɹt mˈaɪɡɹeɪɾɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ˈæksɪs ʌv mˈæksɪməm ɪnˈɜːʃə.
A body is never stable when spinning about the intermediate principal axis, and dissipated energy will cause the polhode to start migrating to the object’s axis of maximum inertia.