I saw a spinning top

I went to a street fair this weekend and somehow found myself under a colored-light spinning top.
I wanted to get out of its way, but where ever I moved, I didn't seem fast enough to dodge it.
I stood there to see where it would land. I didn't want it to hit me.
It landed about four inches away from my foot.
The guy who shot it up ran over to me and complained, "You totally could have caught it! You didn't even try."
Maybe next time...