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human
ELI5 What is the purpose of continuously spinning a lasso before throwing it?

Why spin it a dozen times before throwing? It seems like you could just spin it once and throw it and it would have the same effect.
gpt
Spinning it keeps it wide open and keeps a steady momentum so you can be ready to throw at any moment. Because you're typically working with a moving target, you don't always know, in advance, exactly when you're going to throw it, and you need to be ready as you're "closing in" on whatever you're trying to lasso.