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A spring that lets you argue with gravity, one bounce at a time.
means A spring-loaded pole with footrests and a handle that lets you hop around by bouncing on the spring, rather than walking.
from The name comes from a trademark: 'Pogo' was patented and popularized as a brand name in the early 20th century, with versions of the toy appearing in the US and Germany around the 1910s-20s. The exact source of the word 'Pogo' itself is murky — some trace it to a supposed Burmese or African origin, but these claims are unverified folk etymology rather than documented fact. What's certain is that 'Pogo' stuck as the generic name once the toy became a craze, the way 'Kleenex' or 'Escalator' outgrew their trademark origins.
- invented by
- George Hansburg patented it in 1919
- name origin
- supposedly from a village called Pogo
- world record
- over 3,500 consecutive jumps, no hands
- extreme version
- modern pogos launch riders past 10 feet high