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a string trick disguised as a toy, gravity's most patient hostage negotiator.
means A toy consisting of a spool wound with string that you let drop and reel back up by flicks of the wrist, prized for the tricks you can coax from its spin.
from The name comes from the Philippines, where 'yo-yo' in Tagalog (and related languages) names the toy — often glossed as 'come-come' or 'return,' fittingly describing the thing that always comes back. Versions of the spinning-disc toy are ancient, turning up in many cultures, but the word itself rode into English in the 20th century on the back of Filipino-made yo-yos, after a Filipino immigrant popularized them in the United States and the name was trademarked there.
- ancient origin
- Played with in Greece over 2,500 years ago
- space flight
- Tested aboard the Space Shuttle in 1985
- weapon myth
- Filipino hunting-weapon story is mostly legend
- sleeper trick
- Spins free at the bottom before returning
- record speed
- Fastest throws exceed 10,000 RPM
duncan imperial — the classic wooden yoyo first mass-produced by donald duncan in 1928, still the bestselling yoyo design
tom kuhn silver bullet — precision ball-bearing yoyo from the 1990s that revolutionized competitive play and tricks
world yoyo contest — annual international championship held since 1932, featuring professional competitors performing complex tricks