Yo-yo

[Ubel]

It's been a while since I broke my last yoyo and am thinking of getting a new, better one. Is there a yoyo expert around here? I'm wondering if there's a good brand I should look into or something...

I was looking at this one and it looks quite promising, but probably a bit too big: http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Henrys_Viper

If anyone has any valid suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them. Keeping in mind that I'm not really willing to put more than around 40 euros on it. I would like a quality one though, since I like yoyoing very much.

[Tuomas]

I thought they stopped making yo-yos when the 90s ended 

[toonaholic]

that yo yo looks like it could kill a man.  I liked my duncan , it was cheap durable and hours of fun.  and what the heck does
"The yo-yo comes stock with no response system " does that mean it comes with no string? they make the whole business sound so technical I feel like an idiot... I just like to played with mine.

[Obi]

Thinking about it I want a yo-yo too. They're really cool and you can accidentally hit people in the face with them which is something that every toy should have the capacity to do.

[Nacho]

Fuck you all. I never succeded in raising the yoyo  :'(

[LimpingFish]

I participated in the Coca Cola-sponsored Irish schools yo-yo promotional contests back in '82. The grand prize was the chrome-effect Coca-Cola Galaxy yo-yo, the envy of small impressionable children everywhere.

I won dozens of cans of Coca-Cola, and a Coca-Cola branded yo-yo and matching cap.

I did not win the Coca-Cola Galaxy.

The first of many failures.

[Matti]

There's much surreptitious advertising in your post.

I participated in the SPAM-sponsored Irish schools yo-yo promotional contests back in '82.

The grand prize was the chrome-effect SPAM Galaxy yo-yo, the envy of small impressionable children everywhere.

I won dozens of cans of SPAM, and a SPAM branded yo-yo and matching cap.

I did not win the SPAM Galaxy.

[Ubel]

Well, I decided against buying that Viper thing because of its size. Instead, I ordered one of these: http://www.yoyostore.com/yomhypwin.html

Why that particular yo-yo? It was cheap and got good reviews... I browsed through hundreds of different yo-yos all over the internet and somehow finally this one stood out. Once I get my hands on it, I shall report whether it was a successful bargain or not.

I thought they stopped making yo-yos when the 90s ended 

Yeah, it's shocking how the market's still out there...

They're really cool and you can accidentally hit people in the face with them which is something that every toy should have the capacity to do.

That is why I love 'em so much.

Fuck you all. I never succeded in raising the yoyo  :'(

Aw, it's never too late though! JOIN THE AGS YO-YO CLUB TODAY!

[Obi]

I'm going to buy one too with my student loan monies.

[LimpingFish]

There's much surreptitious advertising in your post.

Which is ironic, because I'm much more of a Pepsi man. But they didn't have a yo-yo sponsorship deal.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I don't really like butterfly yoyos to be honest.  I prefer the Duncan tournament designs with the smooth rounded shape.  The proyos aren't bad, either.

[InCreator]

Ooh, yo-yos...
Back in - what? - 1996? There was hardcore yoyo craze, those coca-cola yoyos everywhere, school was full of them.
I hated them, but then again, you had to have one.
I still have mine under loads of dust somewhere... I never learned any decent tricks though, wasn't my thing.

Hm, maybe I'll look for it now--

Wait, 40 EUR for a yoyo? Crazy.
I would never pay so much for such a boring toy. Okay, you spin it for a day or two, similar rubik's cube fun or something, but then it goes back to drawer. And stays there.

[Ubel]

Okay, you spin it for a day or two, similar rubik's cube fun or something, but then it goes back to drawer. And stays there.

Haha, not in my case. I love yoyoing, it's such a relaxing thing to do. Comparable to sitting on a big rock by a lake in the summer evening while watching the reflection of the sunset playing on the calm waves.

And learning tricks is fun! \o/

Yeah, I'm still a child and I miss the 90's!

[LimpingFish]

1990's?! Man, you people really missed the heyday of the Yo-yo...

Watch! At 0:18 you'll get an eyeful of crap merchandise, similar to the guff I won.

And at 0:26, mine is the one in the middle.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

That yoyo will be worth some money one day.

[LimpingFish]

That yoyo will be worth some money one day.

Good point, but any Yo-yo's I owned are long gone. :'(

I never knew Coca Cola had such a long relationship with the Yo-yo.

Behold! The GALAXY, in all it's horrible sparkly glory!

[Oliwerko]

Comparable to sitting on a big rock by a lake in the summer evening while watching the reflection of the sunset playing on the calm waves.

...so, isn't this a cheaper alternative? 

I never loved yoyoing and found it kind of boring, too. But I guess everyone has his/her own idle activity that is close to doing nothing. From people chewing toothpicks and yoyo-people to origami. The only activity that I return to regularily is lockpicking. It fulfills the conditions - you can do it over and over, it's monotonic and takes a lot of time 

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

You should buy that and bring it to mittens, Fish.  Then you can show off your skills.

[Ubel]

I finally got my new yoyo and it's excellent! WOOHOO! Now everybody get a yoyo! YOYO! \o/

Sorry, no videos of my (not so) leet yoyo skills.. YET!


YO FUCKING YO!


Oh no, it's a UFO!



I'm so cool...

[veryweirdguy]

Pablo.

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Pablo. I think...I think you might be the coolest person in the world.

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I'm sorry you couldn't hear this news from someone more worthy of telling you.

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My gosh...you're just so...cool...