Yo-yo

[Jazzy]

The yo-yo in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of twine looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool. It is played by holding the free end of the string (usually by inserting one finger in a slip knot) allowing gravity or the force of a throw to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string (similar to how a pullstring works), then allowing the yo-yo to wind itself back to one's hand, exploiting its spin (and the associated rotational energy).



In the simplest play, the string is intended to be wound on the spool by hand; The yo-yo is thrown downwards, hits the end of the string, then winds up the string toward the hand, and finally the yo-yo is grabbed, ready to be thrown again.

Questions:



Do you have a Yo-yo?



Have you ever tried a Yo-yo?



Can you do tricks with a Yo-yo?

 

[Evil Eye]

No, yes, no.



It was always such a pain to wind 'em up again.

 

[Jazzy]

It was always such a pain to wind 'em up again.

If you're good, there's no reason to wind them back up.

 

[Evil Eye]

That being the problem, I'm not

 

[Jazzy]

Yes, yes and yes...

I can actually do a few tricks like walking the dog...

I would expect no less coming from you. I can do tricks too but haven't mastered walking the dog yet.

 

[TommyTooter]

i played with yo-yo's some when i was a kid and could do some simple tricks like walk the dog and around the world. never did quite achieve that state of 'yo'.

http://youtu.be/WiDz2L9jMPY

 

[Nebulous]

I used to be really good with a yo-yo but now I'd probably end up smacking myself in the face with it somehow. Lol