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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

yoyos.

So competitions are just a guy with a yoyo?

1A, one yoyo, typically unresponsive for loose tricks

2A for two-handed, looping tricks with responsive yoyos

3A for two-handed unresponsive yoyos

4A for off string (yoyo not tethered)

5A for Freehand (string tethered to a counterweight)

AP for artistic performances, regardless of the competitive style.

bonus trivia: Steve Brown, the creator of 5A, was on an episode of Wifeswap.

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My favorite thing about yoyos is that they were sort of used as a deadly weapon in the Philippines. I say sort of because they were heavily modified.

[–] Num10ck 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they say its the second oldest toy in history, after the doll.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have trouble believing yoyos are older than tops or balls.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I accidentally hit my kid in the head with a yo-yo. He would say it could be a deadly weapon. Still gives me shit for it.

[–] smort 3 points 1 year ago

There’s an episode of Netflix’s “We Are the Champions” on competitive yo-yo, if anyone wants a 30 min primer. (It’s also just good entertainment)