yo-yo
Sign in to savethumb|A plastic yo-yo A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy documented since 440 BC. It was also called a bandalore in the 18th century.
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A yo-yo is a toy made of two disks connected by an axle with a string looped around it, functioning like a spool that spins up and down. It is an ancient toy with a documented history going back to at least 440 BC and was also known as a bandalore during the 18th century.
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23 sectionsContents
- Etymology and history
- First yo-yo company
- 1960s resurgence
- Rise of the ball bearing
- Modern yo-yo
- Techniques
- Sleeping
- Mounts, transitions, and dismounts
- Loops and regens
- Tricks which adjust string tension
- Yo-yo notation
- Styles
- Unresponsive (1A)
- Looping (2A)
- Two-handed string tricks (3A)
- Off-string (4A)
- Freehand (5A)
- Modern responsive (0A)
- Physical mechanism
- Purported use as weapons
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|A plastic yo-yo A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy documented since 440 BC. It was also called a bandalore in the 18th century.
It is played by holding the free end of the string known as the handle (by inserting one fingerusually the middle or ring fingerinto a slip knot), allowing gravity (or the force of a throw and gravity) to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string (similar to how a pullstring works). The player then allows the yo-yo to wind itself back to the player's hand, exploiting its spin (and the associated rotational energy). This is often called "yo-yoing" or "playing yo-yo".