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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 with proof of existence since 500 BCE. The yo-yo was also called a bandalore in the 17th century.
A toy that has been dated back as far as 440 BC. It is believed that the yo-yo originated from one of three countries: China, the Philippines and Greece. However, the oldest historical mentions and artifacts that have been found are from Greece.
Yo-yo being invented in the Philippines and was used as a weapon is a myth. However, a Filipino businessman in the US made yo-yo a popular toy.
Pedro Edralin Flores (26 April 1896 – 3 January 1964) was a Filipino businessman and yo-yo maker who has been credited with popularizing yo-yos in the United States.
If you have grown up playing yoyo, you must have flaunted some yoyo tricks to impress our friends! Ever wondered how it originated? According to various toy historians, it is the second oldest toy in history, the oldest being the doll.
There is still much debate regarding the origins of the yo-yo. However, the general consensus is that a toy similar to a yo-yo and known as a diabolo originated in China around 1000 B.C. Further evidence of early yo-yo history comes from Ancient Greece.
Versions of the yo-yo are said to have originated in ancient Greece or even earlier in China, but the first yo-yo craze seized Americans in the mid-19th century when several manufacturers patented improvements to the toy. At the beginning of the 20th century, Scientific American published directions for making yo-yos.
It is believed that the yo-yo most likely originated in China. The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C. These ancient toys were made out of wood, metal, or painted terra cotta disks and called just that, a disc.
As well as their use as a toy, yoyos have been used as weapons. Five hundred years ago, hunters in some countries would hide up trees with a rock tied to a long piece of rope. They would wait until a wild animal walked beneath the trees and throw the rock down to try and hit them.
Yo-yos weren't made out of plastic until the 1960s. Originally, they were made out of wood. This meant some yo-yos had an uneven spin because of the type of wood! In the 1990s, they began to make them out of metal.
They symbolize thumbing one's nose at gravity, but in the end the toy always falls prey to earth-bound forces that pull it back. In other words, the perfect metaphor for something that gets yanked back to where it started.
Etymology 1. As a greeting first attested in 1859, attested first as a cry of sailors and huntsmen (first attested in the 1400s; compare e.g. huzzah, giddyup).
Yoyo is a girl's name of Chinese origin. This name means "friendly" and will no doubt be a great choice for your new darling companion.
The diabolo (/diːˈæbəloʊ/ dee-AB-ə-loh; commonly misspelled diablo) is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle (British English: bobbin) and two cups (hourglass/egg timer shaped) or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks ("batons" or "wands").
Cold Fusion and Cold Fusion GT yo-yos, manufactured by Playmaxx Inc, retail between $150–250 (£;90–£;150) and are the most expensive mass-produced yo-yos in the world.
While the yo-yo has been around for centuries, it was a Filipino named Pedro Flores who, through an innovative stringing method, transformed it into the iconic toy we know and love today. (Updated on March 2, 2020) Strictly speaking, the answer to the question “Who invented the yo-yo?” is “Nobody knows.”
Still popular around the globe, yo-yos have been with humankind for thousands of years. Join A.S.Ganesh as he regales you with the story of yo-yos…
Today, June 6, is National Yo-Yo Day and you deserve to know that, like so very many things, the once popular toy has Greek roots — in fact, it was invented by the Ancient Greeks. The yo-yo is considered, after dolls, the second-oldest toy in history.
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Often called the Chinese Yo-Yo, the diabolo is a challenging yet fun skill toy. Once the diabolo is spinning, it will balance on the string suspended between the two sticks. With practice, a performer can loop, hop, flip, throw, catch, etc.
In 1906, the Franco-Belgian engineer Gustave Philippart (1861-1933) reinvented the object. He gave the caps their conical shape and made official the name diabolo, a play on words between "devil" and the Greek verb "diabállô" dia - bállô, literally "throw across".
The Frenchman Gustave Phillippart who developed the Diabolo in the twentieth century came up with the name by joining the greek “dia” (meaning across) with “bolo” (meaning throw).