If you thought knowing how to “walk the dog” was cool prepare to be floored by this world championship Yo-Yo routine.
I owned more than one Y-Yo as a kid, as did just about every other kid I grew up with. I remember begging my mom to get me the cheap dollar store models and eventually “needing” that sweet butterfly Duncan with the ball bearings. I also remember the hours spent untangling the strings that became impossibly knotted when trying more advanced tricks. It’s safe to say that all my aspirations of becoming a Yo-Yo master were quickly squished early on.
Gentry Stein pulled off this incredible routine at the 2014 World Yo-Yo Contest (yes that exists) in Prague. To be honest I had no idea such a simple toy could do some of these things. If you have a few minutes watch the video and see just how insane a Yo-Yo tricks can be.
P.S. The sound is pretty terrible as this is a recording from the actual event.
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