# Ammo, Venom, or Plutonium?

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**Created:** [September 29, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ammo-venom-or-plutonium/293471 "2018-09-29T23:36:27Z")\
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Oh yeah @MattB summarized in [YoYoStringLab - New Formula - #9 by dirty\_birdy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyostringlab-new-formula/289313/9)

> **AMMO** - This is a thick version of Type X that I did for JD. Super nice for slack, but if you do a lot of layers in the gap, you have to be on top of your game. Softest of them all.
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> **Venom** - Eric Koloski wanted something for his slack style, and if possible in a regular thickness, so we came up with Venom. It slacks more like AMMO, but about the same thickness as Type X. It’s softish, but not as soft as Type X.
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> **Plutonium** - Evan Nagao tried out the existing types, and based on his thoughts, I did string variants and tensions to eventually come up with Plutonium. It’s slightly thicker than Type X and Venom without feeling big. The tension is tuned to Evan’s preference. It’s softer than basic string, but Type X is slightly softer than Plutonium. So it’s a nice balance of performance and feel.

Here’s a closeup pic I’ve been meaning to take from the [$9.25 YYSL sampler pack](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/yoyo-string-lab-sampler-pack?variant=15391041552458) which is a fantastic starting point:

outside lighting

 ![IMG_7295](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/2/8/5281767f8987db80d9c5f83a5a4dc590b06fb8d4.jpeg)

inside lighting

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/3/8/03830b5b0f62339c97d00238bc52bf638e1ac6f9.jpeg)

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| --- | --- | --- |
| blue | Type X | standard, soft |
| green | Venom | more slack-y, less soft |
| yellow | Plutonium | fatter, less soft |
| red | AMMO | fattest, softest |

So basically Type X and Venom are _roughly_ regular kitty thickness (though a tiny bit fatter) whereas Venom is more like kitty fat and AMMO is definitely kitty XL.

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