# Check out this hilariously bad News Article on Yoyos **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 18, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/check-out-this-hilariously-bad-news-article-on-yoyos/352797 "2022-02-18T04:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
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In a lot of places, it still is. > [@Strings and whatnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strings-and-whatnot/39966): > > I thought I would list some pro’s and con’s of the different types of strings out there and the materials used. I won’t go into individual company strings, but I thought it would be helpful to know how each material and each type of twist works with your yoyo. Type 6 and Type 8. There are two major kinds of string twist in the yoyo string world right now. Type 6 and Type 8. The number refers to the ply of strings with the number of folds to create the final twisted strings. So type 6: ||| t… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/check-out-this-hilariously-bad-news-article-on-yoyos/352797)._