Fun fact: the moon is white primarily due to the presence of titanium oxide, which is also the reason why your toothpaste is white.
We must make more titanium yoyos. We must mine the moon
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- Destroy the moon for yoyos
- Be lame
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Might be cheaper to distill it out of the toothpaste 
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Less fun because you donât affect tidal forces that way
Titanium is quite abundant here on Earth. I believe that the relatively high price of titanium products in general is a factor of how difficult it is to turn into consumer goods - hard on cutting equipment, requires special conditions to weld (not applicable to yo-yos), etc.
A yo-yo made from lunar titanium oxide would solve the âtitanium yo-yos are not expensive enoughâ problem though 
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Ok now we need to destroy the moon
Gimme a pickaxe
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Very stupid question incoming.
Can titanium be melted and poured into a yoyo mild to effectively reduce production cost? Is their anything heat resistant enough to make the mold from? Would Pam spray be enough to make it easier to get out of the mold?
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I donât know anything about Pam but there are plenty of ceramics that could take the heat. Tungsten, if someone happened to have it, would take that in stride
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Well I know Pam as a cooking implement you silly goose
Yes definitely destroy the moon. It is potentially in US air space, and a potential danger to flying objects. Plus there is so much we donât understand about it. There is a chance is was put there by a foreign entity as well, so blow it up ASAP.
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I personally lost my mind when they came out with the Olive Oil Pam. I was like âIs this real life??!?â
Iâm drinking, donât mind me, Go Bears
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The problem with casting a yoyo from a mold is that itâs far less precise than machining one. So the yoyo would be prone to vibe. At least thatâs how I understand it, @yoyodoc could tell you for sure.
And no, we must not destroy the Moon! Elon will need it for a staging base to Mars.
Ivan
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This is kinda abstract and doesnât answer anything directly related to topic. But your question made me think back to a Chemistry class I had in College.
The Professor suggested to the class that Scientists were not far off from inventing/formulating an Acid that could literally eat through ANYTHING on Earth. The class was dead silent. The Professor was obviously facing the class and somewhat puzzled by the silence.
He blurted out, âAny thoughts on this? Any questionsâ?
I said,â Yes, I have a question. Once they make up 10 gallons of the stuff, what are they gonna keep it inâ?
He abruptly said, âMr. Chavez, you seem to lack imagination and forward thinkingâ.
I said, âImagination and forward thinking, to me, would suggest, it would be more reasonable to consider and focus on creating a vessel firstâŚâŚ to âcontainâ a substance that could eat through ANYTNING but, the containment vesselâ.
There was zero rapport between us at that point. And I withdrew from the class.
Funny stuff.
PS. I think we shouldnât mess with the Moon. When I was a kid, people said the Moon was made of green cheese. The way the Worldsâ food sources are getting so contaminated, we just may need the Moon in the future as a food sourceâŚâŚ.otherwise, Pizza will become Extinct.
PSâŚby the way, here is the actual answer to your question> Why is it so challenging to cast titanium? - FS Precision Tech
Read the whole article. The conclusion will be easy to understand. Molding Ti can be done. But it would be so much more time and resource intensive, the costs could not be justified. The only Ti molding projects that may happen, are ones where they are Aerospace Projects, where the Peoplesâ tax dollars are used to Subsidize the Costs(because there is No budget, when we are paying the Tab).
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There are plenty of superacids out there with a PH of under 0 with 1 molarity concentration. They mostly have to do with metal complexes of organic compounds centered around alkali metals or cobalt if memory suits me right
If anyone was wondering⌠I can confirm that titanium is harder than moon rock.
Trying to shoot the moon, not a word of lie, with my Ti Silver Bullet, I wacked my moon rock Wisteria that was on my belt. So bummed as this was day 2 with the Wisteria. Oh well, I guess I can throw it without worry now. 
@Mhoodlum
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Titanium does not **** around. It is totally the perfect yoyo material
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Sorry bro but I have another Ill cut a scratch and dent deal on I feel your pain bro I do all seriousness!
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Ok but who will help me destroy the moon
Iâve got a Ti Silver Bullet but I donât think my throw is strong enough. Howâs your arm?