# Do modern hybrids crack?

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [March 31, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756 "2024-03-31T07:04:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![SlacKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756/1 "2024-03-31T07:04:48Z")

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Just curious if modern hybrids (e.g. iYoYo Iceburg, DD Monarch) have/are expected to crack over the years like old YYJ yoyos did. Have there been advancements to improve this, or is it just an option to get cheaper bi-metal performance (or better) for ≤ 10 years?

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**Author:** ![zaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zaf/32/235871_2.png) [@zaf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zaf)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756/2 "2024-03-31T07:11:53Z")

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I’ve only heard of luftverk plastics having cracking issues lately and it seems to be caused by the blank they’re machined from.

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**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756/3 "2024-03-31T07:54:17Z")

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Very seldom.

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**Author:** ![SlacKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756/4 "2024-03-31T09:09:59Z")

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TL;DR (for others):

Many modern plastics & hybrids are now machined rather than injection molded. This is stronger at the molecular level, but they still might crack (at least a aesthetically if not structurally enough to effect play). Still, yoyoing - even with hybrid yoyos - is a relatively cheap hobby.

Is that a fair summation?

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**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756/5 "2024-03-31T10:04:27Z")

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> [@SlacKing](#):
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> Is that a fair summation?

Good answer.

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**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-modern-hybrids-crack/397756/6 "2024-03-31T11:16:45Z")

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I’ve found that, as long as you use enough truth serum…they all crack…eventually. It doesn’t matter if they’re Yo-yos, dweebs, jocks, tough guys, or even hybrids.