# Duncan Magnetude - First Look **URL:** \ **Category:** Manufacturer Official News\ **Created:** [May 28, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214 "2013-05-28T16:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unklesteve](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unklesteve/32/106934_2.png) [@unklesteve](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/unklesteve)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/1 "2013-05-28T16:36:31Z")
> **[First Look – Duncan Magnetude](https://yoyonews.com/2013/05/28/first-look-duncan-magnetude/)** > > Designed by yoyo player Zach Lytle, Duncan’s new “Magnetude” yoyo has been in development for the past five years. The Duncan Magnetude retails for $120, will be available in red … ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/f/b/4fb11a9f28d49d4b8023491612f614fdb8cc983c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ArchersAxe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/2 "2013-05-28T17:54:23Z")
Sweet 😃 The shape reminds me a bit of a Drop Bear. Significantly heavier than it though. Interesting ideas with the magnets! Edit: Three different holes in the counterweight is stellar too! Wouldn’t mind that on normal CW’s ---
**Author:** ![YoRED](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yored/32/1088_2.png) [@YoRED](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoRED)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/3 "2013-05-29T23:34:08Z")
> [@Steve Brown](#): > > [First Look – Duncan Magnetude](http://yoyonews.com/2013/05/28/first-look-duncan-magnetude/) > > [http://yoyonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Magnetude8-600x400.jpg](http://yoyonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Magnetude8-600x400.jpg) are those stacks? ---
**Author:** ![DrAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drawesome/32/1139_2.png) [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/4 "2013-05-29T23:42:21Z")
> [@YoRED](#): > > > [@Steve Brown](#): > > > > [First Look – Duncan Magnetude](http://yoyonews.com/2013/05/28/first-look-duncan-magnetude/) > > > > [http://yoyonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Magnetude8-600x400.jpg](http://yoyonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Magnetude8-600x400.jpg) > > are those stacks? yes but thy have magnets in them too, as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![YoRED](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yored/32/1088_2.png) [@YoRED](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoRED)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/5 "2013-05-30T00:21:42Z")
> [@DrAwesome](#): > > > [@YoRED](#): > > > > > [@Steve Brown](#): > > > > > > [First Look – Duncan Magnetude](http://yoyonews.com/2013/05/28/first-look-duncan-magnetude/) > > > > > > [http://yoyonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Magnetude8-600x400.jpg](http://yoyonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Magnetude8-600x400.jpg) > > > > are those stacks? > > yes but thy have magnets in them too, as far as I know. pondering the purpose. Look like a fun throw tho! ---
**Author:** ![Coffelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/coffelt/32/1085_2.png) [@Coffelt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Coffelt)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/6 "2013-05-30T00:23:29Z")
A while back I saw a video or two of something like this (by Duncan)… Absolutely intriguing and just plain out of this world. ---
**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/7 "2013-05-30T00:28:29Z")
Magneto had something to do with this… I heard he had a yo coming out for him ---
**Author:** ![ArchersAxe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/8 "2013-05-30T01:51:28Z")
If you’d all just follow the link pretty much every one of your questions would be answered. You can see the concept in action, as well as a 2nd place BAC 3A video of it back in 2010. YoyoNews is some boss quality stuff anyway. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/9 "2013-05-30T02:15:02Z")
> [@ArchersAxe](#): > > If you’d all just follow the link pretty much every one of your questions would be answered. You can see the concept in action, as well as a 2nd place BAC 3A video of it back in 2010. > > YoyoNews is some boss quality stuff anyway. :wink: That vid is of g5s ---
**Author:** ![FireJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bb73d2/32.png) [@FireJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FireJ)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/10 "2013-05-30T07:08:51Z")
wow looks fun , cant wait! ---
**Author:** ![ArchersAxe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/11 "2013-05-30T07:27:33Z")
> [@Apollo2](#): > > > [@ArchersAxe](#): > > > > If you’d all just follow the link pretty much every one of your questions would be answered. You can see the concept in action, as well as a 2nd place BAC 3A video of it back in 2010. > > > > YoyoNews is some boss quality stuff anyway. :wink: > > That vid is of g5s I never said they were Magnetudes in use. I said the concept, the magnets, could be seen in action. I want some of those CWs with three holes and no magnets in them. Would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/12 "2013-05-30T08:12:42Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOdEsYDU7EE) Edit: Whoops, didn’t see the video was already in the yoyonews link. ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/13 "2013-05-31T00:50:07Z")
Freaking finally this is coming out. Ive only had to wait my whole yoyo career for this to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/14 "2013-05-31T00:56:18Z")
Magnetic counterweights? First. > **[Magnets, how do they work? (magnetized counterweights)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,29424.0.html)** > > Worked on these today. Lots 'o fun! I used two standard 16mm dice and put 4 powerful magnets (not sure if they are neodymium or not, but they are certainly powerful!) in each one. This was actually a fairly difficult mod to do. Getting the... Haha, just kidding 🙂 I’m really excited for these to come out. Ever since I saw that magnetic stacks video I’ve been pumped. Although, those stacks look really heavy… ---
**Author:** ![Kristiawan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kristiawan/32/366_2.png) [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/15 "2013-05-31T12:22:12Z")
I more interested on the small bearing rather than magnets. it’s a cool concept though… ---
**Author:** ![Noonar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noonar/32/1244_2.png) [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/16 "2013-06-01T17:48:14Z")
looks like we’ve got the Full Metal FHZ, and I dont mean the Metal Zero. This actually has proper pads. Nice! ---
**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/17 "2013-06-01T19:33:40Z")
FINALLYYYY I’ve been waiting for this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JetEyeNight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@JetEyeNight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JetEyeNight)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/18 "2013-06-02T06:16:05Z")
This is awesome! I’m really glad to see Duncan stepping up their game. I can definitely see this one becoming a collectors item. Excited to see the Strix too. ---
**Author:** ![theTopo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thetopo/32/1065_2.png) [@theTopo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theTopo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/19 "2013-06-02T07:31:56Z")
> [@Noonar](#): > > looks like we’ve got the Full Metal FHZ, and I dont mean the Metal Zero. This actually has proper pads. Nice! The YWET is already basically a full metal FHZ. ---
**Author:** ![Noonar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noonar/32/1244_2.png) [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214/20 "2013-06-02T13:14:18Z")
> [@theTopo](#): > > > [@Noonar](#): > > > > looks like we’ve got the Full Metal FHZ, and I dont mean the Metal Zero. This actually has proper pads. Nice! > > The YWET is already basically a full metal FHZ. Yes, shape wise. But it also has really weird internals, such as a strange response and C bearing. This is just like a full metal fhz with proper pads. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-magnetude-first-look/54214.md?page=2)