# General Yoyo Thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 20, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204 "2019-08-20T20:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 61
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1205 "2020-03-25T21:34:31Z")
_YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS_ full sentence ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1207 "2020-03-26T00:03:16Z")
> [@smileypants707](#): > > General yoyo thought: > > I love throwing with a fluorescent colored string, outdoors, in the ambient indirect daylight of the late afternoon. It’s the natural blacklight effect that makes the string glow ☣ Interesting, I read this today: > Ultraviolet light will cause fluorescent or phosphorescent pigments to fluoresce, emitting visible light. > > The sun and almost all types of white light bulbs emit some **long wave** ultraviolet light. > > The ultraviolet spectrum is broken down into subcategories depending on wavelength: > > - 450 - 400 nm Violet, (visible light) > - **400 - 320 nm UVA, Long Wave, Black Light** ← (the sweet-spot) > - 320 - 280 nm UVB, Medium Wave > - 280 - 100 nm Short Wave, Germicidal I learned that for a bulb/ fixture to effectively fluoresce, it _has_ to emit long wave black light (400-320 nm). The sweet spot is ~365 nm. Above 400, it’s basically just violet light. Below that range can actually damage eyes and skin. 365 nm wavelength light is not actually detectable to human eyes, but its effect on fluorescent or phosphorescent pigments is. Since 365 nm wavelength light is not detectable to human eyes, LED fixtures often contain a mixture of LEDs; usually ranging from 405 nm with a few 365 nm LEDs scattered throughout to give them a happy balance of violet light output and ultra violet fluorescence. So yeah. The more you know, lol. ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1208 "2020-03-26T00:54:01Z")
Spintime Matador has some sharp spikes for those ‘matador’ pull starts. ---
**Author:** ![NitroBobby916](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nitrobobby916/32/76321_2.png) [@NitroBobby916](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NitroBobby916)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1209 "2020-03-26T13:19:45Z")
YYFriends Hummingbird YYFriends Magpie G2 Pelican OPYoyos Absurdity ---
**Author:** ![Damb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/damb/32/44045_2.png) [@Damb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Damb)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1210 "2020-03-27T19:36:38Z")
Bindwinder is so useful, it should be included in trick ladder 👀👀👀 ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1211 "2020-03-27T19:45:20Z")
Nothing like the lovely scent of ano burn on a friday morning…was must messing with one of my One Drops, it tapped the floor whilst spinning and next thing I know, I smell a very familiar smell - similar to a spent firework. For some reason, have only experienced ano burn smells from CLYW and One Drops 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SirDarverok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@SirDarverok](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SirDarverok)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1212 "2020-03-27T23:05:33Z")
Am I the only one that sometimes “pretend” to be yoyoing by doing the movements(of the elements, hops, etc) with no yoyo/string to memorize the elements of a combo? It looks like I’m doing tiktoks sometimes lmao ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1213 "2020-03-28T00:07:03Z")
> [@AngryGumball](#): > > similar to a spent firework. I know what you mean! ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1214 "2020-03-28T15:07:50Z")
so there are a few different sized bearings, and A size are smaller for loopers, right? what are half spec bearings? i hear they make a yoyo responsive? do they fit in a normal yoyo like the Shutter? ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1215 "2020-03-28T15:21:54Z")
A size are smaller bearings, they’re not just for loopers but they are used in them. Half spec bearings are c size but half the width, and the make yoyos responsive. You can’t put one in a shutter or any unresponsive unless you had a shorter axle. ---
**Author:** ![Chaman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chaman/32/601454_2.png) [@Chaman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chaman)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1216 "2020-03-28T15:44:21Z")
It has also happened to me that when hitting a CLYW on the floor of the house it smells like “burned horn” (!) Curious smell:) ---
**Author:** ![pep65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pep65/32/54510_2.png) [@pep65](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pep65)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1217 "2020-03-28T19:22:25Z")
Totally agree. But does a half spec C spin less freely than a full size? The reason i ask is i’ve time on my hands at the moment (isolation) so i’ve been getting to the problem with my delrin gamer. Anyway, the response was extreme so i started changing and cleaning bearings, and no matter what i did the half specs, still don’t spin as freely as the full. Any ideas ? opinions ? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1218 "2020-03-28T19:28:40Z")
I know the delrin Gamer has a narrower gap than the metal. @MrYoyoThrower can you help out with these. Jeremy designed this yoyo… You can contact him from the Rain City Skills website. ---
**Author:** ![pep65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pep65/32/54510_2.png) [@pep65](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pep65)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1219 "2020-03-28T19:34:15Z")
Thanx for the assist ChrisFranz. But i did a search and the answer was a simple matter of changing a pad. The thing i noticed along the way was the bearing. I tried 2 half spec and both did not spin as freely as the full size. I’m guessing there’s a reason, but i’m not that bright to figure it out 😀 ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1220 "2020-03-28T19:36:03Z")
where can i get a half spec, and the right axle? ---
**Author:** ![pep65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pep65/32/54510_2.png) [@pep65](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pep65)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1221 "2020-03-28T19:41:11Z")
YYE sells half spec bearings. The axle is a little more involved, depending on the throw you may not need a diferent one. If you do i think YYE does them but a stand to be corrected. ---
**Author:** ![alyssaoof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/alyssaoof/32/82317_2.png) [@alyssaoof](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/alyssaoof)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1222 "2020-03-28T19:50:50Z")
I got a new butterfly, named it Brimstone (it’s a green butterfly) and it’s not as good quality as the other butterfly I got for some reason 😥 it sleeps really bad and spins out a lot, also kinda unresponsive. Hope I can get a First Base so I can practice and do tricks much easier lol edit: i’ll keep the butterfly, i think i’ll just replace the string. the string is probably the problem here, thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![MrYoyoThrower](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mryoyothrower/32/21004_2.png) [@MrYoyoThrower](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrYoyoThrower)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1223 "2020-03-28T19:51:37Z")
What yoyo are we talking about here? I can probably hook you up with the right axle, and I"ve got half-spec bearings. ---
**Author:** ![pep65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pep65/32/54510_2.png) [@pep65](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pep65)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1224 "2020-03-28T19:58:54Z")
stick with it. Is it a Duncan ? If so its a fixed axle. ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1225 "2020-03-28T20:11:50Z")
I don’t think that half specs spin as long as full. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204.md?page=60) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204.md?page=62)