# How long do 888s sleep for

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews\
**Created:** [June 1, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-do-888s-sleep-for/2835 "2009-06-01T23:02:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-do-888s-sleep-for/2835/21 "2009-06-19T23:19:47Z")

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longer than you need it to.  
which is the case with virtually every quality yo-yo now.

seriously, it’s the yoyoers that are the limiting factor in this day and age; not the yo-yo’s.

and like everyone said, your question has no answer. i can give my 6-year-old daughter an 888 and outsleep her with a 3-in-1. if you can throw a yo-yo well, they sleep a long time. but that’s a much bigger “if” than most people consider it to be.

as for the dm argument, i’ve yet to see a stock bimetallic yyj with a plastic bearing seat outstrip an 888 in “natural” sleep time. even if you don’t feel it, the tolerances of plastic and the variation in “sonic welding” (let alone the caps) are there. too much energy lost in vibration. it doesn’t make the dm a bad yo-yo.

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**Author:** ![Iron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/iron/32/127_2.png) [@Iron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Iron)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-do-888s-sleep-for/2835/22 "2009-06-20T21:46:40Z")

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> [@Apetrunk](#):
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> > [@gostop266](#):
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> > > [@iRon](#):
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> > > IMHO, You will probably get your Dark Magic to sleep longer than an 888 (If they both have the same bearing). The DM has more rim-weight and it’s heavier, which are two key factors for a long spin (Once again, just my personal opinion).
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> > > But really, it just comes down to a good throw. With a good throw, you can get any ball-bearing yo to sleep over a minute.
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> > definetly not! 888s sleep waaaaay longer no matter what
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> Have you tested this? How would you even go about testing that unless you had a robot? What are the sleep times for both these yoyos? You should have some information to back up your statements next time. (Not trying to sound mean)

Who? Me or Gostop?

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-do-888s-sleep-for/2835/23 "2009-06-20T21:53:56Z")

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> [@iRon](#):
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> Who? Me or Gostop?

Oh ha yeah. Gostop.

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**Author:** ![patriotsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@patriotsfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patriotsfan)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-do-888s-sleep-for/2835/24 "2009-06-24T13:04:24Z")

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the 888 sleeps for a real long time ive seen some people to get it to sleep for 11 minutes. i have a 888 and i love it. i have gotten it to sleep for 8 minutes but it slowed down at around 6.

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