# I like my yo-yos like I like my blood cells... (A Blood Cell, RBC, and Plasm Appreciation Thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Collectors Corner\ **Created:** [May 14, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113 "2025-05-14T18:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/304 "2025-05-23T16:02:27Z")
My cracks are a lot larger on my b grades. Close ups for you. ![IMG_9185](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/4/c/e4c64283598181966c4512b5ee6fd437ed44e3a9.jpeg) ![IMG_9187](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/5/f/35f2f8fe204fcdb048117db6bd25b8d35683225f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/305 "2025-05-23T16:02:56Z")
My b grades. While the crack on the purple is tiny, it’s got a second crack next to it that was just hard to picture ![1000005336](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/1/b/31bea0702a0422d4ca2b69faccb7427e04c6df86.jpeg) ![1000005335](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/4/b/f4b6904c8412f7e07240315ecd28822ce24d1192.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/306 "2025-05-23T16:07:57Z")
> [@rkalajian](#): > > Overall I’m digging the Plasm WAY more than I did the RBC. It feels more…capable? In my opinion, the RBC is super capable and does so many things amazingly well. It is however UNFORGIVING to sloppy play. If you are precise, it rewards you with beautiful clean movement, but if you are a little off, it rejects you cold in the rain. :joy: The shape and weight of the PLASM make it way more tolerant to mistakes, and is therefore more catchable. > [@rkalajian](#): > > My wife is very sensory sensitive to bearings, while I’m the exact opposite. This is one of the reasons why I mostly switched to fixed axle, my wife is sensitive to bearing noise and I pretty much am too. I used to obsess over keeping my bearings dead quiet and I realized it was taking up my limited/precious free time to do maintenance on my unresponsives, so I’ve mostly set them aside for 3 years and focused on low-maintenance fixies - less fiddleling/ more fidgeting. 🤣 > [@rkalajian](#): > > For my 15-year-old, it’s more the feel of many aluminum yo-yos. There’s a ton of finishes that just make his skin crawl to touch. This was 100% me with the RSO End Pt. 2 - I was lucky to get the Doc Pop version but COULD NOT STAND TO TOUCH IT. The texture made my skin crawl. So I kept it on the shelf for a bit and then had to sell it. ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/307 "2025-05-23T16:09:51Z")
@AudreySickburn @kretzschmar, thanks that’s helpful. I’m fine with mine being an A-grade then. ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/308 "2025-05-23T16:16:55Z")
![IMG_5583](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/3/7/5371cfa694ba7901aea72a831ad45306cefed168.jpeg) Here is one of my halves, the other is similar. ---
**Author:** ![Big](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big/32/81788_2.png) [@Big](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/309 "2025-05-23T16:25:36Z")
I have a green A grade that showed up with cracks in both sides. They are pretty small and the light has to hit it just right to see them. ![1000000974](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/0/b/f0bcfb5adeb29aa1616aacdc3db9e647d67337ea.jpeg) ![1000000976](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/d/a/3da9e2efce4f9e92e454e52f74e53f7330cab6ac.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/310 "2025-05-23T16:28:27Z")
The crack may look big but you can’t even feel it and doesn’t affect play at all. ![IMG_0726](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/7/c/27c2481a96e19ce1681140b37dc92b7906605af8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![aorear85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aorear85/32/632365_2.png) [@aorear85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aorear85)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/311 "2025-05-23T16:35:31Z")
That’s how my purple A grade looks but the pink fade B grade I got has roughly the same amount of cracks. ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/312 "2025-05-23T16:49:01Z")
Here is the purple I got from YYE ![1000007544](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/e/3/1e3b718db17355c33e5200baf9d8c9a8737a737f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/313 "2025-05-23T17:36:35Z")
> [@Xanadu](#): > > This is one of the reasons why I mostly switched to fixed axle, my wife is sensitive to them and I pretty much am too. I’m in this quote and I don’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/314 "2025-05-23T17:40:47Z")
lol @TryCatchThrow can you clarify? \*Also I revised that sentence to be less ambiguous. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/315 "2025-05-23T17:45:56Z")
Yes. I play more fixed axle because of my wife’s aversion to bearing noise, but I’d rather just play whatever I want whenever I want. ---
**Author:** ![Kalic00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@Kalic00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kalic00)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/316 "2025-05-23T17:46:01Z")
![1000037083](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/b/e/cbe769fe96eb8793df05e1c688cdceb5f89045eb.jpeg) ![1000037084](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/2/2/722db719578fd8338b1e9b386eb6a9103de5fe2a.jpeg) These are the cracks on mine. They look big, but i cant feel them at all ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/317 "2025-05-23T17:49:43Z")
I’m never showing you my crack… 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![aorear85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aorear85/32/632365_2.png) [@aorear85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aorear85)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/318 "2025-05-23T18:16:32Z")
This is definitely worse then either of mine. I can’t feel the cracks on mine. They are visible at most angles but don’t have any impact on play. In fact I’m really liking the Plasm. Might be my new favorite through. Seems to pull off old school 1A, modern responsive and basic looping wonderful which is about all I can do. Definitely glad I got 2 as this will likely be my EDC for a while. I have a hard time getting accurate colors when I try and take pics but I did a half swap with purple and the pink fade. ![1000010860](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/e/5/fe5343b5361c0bc1cdcbca09d81d77d77b2e1ee9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/319 "2025-05-23T18:21:17Z")
I agree, it’s wonderful. I know we generally speak of “oh, it’s the honeymoon phase”, but this thing is love at first sight/play. I woke up this morning after last night’s proverbial fling and immediately went back to the Plasm, and it genuinely has made it difficult to pick up anything else today ---
**Author:** ![aorear85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aorear85/32/632365_2.png) [@aorear85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aorear85)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/320 "2025-05-23T18:25:45Z")
I’ve been on a bit of a spree the past couple weeks, grabbing the Plasms, Workhorse, weekender and bolt. My go tos since I got the both my Plasms have been the Plasm and the Weekender. On top of the great play, having not played the RBC or Bloodcell the shape of the Plasm just feels so unique and good. ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/321 "2025-05-23T18:31:18Z")
slippy is the opposite of how i’d describe my experience with my Plasm so far. the ECL lasted about an hour before i had to change it, the loop was so shredded the string was guaranteed to snap soon. put on an Alphaline this morning, and I’m having the same experience. the yoyo wont sleep unless i throw a ridiculously soft throw, and it appears that the string is getting stuck on one side of the gap, and fibers are being drawn into the space between bearing and spacers. this alphaline is short for this world lol ![IMG_9645](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/7/7/077de32e70bf34d31421b474b1acf134e477a2a7.jpeg) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/322 "2025-05-23T18:33:45Z")
Yeah. That hasn’t been my experience at all. That definitely sounds like an issue. How do the seats look? ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113/323 "2025-05-23T18:37:12Z")
weird thing is the bearing seats, the rim around the seat/bearing all feel smooth to my finger so im not sure how this is happening. i had 2 RBC’s and played them A ■■■■ TON back in the day and never had this happen [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-like-my-yo-yos-like-i-like-my-blood-cells-a-blood-cell-rbc-and-plasm-appreciation-thread/425113.md?page=17)