Inspired Designs and Craziest Idea?

[notdean (Dean Cruz)]

Two questions:
What inspires the designs of your yo-yos?
What is the craziest idea you’ve had for a yo-yo?

[da5id]

1. Inspiration comes in different ways depending on the project. Our basic guiding principle is we want to make cool things
2. We have a drawing of yoyo that the two halves are different from each and the whole thing looks like a jet engine. We have a folder of designs called “Bad Ideas”.

[codinghorror]

@da5id

We have a folder of designs called “Bad Ideas”.

fantastic

[The_Machinist]

Also, every yoyo starts out in the “bad ideas” folder. At some point we realized that if we took our business model to a bank and asked to borrow money to start up, they’d call security and have us thrown out of their building because on paper, everything we do is basically a bad idea.

[AndreBoulay (André Boulay)]

Oh - I love the Bad Ideas folder. Hahahahaha.

[cmg]

So, should someone post a picture of the jet engine looking thing?

[notdean (Dean Cruz)]

Could we get a peek at the Bad Ideas folder?

[The_Machinist]

Here’s a yoyo cup that is a parabola. If you angle it just right you can use it to start fires with the sun! probably won’t make this one.

[The_Machinist]

Here’s Mr Yoboto from 2013, I think the ship has sailed on this design…

[da5id]

Yikes. Mr. Roboto.

[The_Machinist]

Here’s The Cowl, or the Pratt&Whitney, not sure yet. Not looking forward to building this one honestly. Inspired by a jet engine.