# Inspired Designs and Craziest Idea? **URL:** \ **Category:** David Metz\ **Created:** [February 28, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492 "2019-02-28T23:58:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notdean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@notdean](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/notdean)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/1 "2019-02-28T23:58:59Z")
Two questions: What inspires the designs of your yo-yos? What is the craziest idea you’ve had for a yo-yo? ---
**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/2 "2019-03-01T00:03:46Z")
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”. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/3 "2019-03-01T00:05:10Z")
> [@da5id](#): > > We have a folder of designs called “Bad Ideas”. 🤣 fantastic ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/4 "2019-03-01T00:43:12Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![AndreBoulay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andreboulay/32/69662_2.png) [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/5 "2019-03-01T00:46:21Z")
Oh - I love the Bad Ideas folder. Hahahahaha. ---
**Author:** ![cmg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@cmg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cmg)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/6 "2019-03-01T01:24:36Z")
So, should someone post a picture of the jet engine looking thing? ---
**Author:** ![notdean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@notdean](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/notdean)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/7 "2019-03-01T02:20:18Z")
Could we get a peek at the Bad Ideas folder? :joy: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/8 "2019-03-02T00:05:47Z")
![parabola](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/8/3/983db7b37232fc98ab9bd131cf70e4d9e1ed9b75.png) 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. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/9 "2019-03-02T00:09:09Z")
![Untitled](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/0/e/50e62f004d91dd990113bfc2e1a04ef9f9adb8f3.jpeg) Here’s Mr Yoboto from 2013, I think the ship has sailed on this design… ---
**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/10 "2019-03-02T00:14:10Z")
Yikes. Mr. Roboto. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspired-designs-and-craziest-idea/299492/11 "2019-03-02T00:14:19Z")
![cowl](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/5/7/8572bd32f46c4115d0522b165d5d4931ccc4789c.jpeg) Here’s The Cowl, or the Pratt&Whitney, not sure yet. Not looking forward to building this one honestly. Inspired by a jet engine.