Qozux:
Do it!
I don’t think that I have the skill or accuracy enough to do this, but i may ask someone I know.
Qozux
July 22, 2012, 6:18pm
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Nothing wrong with giving it a shot. If you pull it off I’d buy one off you. Seems like they’d be pretty inexpensive to make once you got it down.
Obsidian yoyo, who wouldn’t want one?
This is obsidian, for those of you who don’t know
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That. Would. Be. Fantastic.
Qozux
July 22, 2012, 7:41pm
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That would have to be one of the most difficult and dangerous things to shape lol
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Yeah, you wouldn’t want to ding it. It cracks easily and very sharply.
I’ve seen obsidian shards, if you dinged an obsidian yoyo, you would make a razor sharp, hand decapitating, wheel of death…
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yeah, actually it is a property of obsidian. When broken, the shards actually almost reach a MOLECULAR sharpness. scary stuff.
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sirnaq_MN42:
I’ve seen obsidian shards, if you dinged an obsidian yoyo, you would make a razor sharp, hand decapitating, wheel of death…
You’d have to coat it in something. I was thinking clear resin.
Bismuth crystal yoyo…
sweet zombie jesus that would look trippy…
sirnaq_MN42:
I’ve seen obsidian shards, if you dinged an obsidian yoyo, you would make a razor sharp, hand decapitating, wheel of death…
Thats what i was thinking… but if you had to… make an imitation ILYY Noctu
Crystal, Marble, Fiberglass, Obsidian…all awesome ideas.
Life threatening Obsidian yoyo? I would seriously take 3 of those. Its freakin Volcanic Glass yo. You could name the yoyo The Volcano!..Or better yet “The Infinity” because of the way you can stare deep into obsidian almost endlessly like into the ocean or into space.
how bout a REAL fools gold yoyo
Surgeons use it in their blades.
I would love a fools gold Fools Gold. Ivory yoyo?
Chaman
February 1, 2025, 9:11am
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Historic rebound!
I asked chat gpt about the history of the yo-yo and he told me that in the past they were made of wood and…stone!
and here I am trying to find a modern example of them
I seriously believe that someone with sufficient means and capabilities should try to create stone or mineral yo-yos.
It would be very interesting and a great collection piece.
All the best!
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SlowThrow
(Kyle ✌️❤️🪀)
February 1, 2025, 4:25pm
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A Fordite YoYo would be soooooo cool
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AudreySickburn
(Andy (They/Them) Team Throw-Yo)
February 1, 2025, 4:57pm
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As usual my answer to this question is why not 3d print it?
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