# Reverse Starburst
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996 "2009-11-03T05:58:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@\_zachary\_63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_zachary_63)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/1 "2009-11-03T05:58:13Z")
any yoyos still use Reverse Starburst response. (if you do not know wat is that, google it)
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### Author:  [@DocRobot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocRobot)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/2 "2009-11-03T07:15:14Z")
So, are you asking because you seriously want to know, or just trying to impress people with how much you know about now-antiquated response technology?
Tell you what…
> **[Response System](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Response_System)**
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> The response system is what makes the yo-yo return to the player's hand or 'wake up'. When you throw the yo-yo, the grip of the response system on the string is what transmits the force from the string to the yo-yo body to start the yo-yo spinning as...
Now no one has to Google it.
And, no, I can’t think of any yo-yo made in forever that uses this technology. I’m pretty sure that when it was still viable only two or three companies at most used throws with this type of response.
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### Author:  [@\_zachary\_63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_zachary_63)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/3 "2009-11-03T11:55:33Z")
i really really want to know!!!
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/4 "2009-11-03T13:31:08Z")
Only cheap junk may use that. The only good yoyo I can think of that used that is the renegade.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/5 "2009-11-03T19:37:20Z")
Duncan holds a patent on negative starburst ;D
Yo-Yos that use a variation of this concept include:
Henrys Coral snake
Bumblebee
Renegade
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### Author:  [@DocRobot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocRobot)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/6 "2009-11-03T23:33:41Z")
> [@yoyofactoryben](#):
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> Duncan holds a patent on negative starburst ;D
Funny, I thought you were actually the patent holder on that idea? Or did it become Duncan’s baby after the buyout?
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### Author:  [@\_zachary\_63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_zachary_63)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/7 "2009-11-04T01:51:06Z")
interesting…
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### Author:  [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/8 "2009-11-05T11:56:28Z")
i think the duncan hayabusa uses it but the hayabusa has holes instead of the the cuts so i’m not sure.
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### Author:  [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/9 "2009-11-05T13:31:39Z")
> [@YoYoBlaze](#):
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> i think the duncan hayabusa uses it but the hayabusa has holes instead of the the cuts so i’m not sure.
The holes should be recessed triads.
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### Author:  [@Mage1342](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mage1342)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/reverse-starburst/7996/10 "2009-11-05T22:42:09Z")
You know, that would be an interesting thing to play around with… Starburst silicone pads…