# The evolution...... and will there be a project 3?

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [December 7, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-evolution-and-will-there-be-a-project-3/296030 "2018-12-07T15:11:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-evolution-and-will-there-be-a-project-3/296030/8 "2018-12-12T23:44:34Z")

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Why? What’s to love about it?

> [@Whatever happened to ... axle nuts and axle holes?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whatever-happened-to-axle-nuts-and-axle-holes/292871):
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> I noticed that virtually no recent yo-yos have either an axle nut (metal), or an axle hole. But lots of older yo-yos do. [IMG\_6906] Also see the 2008 OneDrop M1 and 2007 OneDrop Project… [image] [image] Or compare old Genesis and new Genesis! [old-vs-new-genesis] Why did axle nuts and axle holes fall out of favor? Did machining get better in the last 10 years, or was it an aesthetic thing, or … ? I have to agree that “belly buttons” don’t look great on yo-yos, though.

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