so a few weeks ago i was just doing eli hops and i was getting string burns so i changed the string did all that, then i put i bandaid on where the string slide and it burned through the bandaid.
so what is the coolest thing youve seen with yoyo string
Cut some guy with it.
i let my friend use my new breed and there was a KNOT in the STRING and he didi a breakaway and it swung up and hit him in the face>>>>>> 
Didn’t have anything on my finger to keep from getting string burn and cuts. I managed to cut my finger to the point that it bled allover my white string. Needless to say, it was red and white by the end of my play session.
Were you using cotton? I beleive they generally generate more friction that poly.
No… I’m pretty sure polyester’s rougher…
polyester is soft dude, cotton on the other hand feels like I’m trying to play with hemp rope in my opinion.
I was mountain climbing with my friend.
He fell off the mountain.
I had a yoyo in my pocket, so I lowered it down to him.
I pulled him up.
Not really. The coolest thing I’ve seen with yoyo string… probably yoyo tricks.
You must be playing with some really cheap cotton then. Cotton is softer than poly hence why it breaks faster.
quote fail xD
Ahh no. Try again. 
Here is a nice article by seth perterson that explains it better.
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So to preface this, I’m a Fashion Design major in college. This semester Im taking a textiles class. We learn about a lot of characteristics of fibers, good and bad. Since Polyester and Cotton are two major fibers we use today, there is a lot to learn from them. Now, thats ok if you still like Slick 6 or Cotton string. This is mearly my opinion on why polyester string is a better string.
First lets talk about strength. To do this you need to understand how a piece or yarn is made from the fibers. There are two kinds of fibers staple and filament. Staple fibers ranger for 1/2 inch to 36 inchs. Filament fibers are continuous. The reason filament fibers are so long is because they are synthetic fibers that are extruded. Natural fibers (cotton, wool, flax) are short because they can’t grow for ever. So, to make a yarn fibers have to be twisted together. If you want a cotton yarn, you take the staple fibers and twist them together so the friction for the surfaces of the fibers cling together. Then you twist the yarn over and make a yo-yo string. For filament fibers, since they are an in-defiant length, can be cut to any length need. So instead of have a bunch of stable fibers twisted together, you can have a few filament fibers twisted together to form a yarn. That way there are no bit and pieces to break apart and weaken the string. A little note about blending synthetic fibers and natural fibers. You can’t twist a staple fiber with a synthetic fiber. It’s to unmanageable. So the filament fibers have to be cut to the staple fiber length. This takes away the strength filament fibers make.
Another important thing I like about string is its softness. The softness of a yarn is determined by a few different things. One of the biggest ones is the twist. To keep a bunch of little fibers together there has to be a lot of force to keep them stuck together. This is done by having a high (hard) twist. But with a filament fiber, it does not contain littler pieces that need to be kept together. So a low (soft) twist it put on it. This makes the string softer and less harsh on your hands.
Ever wonder why Brazil was the first place to make polyester string? Because its so damn humid there! Polyester is hydrophobic. In a nut shell its scared of water (hydro- water, phobic- fear of). This is a very good thing when there is a lot of water in the air. Because polyester doesn’t like water, it doesn’t absorb it. This keeps your string less sticky when your outside at Lucky’s or throwing down with Whip, Titi and Red in Brazil. Another good thing about the hydrophobic characteristic is when you put your yo-yo away, the string isn’t going to have moisture in it to rust your bearings.
The last thing about Polyester that I like is it’s luster. Luster is how the light reflects off something. Because polyester is extruded plastic it has a very smooth surface, so light reflects off of it very well. Why is this important? Because on stage, there are a lot of lights pointing at you, your yo-yo and your string. As a judge, I hate it when i can’t see someone’s string well. The string is the most important part of the trick to see. I know what the yo-yo is doing by were the string is at. That’s why the colored or even white polyester shows up so well on stage, and in videos."
Yo not to thread jack, but if your facing this problem with cutting yourself I have found some Polyester spools that make softer string. Also if you make your own you can make insanely soft string by keeping the tension light before you form the string. If you want suggestions on soft string PM, and I can point out some good brands of Polyester.
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Oh and I thought it was crazy when I was learning Haydemasa Hook (I’m sure I spelled that wrong) and I ended up doing a double hook.
Hmm… but if you don’t wind enough… wouldn’t it end up really loose and bad?
Yeah, but I go with enough twisting that that doesn’t happen often, and my “cording” process prevents allows retwist the bottom if it begins to come undone.
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@ Icthus:
I cant use cotton. I throw too hard. I like slick6.
I went to disneyland and forgot to pack a belt. I used string to make a pants tightening device
I’ve used 100% cotton before, its not that bad…
All string’ll cut you up though.
Slick 6 breaks pretty easily, or at least that has been my experience. You ever try type 8?