Classic Top Gear fans will remember the Cool Wall, in this thread we’ll do the same thing with yoyos. Pay no mind to the yoyo’s quality, only it’s “coolness.” Great performers can be uncool, and vice versa. Keep it as opinionated and lighthearted as possible. Here are my picks:
Sub Zero:
Tom Kuhn No-Jive - Do I even need to explain this one? This yoyo is so cool I’m pretty sure it won’t melt through polyester string.
Yoyojam Hitman - Dude! It’s called the Hitman! That’s awesome.
Cool:
OG Duncan Butterfly - Anything retro is cool. Along with the No-Jive, fixed axles exude a sort of effortless nonchalance.
Yoyojam Dark Magic 2 - Everyone who watches Andre Boulay’s tutorials thinks the same thing: “His yoyo is awesome.” The DM2 is the movie star of the yoyo world.
Yomega Fireball/Raider - These basically took over the world, one school playground at a time. Why? Because they’re cool.
Uncool:
Onedrop Terrarian - Yes, this yoyo is fantastic, like everything OneDrop makes. But come on, am I gonna tell non-nerds that I yoyo and that I play Terraria? I can’t pull that off.
Duncan Metal Drifter - That skull counterweight is a bit tryhard.
Yoyofactory Shutter - Good performing, versatile, well priced. But everybody knows it. It’s even the yoyo AI recommends… so uncool.
Yoyofactory DNA - If the DM2 is the movie star, the DNA is the trend-chasing online influencer.
Seriously Uncool:
Yoyofactory DV888 - Ben McPhee’s sense of humor in yoyo form.
Magicyoyo K1 - This is a fact. Your classmate/coworker saw you yoyoing once. They thought “That looks easy” and ordered a yoyo on Amazon. Not YoYoExpert, Amazon. That yoyo was a Magicyoyo K1.