# Thoughts on the fast-paced history of modern yoyo

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**Created:** [January 14, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-the-fast-paced-history-of-modern-yoyo/297522 "2019-01-14T17:16:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-the-fast-paced-history-of-modern-yoyo/297522/42 "2019-01-30T00:13:53Z")

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I like wood for what it is … but holy padoodles man, fire up a Turbo Bumble Bee after an hour of throwing a No Jive 3-in-1 and it is a mystical, religious, transcendental experience. I know… because I’ve done it myself. 🤩

- Response that actually works 100% of the time, totally consistent, _completely_ reliable with no futzing around or “well, you gotta factor in…” excuses involved.

- _Ludicrous_ spin speeds and spin times with a metal ball bearing, on even the most average of average throws

Wood yo-yos were holding the field of yo-yo back, and the explosion of the Turbo Bumble Bee + beyond is what enabled _all_ evolution in Yo-Yo after 1997.

I mean heck, the “mini Flores yo-yo nestled inside a plastic rim weighted container” [approach of the Pro-Yo 2 was indeed a big step forward](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-heirloom-box-of-six-yo-yo-history/297724/3) but fire up that Turbo Bumble Bee and … it’s like _touching the face of God._ ✨

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