# Tommy Gun: Lit (light-up yo-yo string!) 

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Videos\
**Created:** [October 9, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025 "2013-10-09T19:59:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025/21 "2013-10-12T12:47:58Z")

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Youve had to have done crazy good at contests right? Im like… mind blown…

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**Author:** ![Tommy\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Tommy\_Gun](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tommy_Gun)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025/22 "2013-10-12T20:40:23Z")

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Actually, I think I only competed seriously one time (1999 Nationals), and didn’t make it to freestyles (that was in the compulsories era). After that I was always screwing around, using my giant yo-yo:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/7/e/77e5397a2b29f8b169becedc54659d698451c1db.jpeg "Tommy Gun's BigYo 2 Appreciation Video (yo-yo tricks)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj1oB2xPmhQ)

or using a really long string, doing all the tricks behind my back or in reverse (auto fail). I have those on video. You can see some of my giant yo-yo compulsories in the above video.

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**Author:** ![Golin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@Golin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Golin)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025/23 "2013-10-12T21:05:48Z")

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no way 😃 how did you do that “escape” thingy in white buddha with such a larger yoyo lol:D i still got big problems with it with even undersized 😜 nice video tho

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**Author:** ![Snafu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/snafu/32/1399_2.png) [@Snafu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snafu)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025/24 "2013-10-12T21:14:05Z")

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> [@mordo613](#):
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> Are these strings for sale??

:facepalm: D’OH…

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**Author:** ![Snafu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/snafu/32/1399_2.png) [@Snafu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snafu)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tommy-gun-lit-light-up-yo-yo-string/60025/25 "2013-10-12T21:17:15Z")

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> [@MYNAMEISZen](#):
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> He dipped the strings in a paste though, I think that’s what caused them to be so bright.

No he didn’t read the text at the end of the video and google any word that might not seem familiar!

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