# Weird use for a yoyo (was never meant to be) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 21, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338 "2023-06-21T04:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Prion\_yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/prion_yoyos/32/190184_2.png) [@Prion\_yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Prion_yoyos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/21 "2023-08-07T21:20:48Z")
i try never to kill bugs, so if there’s no cups or anything nearby i will use my yoyo to scoop them up ---
**Author:** ![Billipo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/billipo/32/162446_2.png) [@Billipo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Billipo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/22 "2023-09-05T12:32:29Z")
Locked glovebox, no key so a yo-yo makes a great paperweight in my convertible. ![car weight](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/2/c/32c01da0a20e5d472b0745abbdd1af7d49bb4269.jpeg) I learned the hard way that seasonal temperature changes will ruin response pads so I strongly suggest using starburst models. ---
**Author:** ![Joe77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/joe77/32/232665_2.png) [@Joe77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joe77)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/23 "2024-08-21T15:33:58Z")
![IMG_9399](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/4/d/14d58f77d7bccc03a93744db335ca7fdc281ed38.jpeg) ![IMG_9400](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/3/5/e3546f99fc7a7809f0f6fc288368da711e2c87ee.jpeg) Yoyo string - tow line. Always surprised how strong these strings are! 💪🏼 ---
**Author:** ![Dirtbag\_edc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dirtbag_edc/32/203484_2.png) [@Dirtbag\_edc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dirtbag_edc)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/24 "2024-08-21T16:04:40Z")
my yoyo is our go too water bowl when the Pug and i are on hikes. ---
**Author:** ![DaneMartin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/danemartin/32/291735_2.png) [@DaneMartin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaneMartin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/25 "2024-08-21T16:20:16Z")
I use yo-yo string while building my control line airplanes. I use it to sew in landing gear or sewn hinges for the elevator. ![IMG_2345](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/7/4/574b8a741c44b6b11d2de7646f170d0afb221a4c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Beverchakus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beverchakus/32/177225_2.png) [@Beverchakus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Beverchakus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/26 "2024-08-21T16:59:38Z")
I used my yoyo once as a … um lets call it a ground flower catcher… yeah, that should work. 😏 lol ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/27 "2024-08-21T18:29:54Z")
a rolling tray? or an ashtray? could be both, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Prion\_yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/prion_yoyos/32/190184_2.png) [@Prion\_yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Prion_yoyos)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/28 "2024-08-21T19:34:50Z")
i use mine as tow lines to pull gear out of the pool i work at ---
**Author:** ![Beverchakus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beverchakus/32/177225_2.png) [@Beverchakus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Beverchakus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/29 "2024-08-21T21:18:48Z")
Kinda the first one. but for a bumble Bee, not a mocking Jay. Was more of emergency holding spot while i’ll got situated. Lol ---
**Author:** ![4kwerie5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/4kwerie5/32/69140_2.png) [@4kwerie5](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/4kwerie5)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/30 "2024-08-21T23:48:26Z")
> [@Sleeper80](#): > > ashtray for my joint > [@Sleeper80](#): > > a rolling tray Lookout we got a cool dude over here. He smokes the WEED 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338/31 "2024-08-22T01:44:13Z")
same I learned at worlds that if your yoyo has thin enough rims, you can use it to pry the caps off bottles. This yoyo life hack is actually kind of a game changer. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weird-use-for-a-yoyo-was-never-meant-to-be/378338.md?page=1)