# Weirdly fragile yoyos? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 28, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143 "2025-10-28T12:17:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cjnxn\_yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cjnxn_yoyo/32/265169_2.png) [@cjnxn\_yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cjnxn_yoyo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/1 "2025-10-28T12:17:16Z")
Like the title says, what’s a yoyo you have owned that’s _weirdly_ fragile? Like, breathe on it wrong and it breaks, ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/2 "2025-10-28T13:25:10Z")
Yomega Brain, incredibly easy to crack the brain half of the YoYo from a slight overtighten, especially the really old ones. Them boys gettin brittle Also inb4 Replay Pro bearing seat failure ---
**Author:** ![cjnxn\_yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cjnxn_yoyo/32/265169_2.png) [@cjnxn\_yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cjnxn_yoyo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/3 "2025-10-28T13:28:05Z")
I broke multiple replays with that bearing seat. Also did I mention bending axles for some reason??? ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/4 "2025-10-28T14:06:16Z")
Terrarize. Amazing performance but the bearing seat ruins bearings sadly and is easily damaged. ---
**Author:** ![cjnxn\_yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cjnxn_yoyo/32/265169_2.png) [@cjnxn\_yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cjnxn_yoyo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/5 "2025-10-28T15:44:29Z")
Damn… I was gonna buy one eventually.. ~~also when weasel 2nd run~~ ---
**Author:** ![Chaman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chaman/32/601454_2.png) [@Chaman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chaman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/6 "2025-10-28T16:08:24Z")
The old Starlite from Yoyofactory would break on its own over the years without any need to hit it… ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/7 "2025-10-28T16:28:46Z")
The GiTD Northstar??? I better be more careful with mine then lol ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/8 "2025-10-28T16:42:02Z")
I think the Starlight was the Protostar? But yeah that era of YYF plastic was wildly fragile. My OG NorthStar cracked just sitting in the case. ---
**Author:** ![Tempura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tempura/32/246135_2.png) [@Tempura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tempura)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/9 "2025-10-28T16:44:49Z")
Any injected molded plastic with press fit metal components will crack from thermal expansion of the metal. ---
**Author:** ![kawaii.kaede](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kawaii.kaede/32/640481_2.png) [@kawaii.kaede](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kawaii.kaede)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/10 "2025-10-28T16:46:28Z")
dddd ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/11 "2025-10-28T16:46:30Z")
I don’t think the Starlite had metal rings but I can’t remember for sure. Good to know little fun fact tho. ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/12 "2025-10-28T16:53:24Z")
Ex….explode?! 😳 ![IMG_6721](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/c/b/9cb49e1839339b82df00b48d5b7601fecf2c8ea2.jpeg) FS/FT: one “dynamite” GiTD YoYo, explosive play characteristics, great for big bangers and other bomb tricks. Has a reputation of being a bit… unstable, however ---
**Author:** ![megachicken289](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/megachicken289/32/260130_2.png) [@megachicken289](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/megachicken289)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/13 "2025-10-28T19:01:16Z")
All of them! I’m told I’m supposed to throw them down ~~and~~ but then they shatter! Idk why they all come with string tho ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/14 "2025-10-28T20:36:16Z")
Pro tip: the string sometimes helps prevent them from hitting the ground. ---
**Author:** ![megachicken289](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/megachicken289/32/260130_2.png) [@megachicken289](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/megachicken289)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/16 "2025-10-30T16:36:20Z")
People keep say that but how?! What does this mean?! I leave the string on the yoyo, but it still keeps shattering! ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/17 "2025-10-30T16:38:48Z")
They tying it in a nice bow around the bearing, that could help. At least it will make it feel pretty as it bounces around the sidewalk ---
**Author:** ![megachicken289](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/megachicken289/32/260130_2.png) [@megachicken289](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/megachicken289)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/18 "2025-10-30T16:40:13Z")
Ah! Silly me, I was just wrapping the string around the bearing. Nobody told me to tie the string around the bearing in a bow. Well, now I feel silly ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/19 "2025-10-30T16:57:57Z")
Well, we all gotta start somewhere. Don’t beat yourself up too much. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/21 "2025-10-31T03:39:16Z")
In the old, how to be a player video, Steve Brown walks into a room, and Chris Neff is messing around with a yo-yo he made out of glazed donuts. That yo-yo looked pretty fragile. They didn’t show it in the video, but Neff had a bright idea of lubing the yo-yo with a glass of milk. On the first throw, he ended up eating it. A sad day in yo-yo history. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weirdly-fragile-yoyos/435143/22 "2025-10-31T03:49:24Z")
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