# what is that called?? 

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**Created:** [July 15, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707 "2010-07-15T01:04:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![acfields123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@acfields123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/acfields123)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707/1 "2010-07-15T01:04:20Z")

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I have a dark magic that black ring on the opposite side of the screw. what is it called and can you take it out.

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**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707/2 "2010-07-15T01:07:52Z")

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It is called an O ring. It is the response of your DM. You can take it out if you work really hard at it with somewhat of a sharp object.

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**Author:** ![DYonch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707/3 "2010-07-15T01:28:51Z")

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> [@SR1](#):
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> It is called an O ring. It is the response of your DM. You can take it out if you work really hard at it with somewhat of a sharp object.

Or a fingernail.

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**Author:** ![Hardcore\_Max1986](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hardcore_max1986/32/288_2.png) [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707/4 "2010-07-15T07:05:12Z")

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> [@DYonch](#):
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> > [@SR1](#):
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> > It is called an O ring. It is the response of your DM. You can take it out if you work really hard at it with somewhat of a sharp object.
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> Or a fingernail.

A sewing needle should do the trick, thats how I got mine out.

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**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707/5 "2010-07-15T09:43:28Z")

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A safety pin would do well.

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**Author:** ![Mage1342](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mage1342/32/75_2.png) [@Mage1342](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mage1342)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-that-called/16707/6 "2010-07-15T15:20:26Z")

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I found that some for of a needle works by either prying it out through the side of the oring or poking the oring and prying it out.