# Who Invented the Trick?

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-invented-the-trick/45225
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [November 15, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-invented-the-trick/45225 "2012-11-15T01:04:28Z")
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### Author: ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-invented-the-trick/45225/3 "2012-11-15T01:16:03Z")

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From a similar thread I made on YYN a couple years ago:

> [@Adam\_Brewster](#):
>
> 1. 
> - Cold Fusion --Ben McPhee
> 
> 2. 
> - Pop ‘n’ Fresh --Gary Longoria
> 
> 3. 
> - Gerbil --Doc Pop
> 
> 4. 
> - Plastic Whip --Nate Sutter
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> 5. 
> - Eli Hop --Eli \*\*
> 
> 6. 
> - Boingy Boing --Sky Kiyabu
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> 7. 
> - Gyroscopic Flop --Doc Pop
> 
> 8. 
> - Kwijibo --Taylor Whitley
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> 9. 
> - Hook --Hidemasa Semba
> 
> 10. 
> - Suicide Catch --Paul Escolar
> 
> 11. 
> - Iron Whip --SAGE
> 
> 12. 
> - Kamikaze --Paul Escolar
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> 13. 
> - Spirit Bomb --Jeff Longoria
> 
> 14. 
> - Throwhand Grind --Johnnie D?
> 
> 15. 
> - Black Hop --Tomonari Ishiguro (BLACK)
> 
> \*\*
> 
> > [@Dazzling Dave](#):
> >
> > Eli Hops came from a guy I met in Florida. (Eli was his name) At the time, he was the only person jumping the yo-yo on the trapeze. He did nothing similar to what it ended up being these days, he was just jumping it a few inches…but it was cool!

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