So I see that Yongjun has come out with a new light up yoyo, the Medusa, based off the Uranus. I bought the 1st run Uranus when it came out, because the super bright lights just looked awesome.
Basically I threw my money down a toilet. yep, right down the toilet. I should throw the Uranus down the toilet so I don't have to look at a wasted $80 (yeah, they were $80 then), but I'm afraid the toilet would get clogged. So I'm stuck with it.
Yes it looks cool, and the lights are super cool, so cool that I was willing to forgive the washing machine vibe that this thing came with. You can turn them on and off on each side, and switch from a blue glow or white glow or both. I was happy with this purchase, because I could use this for a yo-yo show, and do some faster tricks than what I can do with the light up duncan freehand.
And then it hit the ground. I was doing a whip and missed and it hit. I didn't smash it. I even pulled back to try to stop it, but I was too late. The button that turns the light on and switches lights broke off. To be technical, the tiniest little plastic peices holding the base of the switch all broke. Superglue kind of worked for a while, and then didn't. So now one side works, and one side doesn't.
Yep, that was the worst yoyo purchase I have ever made. Yoyoâs are going to hit the ground, but Yongjun forgot to take that into account when designing this thing. It would have been nice if someone from Yongjun would have said to themselves, âHey, how durable is this thing? We better find outâ but apparently they didnât.
So before someone goes out and spends $65 on Yongjunâs new Medusa, You need to ask yourself if you trust that Yongjun made it more durable. Can it take a drop or shot to the ground and still work? I know that I wouldnât spend $65 to find out.
The fact that Yoyoexpert has extra light boards should breakage occur (see comment below) changes everything, and I would now have no problem buying a Medussa. I didnât realize the light boards could be changed, and just assumed they were permanently part of the yoyo.
