Wrong places to yo-yo?

[yomorrow]

At a funeral. In a shop that sells fine China.

[Aero]

In the Ocean. Either one.

[Ditch Down Crew]

The Kitsap Mall.  Security doesn't take kindly to yo-yo players around there.

[Grendel]

Victoria's Secret. 

[captainhunter]

Victoria's Secret. 

I disagree!  the ladies at 2 different Victoria's Secrets loved my tricks.  What else am I supposed to do?  Just stand awkwardly holding the wife's purse and try to look at nothing?  Yoyo'ing was the best possible choice!

I have been told that yoyo'ing during a wedding service was a poor choice...

[fzzyrn]

Airport security. Pretty bad idea, right? I actually got away with a couple tricks at the airport.

Victoria's secret is pretty good too. Great way to pass the time.

I'd go so far as to say that there's no bad place to yoyo, just bad times. During a funeral service, as was mentioned, is a pretty bad time.

[Brett 'The Brett' Hitchell]

Victoria's Secret. 

I disagree!  the ladies at 2 different Victoria's Secrets loved my tricks.  What else am I supposed to do?  Just stand awkwardly holding the wife's purse and try to look at nothing?  Yoyo'ing was the best possible choice!

I have been told that yoyo'ing during a wedding service was a poor choice...

HA! that's awesome.

And I'd say in the delivery room... I have a feeling some people (Mainly the woman having the baby) would get upset.

[captainhunter]

Airport security. Pretty bad idea, right? I actually got away with a couple tricks at the airport.

Victoria's secret is pretty good too. Great way to pass the time.

I'd go so far as to say that there's no bad place to yoyo, just bad times. During a funeral service, as was mentioned, is a pretty bad time.

They always ask me to throw at Airport Security.  They can understand the wooden looper, but the "fancy" (one gaurds word for it) yoyo's just blow their minds.

[Clifford_Ball]

Victoria's Secret. 

I disagree!  the ladies at 2 different Victoria's Secrets loved my tricks.  What else am I supposed to do?  Just stand awkwardly holding the wife's purse and try to look at nothing?  Yoyo'ing was the best possible choice!

I have been told that yoyo'ing during a wedding service was a poor choice...

My girlfriend wants my opinion on all her purchases  And I always look around for something new to buy to surprise her 

[mgodinez]

bus stop at 9th and stewart in downtown seattle...

so i'm yo yoin' at the bus stop and more than once, dare i say...more often than not - someone will decide they need to stand right by me.  

they clearly see me yo yoin'.  it's obvious i need a lil' room to my right and left to do my yo yo thing.  but that doesn't seem to matter to them.  i understand it's a public street, but why disrupt someone's flow by invadin' their personal yo yoin' space.

it's a long street...why stand right next to me?  it can only be that they see my playin' w/ a toy, so there's no respect needed.

mgodinez

cloudy...

[EpsilonKias]

In between classes at the local Community College.

I swear, I really need to start putting some Thin-Lube in my bearings, I usually play dry and it's so loud, I get paranoid that I'm bothering other people waiting for the next class.

[Elephark]

In between classes at the local Community College.

Disagree strongly, that's where I spent a lot of my first year throwing.

[EpsilonKias]

In between classes at the local Community College.

Disagree strongly, that's where I spent a lot of my first year throwing.

It's got more to do with my Bearing being ultra-loud because I keep them dry. I wouldn't feel so bad throwing in between classes if the yo-yo was just a little quieter.

I need to invest in Thin-Lube.

[Elephark]

I figured out how to clean a bearing with a dollar bill while sitting in class.

[buddhakeith]

Airport security. Pretty bad idea, right? I actually got away with a couple tricks at the airport.

nahh yoyoings the only way to pass time standing in the security line or waiting to board the plane

I figured out how to clean a bearing with a dollar bill while sitting in class.

care to enlighten us?

[EpsilonKias]

I figured out how to clean a bearing with a dollar bill while sitting in class.

How'd you end up doing that? That sounds awesome.

[ratfacedudeguy]

I can identify mgodinez... Highly frustrating

I'm glad, though, to see that at least a few people have shared in my Victoria's Secret throwing experiences

[Elephark]

ON BEARINGS AND THE PAPER METHOD:

I'm not entirely sure why that myth [of cleanness being bad for bearings] continues to be so prevalent. I suppose it could have started when a few guys didn't clean everything out of their bearings (or used dirty solvents, maybe) and panicked when their bearings didn't spin quite right until they put oil in to let the tiny bits of grit or whatever slide out of the way. Since they wanted to be helpful, they then spread the word: dry bearings lock up, so lube your bearings if you want to keep using them. Many other yoyoers heard this, took it as the gospel truth, and proceeded to spread it around...and so it continued for years and years afterward.

Contrary to the myth, locking and poor bearing performance is really due to the bearing not being clean enough. Under normal circumstances, when you clean your bearings, as long as they're clean clean when you're done, there shouldn't be any problems whatsoever with locking up. If even a single bit of grit (or silicone, yikes!) gets in there wrong, it can make a noticeable difference in the bearing's performance or even lock it. This can happen during cleaning or during normal use; the treatment is the same: clean it out, and do it right this time.


Also relevant to really getting bearings clean, I think, is the paper method I've been using on my bearings for years. I described it here before:

[deshield the bearing, then] Put it on a paintbrush handle or something that'll hold it by the center. Inspect it for hairs or obvious grit and remove anything you can see carefully with an xacto knife or something of the sort. Cut out some small wedges of paper (with an angle of 20-30°) and fold them in half lengthwise to double the thickness. Firmly but very carefully insert one into the bearing between two of the balls, next to the outer race. Rotate the bearing several turns, then remove the paper. There's probably some black gunk on the paper. Do it again with a clean piece. Also insert pieces next to the inner race to scrub that as well. Repeat this until you stop getting gunk on the paper. At this point your bearing should be bone dry and very clean. If you want, you can dip a wedge in oil and touch one of the races a few times to lube it up.

I also do this right after I clean my bearings with mineral spirits, before they dry. The paper directly absorbs the liquid and helps prevent residue from building up. As long as I've been doing this, I've never locked up a bearing. In fact, I've rescued several 'dead' bearings with this method as well.

[bensaddiction]

im going to throw out one, in the middle of a croud of people.
just for note ive yoyoed in the following places
victoria secret (you have to play like you not paying attention to the girl...... but you really do)
hospital waiting room (it wasnt my kid)
in a community collage (my bearings are silent as the grave)

[Grendel]

im going to throw out one, in the middle of a croud of people.
just for note ive yoyoed in the following places
victoria secret (you have to play like you not paying attention to the girl...... but you really do)
hospital waiting room (it wasnt my kid)
in a community collage (my bearings are silent as the grave)

I have also thrown under these conditions.