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I heard they were used to hunt but I'm not really sure. I mean, who wants a rock whipping back at you at high speeds if you miss?

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A quick google search turns up...

"The word yo-yo is a Tagalog word, the native language of the Philippines, and means 'come back.' In the Philippines, the yo-yo was a weapon for over 400 hundred years. Their version was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey. People in the United States started playing with the British bandalore or yo-yo in the 1860s.

It was not until the 1920s that Americans first heard the word yo-yo. Pedro Flores, a Philippine immigrant, began manufacturing a toy labeled with that name. Flores became the first person to mass-produce yo-yos, at his small toy factory located in California.

Duncan saw the toy, liked it, bought the rights from Flores in 1929 and then trademarked the name Yo-Yo. "

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It's amazing what you learn on this forum sometimes. I never even heard of that before...thanks!

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Yeah that's pretty interesting.

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ditto

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"We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."

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It is also a little known fact that the slinky was in fact a weapon designed to fend off intruders invading a castle. They would walk down the stairs, alone or in pairs, and make a slinkity sound. Quite troublesome for the those not having the advantage of the high ground.

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I never knew that. I learn something new here everyday, this is awesome!

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It is also a little known fact that the slinky was in fact a weapon designed to fend off intruders invading a castle. They would walk down the stairs, alone or in pairs, and make a slinkity sound. Quite troublesome for the those not having the advantage of the high ground.

Yeah and "My Buddy" was also an assassin.

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The best victory is when the opponent surrenders

of its own accord before there are any actual

hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

- Sun-tzu

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Very interesting. Thanks

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