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Joe Sixpack wrote:
it is true yo-yo's was orignally invented as a ancient weapon.
i dont konw what they looked like though.. i've seen some people really good with yo-yos that could throw them with some force, i could see adding some blades to one and make it pretty nasty.
it does bright up a interesting point though.. yo-yo's are legal for little kids to buy.. in addition you see a kid walking down the street with a yo-yo you dont give it a 2nd thought but a man (or a kid) for that matter walks down the street with a gun and people get all nervous.
I think the weapon yo-yos are a bit more impressive than your average Duncan.
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/yoyo.asp
[font="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][size="-1"]In the Philippines around 1500, the Yo-Yo was a weapon. It consisted of a four pound stone attached to a rope about 20 feet long. Tribesmen used it in two ways. When hunting, they stood off to one side, held one end of the rope and threw the rock towards the legs of an animal. The rope became tangled around the animals legs, and with a tug, the hunter brought the animal down. Against enemies, the stones would be dropped on their heads. The tribesmen would quickly recover the stones, ready for a second blow if necessary.[/size][/font]
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