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What popular child's toy was based on a 16th century Filipino hunter's weapon?
I only realised this by reading the other answers. Today I learnt something as I didn't know that the YO-YO was a Filipino invention. I always thought it was American invention.
Origin of name and the Filipino Yo-yo
The yo-yo is usually credited as having been invented in the Philippines centuries ago. The name yo-yo may have been derived from the Filipino word tayoyo which means to spin. The term was first published in a dictionary of Filipino words printed in 1860.
The principal distinction between the Filipino design and previous, more primitive "back-and-forth" models is in the way the yo-yo is strung. One continuous piece of string, double the desired length, is twisted around itself to produce a loop at one end which is fitted around the axle. Also termed a looped slip-string, this seemingly minor modification allows for a far greater variety and sophistication of motion, thanks to increased stability and suspension of movement during free spin.
[edit] "Weapon" legend
The yo-yo is sometimes cited as having originally been a weapon: according to one account the original yo-yo was "large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey."[1] (this story is referenced in the film Octopussy, in which an Indian villain attempts to kill James Bond with such a weapon). No evidence exists to support this story, and some experts consider it physically unlikely since "once [the yo-yo] struck something, it would be nearly impossible to retract."[2][3]
A-Kon 21. Puffy AmiYumi toys.
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