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Like the Western yo-yo, it maintains its spinning motion through a gyroscope|gyroscopic effect based on conservation of angular momentum. Chinese yo-yos were traditionally made of wood. Modern models, however, are usually made of plastic, though the sticks continue to be made of wood. Some Chinese yo-yos have grooves inset in the rim of the discs. This causes them to make a whistling sound when spinning at high speed. There are many names in the Chinese language for the Chinese yo-yo, for which the Chinese characters and the pinyin are given here:
The Chinese yo-yo is thousands of years old. It has been adapted in the Western countries|West as the diabolo. The Chinese yo-yo differs from the diabolo in two primary ways. First, the axle of the Chinese yo-yo is much longer than the axle of the diabolo. Also, the Chinese yo-yo has disc-shaped wheels whereas the diabolo consists of two bell-shapes. For a comparison, see a picture of a Chinese yo-yo http://www.chineseyoyo.org/img/chineseyoyo.gif here and a picture of a diabolo http://www.diabolotricks.com/stills/MisterBabacheHarlequin.jpg here.
Category:Chinese culture Category:Juggling Category:Physical activity and dexterity toys Category:Yo-yos de:Diabolo fr:Diabolo This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Chinese yo-yo".
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