Category: yo-yoing

  • Yo-Yo Magic Tricks

    Yo-Yo Magic Tricks

    When I used to work at a yo-yo kiosk, I used to prank my co-workers with these yo-yo magic tricks. I had been meaning to film them for years, but it wasn’t until I heard this funny episode of the 2.0 podcast that I finally got around to filming it. I used a short audio…

  • Why does AI think that the yo-yo emoji looks so beautiful?

    Why does AI think that the yo-yo emoji looks so beautiful?

    Emoji are not displaying correctly in this post. For a better experience, read this article on https://doctorpopular.com/why-does-midjourney-create-beautiful-art-when-i-use-the-yo-yo-emoji/ Y’all know me, right? So you know, when I got access to generative art tools like Dalle 2 and Midjourney, the first thing I tried using as a prompt was the word “yo-yo”. That’s a no-brainer, and you…

  • Using AI to re-imagine classic yo-yo tricks

    Using AI to re-imagine classic yo-yo tricks

    I’ve been spending a lot of time with Midjourney, a web-based tool that uses AI to generate art based on text prompts. I’ve been using it for silly things, like creating Lego Movie art in the style of Rob Sheridan, but last week I also tried using classic yo-yo trick names as prompts and the…

  • Hand-painted wooden yo-yos that look like donuts

    Hand-painted wooden yo-yos that look like donuts

    Happy #NationalDonutDay! These donut shaped yo-yos were given away at a Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening back in 1948. They are fixed axle with large holes that run through the middle. I asked my friend John Higby to paint on the sprinkles and cream. To be honest, they used to look more like bagels than donuts.

  • A fun responsive counterweight combo

    I went on a long hike with some friends recently and found this trick as I was walking around. I was carrying something in my left hand, so I kept trying to find one-handed yo-yo tricks I could do with my right hand. I ended up finding a nice back-of-the-hand stall that also worked well…

  • Performing Dr. Strange while listening to “People Are Strange” and using a Dr. Strange filter

    Dr. Strange is an older trick of mine that I thought I should start doing again since there’s a whole Dr. Strange movie happening now.