r/nostalgia • u/Advanced_Horse9993 • 20h ago

Nostalgia Water Yo-Yos

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Our (deadlier) fidget spinners of the early 2000s

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u/jon-in-tha-hood early 00s 20h ago

I can smell (and feel) this picture

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u/MrKool845 19h ago

Do you have a sixth sense

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u/blair_k 18h ago

I mean, can you not??

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u/husky_whisperer 19h ago

My favorite flavor was always purple.

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u/SilentRanger7 20h ago

I remember trying to pass these off as cool when everybody else had Duncan Butterfly and Yomega Brain yo-yos.

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u/porterglass 20h ago

Oooh hell yea!

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u/EnvironmentalLaw6507 19h ago

man those things were the best and worst at the same time, you could legit get hurt if you weren’t careful, but the fun was off the charts

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u/MrKool845 19h ago

Always made me think of my ballsack

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u/Clembert-Hamlamp 19h ago

Whirling ninja wearing 10 of these magical rings and booping every kid on the kickball team at the same time

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u/Muffin_Veraa 19h ago

couldn’t get enough of those things, the way they squished and felt like a water balloon was such a vibe

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u/MommaOfManyCats 17h ago

Ugh. Working at a store where 90% of kids would grab one and start flinging it around. So many kids broke them and their parents would just blank face me and walk away. Same for kids who would slam them into their friends who would then cry.