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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Yoyo, Permainan Sepanjang Masa


Surely you know yoyo. That is a game that consists of a pair of disc-disc that was given a rope, and can be played obey the will of the players. But, from where yoyo come from?

Although not supported by facts that are accurate, many believe the game originated from ancient China. In its development later spread to mainland Europe yoyo. In Greece a long 500 BC painting shows a boy playing yo-yo. According to records at the time, yo-yo made of wood, metal and clay.

From the Philippines mentioned that in the 16th century yo-yo used to hunt wild animals with the way threw it, almost similar to the workings of a boomerang. And the Philippines is probably the term yo-yo originated. It is believed, yoyo originated from the Tagalog language means 'return'.

Meanwhile, from a painting in the reign of King Louis XVII of France in 1789, also showed a picture of a boy playing yo-yo. In France, when his name was known as ineroyable and emigrette. And in 1791, the game spread to England and there referred to as bandalore.

In the modern era, two U.S. citizens, James L. Haven and Charles Hettrick was recorded as the person who registered a patent for what they called '... develop bandalored game' in 1866. So a U.S. citizen bloody Philippines on November 1929 Pedro Flores makes the first yo-yo company in California, USA. In its development the company was later taken over by Donald F. Duncan is later called the 'father of modern yo-yo'.

In the hands of Duncan is, yoyo and then spread widely throughout the world and become child's play to adult. On April 12, 1985, American astronauts tries bermainan yoyo in the spacecraft. Until now routinely yoyo world championships held every year in Orlando, Florida and was followed by contestants from all over the world (Source: wikipedia, Suara Merdeka; image: ouijaboard.multiply.com)

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