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A string potentiometer is a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool. Other common names include string pot , cable-extension transducer , draw wire sensor , and yo-yo sensor .
The word yo-yo probably comes from the Ilocano term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines. [1] [2]Boy playing with a terracotta yo-yo, Attic kylix, c. 440 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin (F 2549) A 1791 illustration of a woman playing with an early version of the yo-yo, which was then called a "bandalore" Lady with a yo-yo, Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota), c. 1770 Opaque ...
The object of the Eskimo yo-yo is to make the balls circle in opposite directions at the same time. Each cord is a different length to allow the balls to pass without striking one another, [16] [12] and the balls are powered by centripetal force (as they rise the performer pumps down, while they fall the performer pumps up). [17]
The Chinese yo-yo, often considered a type of diabolo, has been described as "a short round wooden stick with two round disks, 1.5 cm thick with a space between them, attached on either end of the stick...It will rotate on a string, each end tied to a thin stick," [21] and as "two hollow discs of light wood, with openings in the sides, united ...
The federal minimum has held at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but an increasing number of states are upping their base pay for workers.
The International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF) was formed on February 8, 2013. World Yo-Yo Contest had been promoted by Greg Cohen since 2000. IYYF was formed to promote world Yo-Yo contest and other international competitions. The United States, the Czech Republic, Japan, and Brazil are the first national members to join the IYYF.
The menu at Dogtown Hots in Rochester, New York, offers a variety of hot dogs and plates.
Jonathon Brooks, RB, Panthers (48%) He was handy in the passing game last week (3-23-0) but he's done nothing as a runner for two games, a paltry 25 yards on eight carries.