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Executive Yo-Yo by Troika
By James Grahame
Everyone needs to burn off a little excess energy every once in a while, even corporate big-shots. That's where the German-designed $20 Troika Yo-Yo comes in. It's a nickel-plated 2.5-inch gravity toy. Whether you impress clients with your around-the-world prowess or accidentally bludgeon them is entirely dependent on your latent yo-yoing skill. I've mentioned Troika before; they make the nifty retromodern Boombox clock radio.
[Update: sixtoe left a link in the comments to the Duncan Mg, an insanely over-the-edge $400 magnesium yo-yo with surgical steel ball-bearing axle. If it's a bit much to hide on your expense account, Duncan also makes a $4 Classic line -- available at a toy store near you.]
