Shadowing Practice: $1 vs $100,000 Yoyo! - Learn English Speaking with Video

This is a $100,000 yoyo.

And I am going to show you the difference between this and a $500 titanium yoyo, a $100 rubiks cube yoyo.

A $50 motorized yoyo.

All the way down to this $1 yoyo.

The reason why this first yoyo is so cheap is because I have to make it myself.

But I have no clue how to put it together.

So I flew down the australian yoyo champion, brandon vu to be my t shirt today.

First thing we are going to need is these bottle caps.

Dude, that tastes like ass I'm gonna put this screw into this bottle cap.

I got you, bro.

All we need to do is put the screw in.

It's coming together.

No way this actually works.

So you just put the string on it like that.

So if we've done this correctly, this is so fun.

$1. And that was basically for the string.

Well, that was a $1 bottle cap yoyo.

Later in this video we have a $50 motorized yoyo, a $500 titanium yoyo, and the $100,000 gold yoyo.

But before all that, here is a ten dollar yoyo.

This is a looping yoyo.

This yoyo has a really aggressive response system which makes it snap back and forward really quickly.

Oh, I like this.

I feel powerful.

There are rumors that yoyos were made for a weapon and this is generally the trick that they refer to.

Now let's hit some stuff.

So now that you know how to loop, you're just gonna aim it and then fire.

Accuracy before power.

So you got this.

you hit your first thing with the yo yo.

Okay, so now that we can hit cans, it's time for target practice...

Oh, he hit it.

You just didn't break it.

Yeah, yeah.

it's time for the ultimate test.

Can a yo yo break in a one inch punch board?

Guess we're gonna find out.

Oh man. these are deadly weapons.

Now, since you're learning all these yoyo tricks really quickly, I will make you a bet.

Now, throughout the day, I will teach you one trick with each yoyo.

If you can successfully learn each trick, I will give you the $100,000 yoyo.

But if you drop a yoyo, you will have to pay for it.

It's like all the money in my bank account.

Alright, it is a deal.

Oh, okay man.

Alright, lets do this.

So this is a competition yoyo from the 1930s.

This is older than my grandpa.

Yeah, it is almost like 100 years old.

So lets compare this old man yoyo to this new school competition, yoyo.

What is the difference?

Well, this is made from wood and this is made from aluminium.

Aluminum. Thats how we say Aluminum in Australia.

The biggest difference between old school yoyos and modern yoyos is that these modern ones, they dont come back up anymore.

A yoyo that doesnt come back up.

Why not? So it has to do with the evolution of the yoyo tricks.

Old school yoy tricks were simple.

New school yoyo trick s involved the yoyo landing on the string itself, which uses up a lot of spin time.

So to upgrade the design, they added a ball bearing at the center of the yoyo to increase its spin time.

They widened out the gap of the yoyo to make sure it could handle multiple layers of string.

The only problem was these yoyos were so effective at tolerating string interference that they dont come back up automatically anymore.

So to get it back up, you have to do a specific trick called a bind, which you are going to learn right now.

So first off, throw it down.

Yes. Perfectly.

Then you are going to put this hand in front.

Yes. And you are going to string it over...

Yes. And then you are going to string it over the yoyo.

Like that. Yeah.

Then you are going to pull this loop down.

Oh, you almost got it.

You got it.

These yoyos are actually so overpowered, they spin forever.

Thats why its the competition.

Yoyo. So this is the worlds biggest yoyo.

Compared to a regular yoyo, it is a considerable amount larger...

Diablo is that it's not attached to your finger.

You use these two rods so you can throw the Diablo around.

So this will be similar to the $150 Yoyo you're going to see later.

But that one attaches to your hand.

Alright we came out at night to show off the LED capabilities of this Diablo.

Alright, let's see some tricks.

We've got some little arm orbits around here.

Gonna do some stuff around the leg.

Oh. let's go.

Oh, you're supposed to be good at this, man.

Catch it, catch it, catch it, catch it.

That's cool.

Let me try.

Sorry. We almost killed someone, bro.

Yeah, that was a bad idea.

So this is the $40 world's smallest yoyo.

Before we get into this next yoyo.

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Now back to the yoyos.

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This is the $40 world smallest yoyo, and what you are going to be learning on this is probably one of the most difficult yoyo tricks to do with this.

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It is called a trapeze.

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So the reason we are learning it on this tiny little yoyo here is so that we can essentially practice accuracy.

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I'm like Brock Lee having leg weights so it feels tighter later.

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It's Rock Lee?

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We're keeping that This is actually much thinner.

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All right, ready?

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Oh, oh, that's a.

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All right. All right.

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Oh, oh. One more.

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One more. He got the trapeze.

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He's got a high level of accuracy right now.

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All right, let's move on.

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All right, moving on.

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Now, this...

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is a 50 dollar...

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motorized yoyo.

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So the spin time is generated all from a motor.

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This yoyo theoretically is designed to spin for a very long time.

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And with this, we are going to be teaching you how to manage your tilts.

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This is going to be important for the final Yoyo trick in case you need to adjust it midway as you are through the trick.

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So if it's tilting too far forward, you want to use to get this hand and you want to push it back.

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If it's pushing too far back, you want to push this back and then it'll recenter.

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I'm going to start the spinning and I want you to land the trapeze alright?

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Okay. Just like the small yoyo land the trapeze.

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Just like the small yoyo.

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Now we tilt it.

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There we go.

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There we go.

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Yes. Tilt it.

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Oh, yeah. Tilt it back And because it's motorized, you can do this as many times as you want.

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So one other cool thing about this is that if you throw it down because it's motorized, you can kind of treat it like your little robo dog.

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And bind it up.

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See, Yo I've always wanted a pet.

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My mom never let me get one, so maybe this could be a replacement.

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I'm walking the dog too.

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Moving on. So this.

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This is a $65 finger spin yoyo.

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This yoyo is specifically designed to automatically orient on your finger from whatever direction you do it.

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That plastic cap is specifically angled to suck your finger in.

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And then you can do really cool tricks like the DNA, which, yes, you're going to be learning.

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That's a viral TikTok trick.

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It's pretty viral, yo mom.

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I'm going to go viral on TikTok.

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This is also going to help you neutralize your string tension, so we'll get onto that.

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If I do the DNA, you have to give my viewers a discount code to your store.

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If you hit the DNA, we'll give you guys, like, 5% off.

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5%? Ten. All right.

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All right, fine.

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10. 10 tries for 10% off.

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All right, let's do this.

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Oh, that's try number one.

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that's a one.

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slightly more to the side.

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Oh, here we go.

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Here we go.

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That was only attempt number seven.

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All right, go down, go down.

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Okay. Code hafu, offset yoyo.

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I got you guys 10% off because I'm so good.

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This is a $100 Rubik's cube yoyo, and I'm proud to say that it is my invention.

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It is the first ever working, meaning it's turnable Rubik's cube yoyo in the world.

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So I learned to solve a Rubik's cube recently.

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My first ever Rubik's cube solve.

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Now I'm learning to do the yoyo.

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I thought I combined the two together to make the ultimate toy.

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Now let's give it a scramble.

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All right. I actually didn't know how to solve one of these.

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Hey SoupTimmy can you solve this?

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Yeah, I can definitely.

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It's not spinning.

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Dang. I should stick to Rubik's cube.

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Now you get the honor of doing the first ever trick on the Rubik's cube.

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Yoyo. Let's check this out.

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All right. So now that I've learned how to do it, you're gonna learn.

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There you go.

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You learned the world's first yoyo trick on the world's first yoyo Rubik's cube.

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So this is dollar 150 offstring yoyo.

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And this yoyo isn't attached to the string so you can like whoa...

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Kind of like whip it around and stuff.

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Now this does come back up to my hand.

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So this is technically still a yoyo and not a diablo.

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So what kind of unique tricks can you do with the offstring yoyo?

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Well there's one really cool yoyo trick you can do called the spider man.

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It looks like this but you are going to be learning the high toss which is just as cool.

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So the high toss looks like this.

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So as you guys can see this is not attached to the Yoyo string.

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Yo. The spider man thick!

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Now the high toss trick is important because in the final fireworks trick you are going to have to launch the yoyo up.

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So you are going to need to be able to navigate the yoyo when it is high into the air.

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Alright. Alright.

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Alright. You got this.

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You got this.

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You are going for two.

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Okay. Thats it.

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Moving on to the next trick.

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So this is dollar 180 shot glass yoyo.

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Gimmicky novelty Yoyo.

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Look at that.

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It is almost like three times the width of a regular yoyo.

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That is insane.

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What does that do?

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It just makes it easier to catch.

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So I got a shot measuring cup here.

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We will see if that is an actual shot.

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That is a perfect shot right there.

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This is bartending with our shot glass yoyo.

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Yeah. One side we'll make a matcha coconut water.

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On the other side let's do a sparkling pineapple ginger.

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Okay. Very nice.

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I have no idea like if this is actually going to work or not.

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All right. You're not pushing the boundaries of what a yo yo can do.

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Getting pretty hard in there.

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This is about to explode all over my apartment.

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The other shot's still intact.

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Alright we gotta mix the matcha side.

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All right. Let's go.

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Put a chunk in there.

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The yoyo didn't do a super good job at mixing it.

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That tasted disgusting.

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Oh my God. It wasn't that bad to be honest.

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Alright, so this is a $500 titanium loftwork Yoyo.

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Who's paying $500 for a yo yo?

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It's expensive because it's made from titanium.

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Because the material is so hard.

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If you put lighter fluid on the ground.

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Kids, don't do this.

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And then spark it on the ground.

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It'll create a gigantic flame that you can then do things with, I love fire.

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We are not doing this.

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We are doing this.

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This yoyo is in mint condition, and right now, we are wiping all of its retail value.

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If you throw it and then you.

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Walk the dog.

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That, on its own, is kind of unimpressive, though.

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We are about to show my burning passion for the yoyo community.

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It's, like, pulsing.

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So now you are going to learn the skyrocket we already learned.

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You are going to land on the trapeze.

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What we are going to do is we are going to take the string off.

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As this hand comes down and this hand goes up, we are going to launch the yoyo up.

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Then we are gonna catch I am getting good at this.

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You are getting solid at it.

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hold up. Okay, yeah, that's done.

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All right, I'll count that.

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If you messed it up on the $100,000 Yoyo, you're going to have to buy it.

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All right. The moment you have all been waiting for.

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This is inside this box, the $100,000 gold diamond yoyo.

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All of your training has led to you using this yoyo.

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All right, here we go.

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Oh, my goodness.

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It's got a box within a box, and the box lights up.

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So to give you guys an insight, the Yoyo has a 24 karat gold body.

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It has 216 individual diamonds that have been placed on the rim of this yoyo.

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And it has two two carat diamonds with a white gold stem protruding from the center of this yoyo.

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This is a ridiculously extravagant and luxurious yoyo.

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And its official name is the offset Yoyo.

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Opulence. It is a one of one.

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It is the only one that exists.

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Oh, my God.

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I am holding something so precious in my hand.

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The diamonds were strategically placed so that the yoyo would still be able to balance with all of it on.

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So you remember our bet.

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If you land the final Yoyo trick on this Yoyo without dropping it, you get to keep it.

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But if you miss, you will have to pay for it entirely.

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I will give you a chance to back out right now.

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Now, actually touching and feeling this Yoyo, I am emotionally attached to it because I have been working towards it the entire day.

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So let's go attempt the trick.

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Here's what the final trick looks like.

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You throw it down a sleeper.

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You know how to do that?

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We're going to go around the world...

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Then we're going to land on the trapeze.

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And this is the hard part.

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You're going to bind, launch the yoke in the air and then catch.

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No pressure.

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All right. that's very, very close.

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You want to go around?

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Yep. I think I'm getting it.

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Good throw.

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All right. All right.

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Around the world.

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Okay. Okay.

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And then time for the skyrocket.

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This is a moment of truth where I could go bankrupt or becoming insanely rich.

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Okay, I just lost 100 grand.

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I get to keep this.

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Yeah. It's yours.

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Guys. I just went from making a $1 bottle cap Yoyo to winning a $100,000 Yoyo comment below what you think I should do with this.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “$1 vs $100,000 Yoyo!”. Las palabras que más se repiten: yoyo, trick, string. Este vídeo tiene 299 frases y 2732 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 16:14. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 168 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
cube sustantivo	/kjub/	cubo
therapist sustantivo	/ˈθɛɹəpɪst/	terapeuta
trapeze sustantivo	/tɹəˈpiːz/	trapecio
tilt verbo	/tɪlt/	ladear, ladearse
attach verbo	/əˈtæt͡ʃ/	adjuntar, atachar
titanium sustantivo	/taɪˈteɪni.əm/	titanio
toss verbo	/tɔs/	lanzar, arrojar
viral adjetivo	/ˈvaɪɹəl/	viral, vírico
accuracy sustantivo	/ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/	tino, acierto
loop sustantivo	/luːp/	lazo, lazada
carat sustantivo	/ˈkæ.ɹət/	quilate
matcha sustantivo	/ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/	matcha
skyrocket verbo	/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/	dispararse, ponerse por las nubes
spider sustantivo	/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/	araña
extravagant adjetivo	/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/	extravagante

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
go around verbo		cundir
back out verbo		dar marcha atrás, echarse atrás
back up verbo		retroceder, ciar
come together verbo	/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/	juntarse, concitarse
find out verbo		averiguar, anoticiarse
go up verbo		subir
hold up verbo		aguaitar, esperar
light up verbo		iluminar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

You just didn't break it.
Guess we're gonna find out.
It's like all the money in my bank account.
You know how to do that?
You want to go around?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

Estructura	En el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado	if you drop a yoyo, you will have · If you hit the DNA, we'll give · if you miss, you will have
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	is put · were made · is made
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	we've done · has taken · I've always wanted
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa	system which makes · toss which is

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 49 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, gonna. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, width /ˈwɪtθ/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: titanium /taɪˈteɪni.əm/, accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/, extravagant /ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/, overpower /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/, ridiculously /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como cube, therapist, trapeze.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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