Today I learned that #skyscrapers contain a several-ton ball of steel or concrete, hanging from ropes or floating in liquid, functioning as a #counterweight when the #building sways with the wind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oppFoLVUsfw

Why Skyscrapers Need This Giant Ball

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Happy #5AMay.

Running a @dressel_designs Musubi SS for the month. Sericin on it, 100% silk. The quietest string I make, and genuinely too nice for how badly I throw. Custom-color Skull counterweight in a new plastisol mix I've been testing. A bit more opaque than Tyrian.

5A is humbling. Grateful for the excuse.

#yoyo #5a #yoyostring #throwyo #counterweight

Getting ready for #5AMay! 🙌

I’ve got at least one brand new counterweight dropping, plus a fresh colorway to keep things 🔥. And of course, Throw-Yo Strings always come through for 5A—no matter your style.

Let’s make this May a good one. 🪀

#yoyo #5Ayoyo #counterweight #yoyonews #yoyostring #ThrowYo #yoyoplay
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