Diabolo
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The diabolo is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle and two cups or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks. A large variety of
Large and miniature Western rubber diabolos. Wooden sticks are shown in the background
1812 illustration of woman with diabolo
Anastasini Diabolos with large diabolo (2011)
Diaboloist in Ueno Park performing a 3-diabolo shuffle (2006)
Devil sticks
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The manipulation of the devil stick is a form of gyroscopic juggling or equilibristics, consisting of manipulating one stick between one or two other sticks held one in each hand. The baton is lifted,
Diabolo
…The earlier name "The devil on two sticks" is sometimes still seen, although nowadays this more often refers to another circus-based skill toy, the devil stick: "In time 'diabolo' was retained for the spinning version of the Chinese stick toy while the hitting version of the stick toy was rendered into English…
Children learning 'the pendulum'
Manipulating 2 devilsticks simultaneously
Fire devil sticks. The photographer has used a long exposure time to capture the trails of motion.
A devil stick (right), flower stick (middle, with rubber flares to slow it down), and two smaller control sticks (left).