Largest yo-yo
- WHO
- Beth Johnson
- WHAT
- 3.6258 metre(s)
- WHERE
- United States (La Rue)
- WHEN
- 15 September 2012
On 15 September 2012, Beth Johnson (USA) demonstrated the world’s largest yo-yo in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Measuring 3.6258 m (11 ft 10.75 in) in diameter and weighing 2,095.6 kg (4,620 lb), the disc plunged 36.5 m (120 ft) on a rope attached to a 68-tonne (150,000-lb) crane before successfully rebounding.
Beth had spent more than three years constructing and perfecting her creation. She tested it three times prior to achieving the record, but it crashed on each occasion. Beth spent many hours fixing it before her fourth – and successful – attempt.