# Moe Howard and the Australian Mermaid **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 21, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moe-howard-and-the-australian-mermaid/1011980 "2024-12-21T17:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
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> **[Diabolo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolo)** > > The diabolo (/diːˈæbəloʊ/ dee-AB-ə-loh; commonly misspelled diablo) is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle (British English: bobbin) and two cups (hourglass/egg timer shaped) or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks ("batons" or "wands"). A large variety of tricks is possible with the diabolo, including tosses, and various types of interaction with the sticks, string, and various parts of the user's body. Multiple diabo Li... Diabolo tennis: > **[Diabolo Tennis · IJA](https://www.juggle.org/diabolo-tennis/)** > > (Haz clic aquí para español.) The diabolo variations that were created at the beginning of the 20th century were many and interesting. Diabolo fever led inventors to innovate new ways to play and spend time with the toy. Diabolo tennis managed to be... > **[What Is A Diabolo?](https://www.diabolotricks.com/whatisit.html)** --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moe-howard-and-the-australian-mermaid/1011980)._