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And in 2007, there was one young man who was shown to be the best yo-yo player in Japan.
He is a resident of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. His name is Takada Shu-kun, and he is 10 years old.
Shu-kun has won the title of "the best yo-yo player in Japan" at national competitions.
First of all, look at his fame!
Well done!
That's amazing!
Such a rare dream is to make the world's longest yo-yo succeed.
I'm scared.
My goal is 100 meters.
Her goal is 100 meters!
Normally, a yo-yo's string length is about 1 meter.
Can she do a yo-yo 100 times longer than that?
We asked yo-yo master, Takahiko Hasegawa.
Yo-yo master is a title given only to those who are recognized for their achievements and contributions in yo-yo world.
There are only nine people in the world.
Actually, I've done it before.
But, I can't do it longer than 15 meters.
If I do it longer, I'll be caught in the wind and my rotation will be unstable.
I can't think of a place where I can do it.
Theoretically, it's not impossible to do a yo-yo 100 meters.
However, in order to do it, you need a place where there is no wind at all.
Is there such a place in the world?
There is no place on earth where there is no wind at all.
However, if there is a big hole in the ground, I think the air is stable and there is no wind in it.
A hole 100 meters deep.
That is the stage of the experiment.
We researched all over the world.
Then, in New Zealand, we discovered a 100 meters deep vertical hole cave created by earth.
Its name is...
Lost World.
It's cool.
Wow!
It's more than 100 meters deep.
It's a fear trap.
Wow! It's amazing!
The world record challenger is Japan's proud yo-yo boy, Becchi!
Will the 100m yo-yo come back?
9000km away from Japan,
One man and one girl will challenge the world record!
How many meters will the world's longest yo-yo come back?
Will it come back? In New Zealand!
Their goal is New Zealand's northern island, Lost World.
By the way, is there a Guinness World Record for yo-yo lengths?
- No, there isn't. - Really?
- That's why you want to do your best, right? - Yes.
How many meters of yo-yo do you want to achieve?
- I want to reach 100m. - 100m? - Yes.
With expectations for the world record in their hearts, they run through New Zealand's remote area.
Sheep! It's sheep!
New Zealand's sheep!
They're taking it easy.
- However, the scenery around them has changed. - All of a sudden.
They're getting closer and closer to fear.
- Something's about to come out. - It looks like a dinosaur.
That cave's name is...
"Lost World".
In Japanese, it means "forgotten world".
And this is the entrance to the forgotten world.
It's here.
Welcome to Lost World.
Today's guide is Way, Kevin and Russell's cowardly men.
I'll do my best to cooperate with you in your challenge.
But first of all, let me change my clothes.
Ta-dah! I've changed my clothes!
You look like a sheep and a cow.
You look like a farmer.
You look like a fisherman.
OK, enough of your jokes.
In order to go back to Japan alive, I'll give you one more thing.
This time, the most important thing is this map of life.
Is it such a dangerous place?
OK, let's go!
Their destination is a forgotten world, Lost World, a mysterious cave.
Be careful, it's slippery.
I told you to be careful, Mr. Tomeru!
It's like we're in a different world.
You look like an Asian.
A forgotten world.
A suitable landscape for the name spreads around.
OK, it's time for the rope of life.
Be careful!
Fix the rope of life to the wire.
Carefully lower the rock.
And finally...
Have we arrived?
OK, we're here!
Here?
Wow, look at this!
Is this all caves?
I'm scared!
What's going on?
Is this what a cave like this is like?
I'm overwhelmed.
A huge hole that opens its mouth awkwardly towards the sky has appeared.
This is what a vertical hole cave "Lost World" is about, with a depth of 100 meters or more and a diameter of 70 meters.
About a hundred years ago, two geologists who discovered this cave, Hubbert and Saunton, said this.
It's like a "forgotten world".
- Can you find your way in a place like this? - That's right!
They're scared.
But Wayne has an unbelievable suggestion.
If there's a hole, you want to go in, don't you?
I decline your request.
However...
- Okay! - Wait! Wait!
Wait! I can't go in there!
A hole with a depth of 100 meters. What's going on in there?
Wait a minute!
It's scarier than a roller coaster!
A height of 100 meters. If you convert it to a skyscraper, it's 33 stories high.
- Wait, Sue! - Are you okay?
- I'm not okay!
- Are you okay? - I have to do my best.
That's why you...
She's too scared to go back.
She must be brave and go ahead!
Okay!
I'm scared!
Wow, it's too steep.
With only one rope, they entrust their lives.
It's amazing!
Earth is amazing!
Underground water seeps out of the rocks on both sides.
It falls like rain.
Why was a 100-meter-long vertical hole made in this land?
That's because the river that flows underground scraped the soil and made a cavity.
The ground above it collapsed.
It's amazing!
I feel like I'm on a different planet.
30 minutes later...
We're here!
They landed safely!
- We're here! - We're here!
- How was it, Shul? - It was a lot of fun!
The scenery around us is completely different.
We came from such a high place.
There's no wind in the cave.
- It's perfect for swimming. - I wonder what it is.
You can only see a few trees.
You can see moss and cedar under your feet.
It's amazing!
Further into the cave, you can see a smaller cave.
This is so much fun!
Would you like to sit down for a moment?
Well, let's turn off the lights.
What? Are you going to turn off the lights?
What?
Look up.
Then...
It's shining!
It's so cool!
What is it?
Wait a minute! It looks like a planetarium.
This is a glow worm.
A glow worm?
Yes.
A glow worm was shining like a star in the sky.
It is a carnivorous insect that enjoys sticky immune system from the body and captures prey that is attracted by light.
It is an unimaginable object from its appearance that makes the starry sky shine.
A hundred meters deep, an unorthodox cave.
The stage is ready!
To stand out even in a dark cave, they put a colorful sticker on the yo-yo that the state donated.
Of course, the string is one hundred meters long.
Standby complete!
With this handmade yo-yo, they will challenge an unprecedented hundred meters deep!
Shall we go?
Wait a minute!
Shall we go?
Yes.
I'm excited!
All right! I'll do my best!
Takada Shu, ten years old. She will finally challenge the world record!
Ready...
Go!
Scary!
It's flowing! It's flowing!
Oh, it hit it!
The yo-yo is tilted to the right.
It collides with the wall.
This is what happened before it came back.
The yo-yo in China is light.
Therefore, even with a slight air resistance when it falls, the trajectory is tilted.
But this is within the expected range.
We were fully prepared for this project.
Please use this one.
Wait a minute. This much?
They handed over a large Juralwin case.
What appeared from it was...
It's huge!
What is this?
Wait a minute!
What is this?
It's amazing!
Recycled Yo-yo "ITTECUNE DELUXE"
These two are in charge of design and production.
Yo-yo master, Takahiko Tasegawa.
And science producer, Denjiro Yonemura.
In order to make their dream come true, they teamed up as a team.
They have a know-how in yo-yo and knowledge in physics.
To make the 100m Yo-yo a success, the number of Yo-yo thrown out is...
Diameter 26cm.
Weight 2kg.
Make your dream come true!
Can you really use it as a yoyo? Let me try it once.
The string is made of a strong rope for fishing for tuna.
Wow! It's a yoyo!
It's a big yoyo!
It's really big!
It's true!
However, it's too early to be relieved.
I think the yoyo is quite ideal.
However, there is one problem left.
Just like a normal yoyo, you have to add an upward force in front of the lowest point.
A yoyo can only return only about half of what it dropped.
Oh!
That's because gravity and friction lose the energy that comes up.
In order to compensate for it, you have to add an upward force just before the string stretches out.
I want you all to think about it.
When you yoyo, you should unconsciously add an upward force.
I think the problem is the power, strength of the yoyo and the distance between you and the string.
The design is perfect.
The rest is up to their techniques.
But if I put it in my finger, won't it hurt?
You can't put a yoyo weighing two kilograms in your finger.
So they came up with a string pulling strategy.
In order to add upward force to the yoyo, you pull it momentarily with the string pulling technique.
The timing of the two is important.
Let's try it!
Will the world record 100-meter yoyo come back?
Ready, go!
It went up!
It's beautiful!
One, four, five, six!
It went up!
- How is it? - Oh!
- Nice timing! - Go, go, go!
It went up! It went up! It went up!
It's close! It's close! It's close!
It's close!
- Is it supposed to go up more? - It went up!
- Nice timing! - In the first try, the yoyo only went back about half way.
When you're playing with a normal size yoyo and only half of it goes up, what happens?
- How much does it pull? - How much does it pull?
It's true that only the two of them might not be able to pull it up.
- So... - I see.
- One, two... - The three girls win!
- Five, six, seven, eight! - Five, six, seven, eight!
Perfect! Perfect!
Will the yoyo come back?
Three, two, one!
Ready, go!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!
Ah! Ah! It's going up! It's going up!
Ah, it went up!
The second attempt was also a failure!
I'm sorry. I couldn't go in.
That's right! You were completely in a hurry, weren't you?
Jishuu-kun, do you want to do it one more time?
One more time.
You can't finish it, can you?
Alright! Let's do it one more time!
However, once you drop the yo-yo,
it will take an hour to pull it up from the bottom of the cave and wind up the string.
There aren't many chances.
The third attempt.
Six hours have passed since the experiment began.
Jishuu-kun, are you ready?
OK!
Ready? Go!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!
Seven! Boom!
OK! OK!
Do you want to see it?
However, the yo-yo never came back from the darkness of the cave.
It didn't work. It didn't work.
A 100-meter-long yo-yo is more difficult than expected.
Why is that?
I don't know.
If it's a yo-yo, no one can beat it.
However, Jishuu's feelings can't be conveyed 100 meters away from the string.
I think we should stop.
- If I could do it tomorrow, I'd like to do it. - You'd like to do it?
- I want to make it a success. - That's right.
The reason why Yoyo isn't coming back is clear.
The power to pull it up and the lack of distance to pull it.
In addition, the timing.
They have one more day of chance. They prepare for tomorrow and have a strategy meeting.
The power and the distance to pull it up have to be big.
With human hands, today's method is limited.
Oh, it went down.
- Using tools is... - I like it. - Really?
- Like wrapping tools. - To make something? - Yes.
- To make a tree. - A tree?
But I don't think it's more powerful than pulling it with hands.
I see, I see, I see.
- Bicycle? - To pull it up and win it.
- If I could do it, I'd like to do it. - Bicycle?
I think I could do it.
A strategy to catch a spider.
But why don't they try it until they get tired of it?
In order to go to a bicycle shop, you have to go to a neighboring town.
They drive their car to a bicycle shop in a neighboring town.
They explain the situation and choose the best one with limited gear.
If you use wheels, you can drive a certain distance with strong power in a short time.
They shape that idea.
How is it?
It's great.
Let's go on a late-night snack.
OK, ready, go!
Go, go, go!
You can do it!
With a little effort, they have this power.
They can do it perfectly.
Thank you!
Yoyos are big and powerful.
Right?
OK.
Thank you very much!
Will they be able to do 100 meters of yoyo tomorrow?
It's day two of the challenge.
They have five hours left.
100 meters deep.
A forgotten world.
A lost world.
Today, they want to conquer this place with yoyos.
The bicycle handle is a bench.
They carefully wind a 100-meter-long thread around the yoyo.
They are excited and nervous.
Their goal is a world record.
I'll do my best to succeed.
OK!
Ready, go!
OK!
Let's go!
What is their idea?
What is the power of a bicycle?
OK, I'm ready!
OK!
OK, me too!
Let's go!
Three!
Two!
One!
Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten!
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
The yo-yo went to the right and hit the wall.
But, thanks to the bicycle effect, it came back to its original height.
There was a yo-yo a few meters ago, wasn't there?
I touched it, but it was fine.
It was really close, wasn't it?
What was wrong with it?
I think it hit something.
I think so, too.
Then, I'll teach you how to drop it.
And, to be honest, I don't think you have enough power.
Then, I'll raise the gear.
Then, I'll pull it.
Okay!
Time goes by.
It's Nobe's fifth attempt.
Go! Ready, go!
How is it?
I wore it well.
Come back!
Go! Go! Go!
That was close!
That was amazing!
It went right in front of me.
It went in front of you?
But it was too far and I couldn't catch it.
You couldn't catch it?
Wait a minute!
The yo-yo has returned to a considerable height.
But it's still too far for her to catch it.
That was close!
Even if it goes up in height,
it may be a little far from the platform.
I see.
Do you think you can catch it with a net?
With a net...
Yes, I think I can catch it.
Really?
But I want to catch it with my own hands.
That's right.
Okay, okay.
It's yo-yo that has returned to your own hands.
The state knows that joy better than anyone else.
With enthusiasm and feelings,
shall we do it?
Four!
Three!
Two!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
- Get up. - This time for sure!
Oh, that's a bad sound.
As the pulling power increased, the thread was burdened and cut off.
Oh, this is bad.
At the scene, just like giving up, air begins to flow.
Prepare a spare yo-yo.
- I can do it! - I can do it!
However, even with a yo-yo, there is no more time.
Shall we try again?
The next one is the last one, so let's definitely succeed in the next one.
Probably, this is the last chance.
Yo-yo
Truth, righteousness, unity...
Without all of them, a yo-yo cannot return.
At the end of this world, will the boy's dream come true?
On my count of three, say it with a loud voice!
OK!
Three!
Two!
One!
And a miracle happens!
Ready, go!
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Seven!
Eight!
Nine!
Ten!
Come back!
Come back! Come back!
- It's coming! - It's coming!
It's coming!
A little more! Do your best!
And I did it with my own hands!
I did it! I'm so happy!
Let's watch the moment of world record achievement with no cut!
Ready, go!
Ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, five!
No! No! No! No!
Go!
I did it!
I'm so happy! I'm so happy!
Thank goodness!
Thank you!
And like this, the two of them have defeated "Lost World" in 100m yo-yo!
Thank you very much!
I didn't know yo-yo could be this fun!
I'm so happy!
And with that, the conclusion is...
The world's longest yo-yo can go back up to 100m!
Thank you for watching!