Around the world + Variations (video help)

Around the World moves are visually impressive because they show the diabolo moving outside of your body like a Da Vinci sketch, and you determine the speed. You begin by pushing the diabolo along the string to your left side, just like a string whip except that you now point both sticks skyward and allow the perpetual motion carry the diabolo in a full circle (like you have a bucket of water).

1) Around the World and Back
For this trick, you swing the diabolo to one side, up and around to the other side of the sticks, and then you go back around the opposite way to untangle the string (see video 1). It helps to keep the two stickpoints together.

2) Around the World Windmill
Same idea of swing the diabolo up to one side, but this time when the diabolo reaches twelve o’clock, with a little practice you can smoothly switch the sticks in your hands (while continuing the circle with the sticks) so that the diabolo comes down on the other side untangled and ready to continue (see video 2). See how many revolutions you can do without stopping the diabolo. This, of course, can be done in both directions.

3) Around the World Start This is a fun way to start the diabolo. All you do is twist the diabolo 360 degrees horizontally while it is on the string. The string is twisted (as seen in Figure 1) but you can still start the diabolo normally by rolling it on the ground. When it gets spinning, all you have to do is the second part of Around the World and Back...so long as you know which way you need to swing it (see video 3).	Figure 1:
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