| abstract | - The ProYo Cold Fusion by Playmaxx was a high-end metal yo-yo of the late 1990's which can be appropriately described as an anodized, aluminium version of the ProYo Turbo Bumble Bee, with a better ball bearing. Like the Turbo Bumble Bee, the Cold Fusion was notable in that its halves were two-toned in color (black/yellow), along with a two-toned yellow/black string. The Cold Fusion also came in a tin, included with spare Brake Pads, two wooden axle sleeves, a brass transaxle sleeve like that of the ProFire, and a black glove. The Cold Fusion also featured removable caps on the axle hubs to allow for easy access to the axle screw and retaining nut. The yo-yo was originally manufactured by Arizona-based Custom Yo-Yos for Playmaxx, until the company began making its own yo-yo products along with the Performance Ring response system utilized by them. Given their notoriety about fiercely protecting their patents, Playmaxx, headed by Tom Van Dan Elzen, sued Custom over the Performance Ring response system and won the lawsuit. In doing so, they acquired the Cold Fusion yo-yos that were still in production at the time. When Playmaxx was bought out by Duncan Toys, the latter continued to sell the remaining Cold Fusion yo-yos, at one point changing the color scheme to red and black to regenerate interest. After the supply of parts was exhausted, the yo-yo was discontinued. The yo-yo held the world record for transaxle sleepers for a significant period of time. The records (as set) included:
* October 3rd 1998, U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest, 7 minutes and 8 seconds
* May 16th 1999, Golden Apple Comics, 8 minutes and 21 seconds
* July 18th 1999, Fourth Annual World ProYo Championships, 10 minutes and 18 seconds Notes
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