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Have you ever played this string game thingy? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I think it's called this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_figure

I almost forgot about it until I saw it in some anime then it triggered my memories. I remember when I was a kid, my mom played that string thingy with me... she said kids of her days played that because there weren't much games/toys to play with...

I don't remember if this was a gendered thing tho... I kinda felt like it was something that is more "for girls"... or maybe because it was mom that played it with me... idk...

Now I mostly don't remember how it works anymore...

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah. Had books and books about how to do different things. Cats cradle was the most well known...shape (?), but use to know so many. It was considered a girly thing like the fortune teller puzzles out of paper. A shame for the boys, it was fun to learn.