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" The other day I got this neat little sticky/stretchy toy from a vending machine. It's on a stretch string dealie with a little booger hand at the end. Anyway, the point of all this ..."
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" im sorry i love that juggling smily.... back to the topic!Has anyone thought to use Infared film when taking pictures of spinners?my teacher just gave me a roll, & i still have to..."
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"I've read an article about dry fuels used in fire breathing (http://www.jugglingwithatwist.com/dry_fuel.html) and there is said that fire artists use also dry fuel for fire breathing (c..."
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"Hi everybody.I was wondering if anybody had a guideline for a fire-staff made of WOOD. What kind of wood should I use and what can I do to prevent the ends of the stick from burning?The..."
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"on a set of poi, what do tyou think the most amount of wicking should be used? Dimensions would be nice! "
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"Hey, i tried surching but no luckne ideas on where to get wire wicking?thanks "
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"Hello All i just bought myself a Feral Tec Light Stik and its in the post, has anyone seen one of theese in use before and if so what were they like? go here http://www.feraltechnology...."
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"Hey.My name is Melissa, I live in Newfoundland, Canada.We have a fairly small poi community here, and I'm having some trouble regarding the technical aspects of making a set of fire poi..."
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"I'm trying to make a flaming stunt kite. Basically, what I'm looking for is a material that's very thin and lightweight, durable, non-absorbant, and totally fireproof. I'm planning to..."
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"ok peopleheres the dealive been working on fuel mixes for various properties-behaviors of the flame on the wickheres what ive come up w\and it would be greatly appreaciated if you would..."
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"i want to try an bring extreme kiting and fir staff together but at the moment im stuck on how to do this.any ideas please let me know Written by: as time goes by all i can think is wh..."
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"Many people say to dunk your wicks in your fuel after you burn. Isn't that dangerous? Couldn't you light the fuel on fire and have QUITE a mess?"
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"My new toys in production1.7 m of 2.5" wick on each end x 2 staff each staff is 1.5m long."
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"can anybody give me advice about new moves for staff a dont know many cos ive only just started and dont have anyone near by to learn from. ive mastered back spins and various other bas..."
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"Because of the coloured flames i use i get through kevlar wick very quickly. After weeks of searching i cannot find a bulk supplier at a reasonable price without ordering for the states..."
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"I will be heading to Mexico in a couple of months and would love to spin some fire on the beaches.. I was wondering if anyone has any info on spinning fuel currently available in Cabo o..."
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"I'm getting so sick of my tangly chains, I'd really like to get rid of them and use cables instead. But how would I attach my heads and fingerloops to them? Right now I just have them l..."
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"Ok peeps.. Firstly I would like to clear up any negative remarks/comments before I even start because I know there are countless threads on this topic but im not interested in the pros/..."
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" for a while now I've been eyeing the different colors of "full moon poi" on ebay... here's the seller's shop (scroll down to the fabric sets):http://tinyurl.com/adterproblem is, th..."
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"Has anyone tried adapting a staff so that it has wire wool cagues on the end? That way you'd probably get a similar affect to when people do it with poi. I bet it would be really danger..."
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"Hey, I'm looking to pick yer brains about re-furbishing my wicks. I've got some regular metal tube core wick ma-thingy-ma-jiggers and I'm wondering if it's possible to just buy some new..."
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"Hi guys and gals, I am thinking of making myself a fire staff to play around with since I have some spare poi heads lying around that should be fairly easy to convert since they are tub..."
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"Just wondering, does anyone have any recommendation on where I could get polycarbonate tubes in Australia? The search didn't seem to yeild much (except for a site in the us) and google ..."
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"I've recently recieved some chain poi (for my birthday) and, as much as I love them, I've noticed that one chain has an extra link (or the other is missing a link?). One chain has 35 li..."
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"I just bought some material to make some flags out of, (crystal organza) but i dont know what size/shape they should be, and what to use for the weight? can anyone help?thanks "
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"Anyone used these yet,Gotta have something for the total fire ban days.Any suggestions what colour combinations work well for a pair."
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"these were cheap enough that i just ordered a couple..http://www.technomoves.com/rave_rod.htmli don't know anything about them, except what the site says, but they looked cool... i saw ..."
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"This might help some people just starting to experiment with photographing themselves.Image below is staff lit at one end only.Exposure time 6 sec.Fuel used - Colemans For the following..."
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"Ok i've made my own ropedart, its nothing special, nothing clever, but there is one problem with it, i'm using garden twine at the rope, not only does this have lots of little fary-y bi..."
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"I want to make some new toys (and refine some old ones) but need thread that wont burn to sew wick together. Kevlar seems like the obvious choice.I've done a search on here and one on g..."
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"Hi folks ! I'm very interested in Aerotech spinning stuff but I'm a little bit confused with glopois and glometeors. It's said on te site they are the same, except weight, battery life..."
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"I need help so that i can take better pics of me twirling. How can i take a good picture so that the light trails the best? Is it a shutter speed or do i just need a better camera?"
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"to what extent is it important for a devilstick to be tapered?if a devilstick spins too slow or is too diificult for direction changes, would adding weight to the centre of the stick he..."
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"I know we've discussed using biodiesel as an alternative breathing fuel - but what I was wondering is, has anyone actually used biodiesel to TWIRL with (i.e., as a dipping fuel for poi/..."
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"hey, i want to try fire breathing, but i dont know where to begin!!can anyone give me some tips, somewhere to look, or some advice about how to do it!!!!iv heard from a lot of poeple it..."
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"I found this article written on a web site and thought that it would be very interesting thing to discuss.DRY FUEL The two main types are LYCOPODIUM POWDER and CUSTARD POWDER, and they..."
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"does anyone know the best grade of wire wool to use and, the best way of attaching it to fire poi/fire staff?any advice would be excellentcheers"
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"Hi there,I'm new here, so sorry if this is in the wrong place, and please fell free to move it if need be.I just got my first firestick. I'm fine with all the safety info and such, but ..."
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"hey,i'm just a newbie trying to make practice poi. i want to use chains with tennis balls so when i actually want to switch to fire i'll be used to the weight of chains. so i'm wonderin..."
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"the only poi peers i have is here at hop so i need the go ahead from you guysI am going to make my fire poi,and on the day im going top wear damp jeans and long sleev shirt a damp hat a..."
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"I was spinning last night and noticed that the wicks on my poi are seriously frayed to the point where the outer layer of wick is almost split. Is it about the right time to re-wick the..."
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"I've been thinking about the structure of tailed poi recently, and ive notice if you have lots of seperate tails they all seem to wind together to get one thin one, or with thicker sin..."
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"Okay, hopefully that got some attention. My friend wants to join in on the fire fun and thought that it might be fun to juggle fire heads. (Wearing whatever gloves are good for this) At..."
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"Dunno if anyone knows this but all Areotech Programmable balls have droped in price too £50 and the globalls cost just £30! Also I've just recived a reply form them stating that they ..."
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" AM I olny one eho see after typing http://www.poiinthepark.co.uk and http://www.poiinthepark.net Some comercial domain or unregistered domain, Where is PIP? It for long time like that,..."
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"hey i string (glowsticks) and i want to make my own LED and make it simple but are there any easy ways??????? "
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"Just got an email from Aerotech about their recent price drop as well as some news about their new product line:Proballs of any 2 colour combination are now £50 each. Also ALL globall..."
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"I already have a broomstick handle, but want something with a little more weight on the ends that I can use as a practice staff. I'd prefer to just purchase a manufactured one rather th..."
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