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Posted:
https://www.luxotica.com/shop/detail.cfm?id=75
Im looking for some snakes...these look good? Or does anyone have some better suggestions?
https://www.luxotica.com/shop/detail.cfm?id=75
Im looking for some snakes...these look good? Or does anyone have some better suggestions?
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Posted:
Those look really small though :/
Those look really small though :/
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So does a blue whale if you are standing 2 miles away from it..
So does a blue whale if you are standing 2 miles away from it..
Written by: Father Ted
Now Dougal, these cows are small, but those cows are far away.
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Posted:
What I like about the looks of the Luxotica brand is that there is a whole lot less exposed metal touching the Kevlar. The HoP brand kind of scares me, with that big bean-can looking thing.
The oval link is more secure than ballchain, but I would much prefer quicklinks over the split-rings you see in the Lux model. Its too bad neither offers twisted oval link chains.
Each one has a give and take, so go with your instincts. My preference would be for the Luxotica snakes.
PS: why would one get a blue flame over another? Doesn't that just happen as your burn starts losing fuel?
What I like about the looks of the Luxotica brand is that there is a whole lot less exposed metal touching the Kevlar. The HoP brand kind of scares me, with that big bean-can looking thing.
The oval link is more secure than ballchain, but I would much prefer quicklinks over the split-rings you see in the Lux model. Its too bad neither offers twisted oval link chains.
Each one has a give and take, so go with your instincts. My preference would be for the Luxotica snakes.
PS: why would one get a blue flame over another? Doesn't that just happen as your burn starts losing fuel?
"to a man whose only tool is a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail." Abraham Maslow
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Posted:
Yeah, the biggest problem of snakes
as well as other rope like toys
is that their fire goes out too quickly if you start raising speed
Yeah, the biggest problem of snakes
as well as other rope like toys
is that their fire goes out too quickly if you start raising speed
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i actually got a chance to play with the luxotica fire ropes at their booth at shambhala a month ago, and theyre actually quite nice. a little bit long, but they give a great burn
i actually got a chance to play with the luxotica fire ropes at their booth at shambhala a month ago, and theyre actually quite nice. a little bit long, but they give a great burn
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Posted:
This picture is taken from that site:
Non-Https Image Link
So I guess that rules those ones out...
...or does it...?
Lots of confusion about this.. IMHO, its the same thing that happens when you open the airhole on the bunsen burner - more oxygen gets in, the flame turns blue. So I reckon that you can turn any flaming object blue, if you move it quick enough (and provided that t he flame doesnt go out), and you can make any fire toy not go blue, by spinning slower
Im more than happy to be explained why Im wrong though, if I am, and if anyone actually knows rather than reckons.
(sorry if my earlier posts seemed a bit rude, they wernt meant to but on re-reading them, I see that theey could have been read that way )
This picture is taken from that site:
Non-Https Image Link
Written by: Rellizate
the flame sorta goes out creating a blue effect like at the end of a burn with other toys.
So I guess that rules those ones out...
...or does it...?
Written by: Squid
PS: why would one get a blue flame over another? Doesn't that just happen as your burn starts losing fuel?
Lots of confusion about this.. IMHO, its the same thing that happens when you open the airhole on the bunsen burner - more oxygen gets in, the flame turns blue. So I reckon that you can turn any flaming object blue, if you move it quick enough (and provided that t he flame doesnt go out), and you can make any fire toy not go blue, by spinning slower
Im more than happy to be explained why Im wrong though, if I am, and if anyone actually knows rather than reckons.
(sorry if my earlier posts seemed a bit rude, they wernt meant to but on re-reading them, I see that theey could have been read that way
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Posted:
Technically, you guys are both right.
Flames go blue when they're burning up all the fuel and leaving no soot (it's soot that makes flames turn yellow). There are two ways to get a flame to burn up all it's fuel. Either feed it loads of oxygen like in a bunsen burner, or give it less fuel, like on a firetoy that's burned off most of it's fuel.
Me, I like the look of these... A pair of helix chains with monkeyfist heads would probably win against most of the snakes out there...
Technically, you guys are both right.
Flames go blue when they're burning up all the fuel and leaving no soot (it's soot that makes flames turn yellow). There are two ways to get a flame to burn up all it's fuel. Either feed it loads of oxygen like in a bunsen burner, or give it less fuel, like on a firetoy that's burned off most of it's fuel.
Me, I like the look of these... A pair of helix chains with monkeyfist heads would probably win against most of the snakes out there...
"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
--Konstantin Stanislavisky
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I was looking at those bearclaw ones but they confused the heck out of me lol. Tell me if im right... The "Helix Length" is the length of the wick and then "Length" is the Total Length of the Whole poi?
I was looking at those bearclaw ones but they confused the heck out of me lol. Tell me if im right... The "Helix Length" is the length of the wick and then "Length" is the Total Length of the Whole poi?
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I... think so?
Either way, they look like they'd be fun!
I... think so?
Either way, they look like they'd be fun!
"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
--Konstantin Stanislavisky
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I bought the helix with monkey fist...can't wait to get them ^.^
I bought the helix with monkey fist...can't wait to get them ^.^
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Dude, when you get them, let me know what they're like... I've been eyeing them up for a while!
Dude, when you get them, let me know what they're like... I've been eyeing them up for a while!
"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
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Ya ill let you know how they are dry but i can't burn them till feb
Ya ill let you know how they are dry but i can't burn them till feb
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YaY!!! I got them in today and as i said in my last post i can't burn them till feb but just dry they are freaking sweet!
The monkey fists are huge and are great for hyperloops.
I like the wight on them...not light at all but they are not that heavy.
The handles i love cuz you don't have to worry about them flying off or anything. They stay really tight on your fingers.
10/10 for sure!!
YaY!!! I got them in today and as i said in my last post i can't burn them till feb but just dry they are freaking sweet!
The monkey fists are huge and are great for hyperloops.
I like the wight on them...not light at all but they are not that heavy.
The handles i love cuz you don't have to worry about them flying off or anything. They stay really tight on your fingers.
10/10 for sure!!
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whatz the reason for the delay? Your girlfriend is a wicked witch and won't untie you after your bondage session?
Written by: DS
i can't burn them till feb
whatz the reason for the delay? Your girlfriend is a wicked witch and won't untie you after your bondage session? the best smiles are the ones you lead to 
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lol Not quite...im in the U.S. Navy and currently deployed to Afghanistan. I do have room to spin here on camp but they just won't let me do it with fire >.<
Written by: FireTomWritten by: DS
i can't burn them till feb
lol Not quite...im in the U.S. Navy and currently deployed to Afghanistan. I do have room to spin here on camp but they just won't let me do it with fire >.<
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Kinda sucks... Though I can see why they'd stop you.
Hey, on the bright side, you'll be well practiced with them by the time you're able to light them up!
Kinda sucks... Though I can see why they'd stop you.
Hey, on the bright side, you'll be well practiced with them by the time you're able to light them up!
"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
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Ya...all the B-Huts...things we live in... Are painted with a paint thats mixed with Diesel Fuel. But ya im kinda glad on that note that i do get to practice with them unlit ...those triple headed ones are kinda scary lol.
Ya...all the B-Huts...things we live in... Are painted with a paint thats mixed with Diesel Fuel. But ya im kinda glad on that note that i do get to practice with them unlit ...those triple headed ones are kinda scary lol.
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Yah, no kidding!
Dude... Just out of curiosity, why would you mix paint with diesel?
Yah, no kidding!
Dude... Just out of curiosity, why would you mix paint with diesel?
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Becuase it keeps the wood from falling apart. They have been here since like 03 and you gota think of all the heat and sand and all that stuff. Plus the government is really cheap lol
Becuase it keeps the wood from falling apart. They have been here since like 03 and you gota think of all the heat and sand and all that stuff. Plus the government is really cheap lol
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Hmmm military instalation coated in flamable substance... well at least the flashpoint is higer than petrol
Hmmm military instalation coated in flamable substance... well at least the flashpoint is higer than petrol
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Its an Army base so I blame them...they sux
Its an Army base so I blame them...they sux
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"those triple headed ones are kinda scary lol."
To be honest I have both snake poi and triple headed poi, I find the triple headed ones rather annoying because they are so much heavier, but definately not more scary. Something about snakes that worries me every time I light them up, maybe it was because I lit my back on fire
"those triple headed ones are kinda scary lol."
To be honest I have both snake poi and triple headed poi, I find the triple headed ones rather annoying because they are so much heavier, but definately not more scary. Something about snakes that worries me every time I light them up, maybe it was because I lit my back on fire
"Runs with Scissors"
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Looks to me like the luxotica wicks are definitely a better design, but I don't trust the hardware. Split rings make me nervous. HoP doesn't always have the best designs out there, but I'd always trust the quality of the hardware.
I wouldn't get either, but that's because I'm a hardcore DIY kid. Although the luxotica ones are a pretty cool design, I might want to get a pair just to see how they're put together.
Looks to me like the luxotica wicks are definitely a better design, but I don't trust the hardware. Split rings make me nervous. HoP doesn't always have the best designs out there, but I'd always trust the quality of the hardware.
I wouldn't get either, but that's because I'm a hardcore DIY kid. Although the luxotica ones are a pretty cool design, I might want to get a pair just to see how they're put together.
-James
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I'm thinking if those were welded O rings, then it'd be Luxotica FTW!
I'm thinking if those were welded O rings, then it'd be Luxotica FTW!
"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
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hey ive made some nice ropes.have a look in my gallery and let me know what you think,cheers.
hey ive made some nice ropes.have a look in my gallery and let me know what you think,cheers.
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