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HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello,
Slightly bored sod ecided to tell you all the fascinating story of my latest injury, ok we've all been there so lets not say we havent but I was spinning slightly under the influence of alcohol *ahem* and threw the staff up and happened to have miss judged the landing by a clear foot, how i did that i have no idea and the metal bit right in the centre of the wick it me straight in the forehead, so now i have a nice lil slice in the middle of my head, lovely,
Anyone else with a new one?
Will
Hello,
Slightly bored sod ecided to tell you all the fascinating story of my latest injury, ok we've all been there so lets not say we havent but I was spinning slightly under the influence of alcohol *ahem* and threw the staff up and happened to have miss judged the landing by a clear foot, how i did that i have no idea and the metal bit right in the centre of the wick it me straight in the forehead, so now i have a nice lil slice in the middle of my head, lovely,
Anyone else with a new one?
Will
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
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Beach bum
162 posts
Location: Singapore
Beach bum
162 posts
Location: Singapore
Posted:
slightly frizzy hair from a neck wrap (despite having had most of it tucked away).
slightly frizzy hair from a neck wrap (despite having had most of it tucked away).
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
-Franklin P. Jones
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Scientist!
578 posts
Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Scientist!
578 posts
Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Posted:
Man, I haven't had any recent spinning injuries recently... few stubbed toes from having devil sticks fall on them, few bruises from the beamers...
outside of poi I broke my nose again on thursday doing some kick boxing...then bashed it again today doing some more kick boxing...now it hurts again...later tonight I managed to cut my lip right open from one side to the other (for arm to the face -.-)...
Man, when you list them out like this, they start adding up fast...considering that's an average week for me right there...no wonder my girlfriend worries ^.^'
Man, I haven't had any recent spinning injuries recently... few stubbed toes from having devil sticks fall on them, few bruises from the beamers...
outside of poi I broke my nose again on thursday doing some kick boxing...then bashed it again today doing some more kick boxing...now it hurts again...later tonight I managed to cut my lip right open from one side to the other (for arm to the face -.-)...
Man, when you list them out like this, they start adding up fast...considering that's an average week for me right there...no wonder my girlfriend worries ^.^'
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Pooh-Bah
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home
Posted:
Mr Majestik - paraffin makes for blue scars
I got a grazed elbow from my fire hoop. Doesn't sound very likely I know, but I did
Mr Majestik - paraffin makes for blue scars
I got a grazed elbow from my fire hoop. Doesn't sound very likely I know, but I did
The cuter FRD
214 posts
Location: London, Brixton
214 posts
Location: London, Brixton
Posted:
I remember on my 3rd or 5th burn when i was about 11 yrs old, i was butterflying to my hearts content, i brought them over my head and simply twatted myself round the head.....
i dont think i singed too many hairs, but just a splitting headache followed
I remember on my 3rd or 5th burn when i was about 11 yrs old, i was butterflying to my hearts content, i brought them over my head and simply twatted myself round the head.....
i dont think i singed too many hairs, but just a splitting headache followed
----There are no opportunities, only problems----
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Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
i smacked myself on the forehead with my led poi and now i have a big bruise in a line down my forehead and i look like a klingon.
i smacked myself on the forehead with my led poi and now i have a big bruise in a line down my forehead and i look like a klingon.
Toe Poking Bad Boy
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
Posted:
i got a lovely chain burn on my wrist from playing with my poi this weekend the pics soon in my gallery
i got a lovely chain burn on my wrist from playing with my poi this weekend the pics soon in my gallery
Remember.........YOU LOSE!!!
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Snoochie-boochie-noochies!
663 posts
Location: United Kingdom
Snoochie-boochie-noochies!
663 posts
Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
currently suffering from the inevitable 'butterfly b***ocks*
currently suffering from the inevitable 'butterfly b***ocks*
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enthusiast
205 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
enthusiast
205 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
I got bloody marks all over me from so much firespinning, I really hope the go away. Some have been there for months.
I got bloody marks all over me from so much firespinning, I really hope the go away. Some have been there for months.
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Zebberdy and Jack Daniels
278 posts
Location: Swansea, south wales
Zebberdy and Jack Daniels
278 posts
Location: Swansea, south wales
Posted:
Dude I know how you feel, it's either the left nut on straight of the nose. :P
Written by: PyroWill
owww, poor you, my poi seem to liek hitting me in the nuts, when i do the butterfly occassiopnally they decide to collide right in the centre and they always seem to wanna go in one direction, straight for the nads, oh well at least my poi are clever
Dude I know how you feel, it's either the left nut on straight of the nose. :P
The only reason i'm scared of little kid's is because I know in ten year's time they'll be mugging me.....
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coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
i've hit my arm three times with my contact staff last week, its the first time i've had a bruise for ages!
i've hit my arm three times with my contact staff last week, its the first time i've had a bruise for ages!
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
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member
63 posts
Location: North Queensland, Australia
member
63 posts
Location: North Queensland, Australia
Posted:
I keep managing to whack myself in the back with the poi (unlit of course
) then with staff, about 2-3 weeks ago, I was practicing throws and when I went to catch it... It landed straight on the edge of my (middle) finger nail whacking it against my finger tip. That HURT. :x I was left with a tiny bruise under the nail though.
*pities guys with regards to butterfly related injuries*
~ Neser
I keep managing to whack myself in the back with the poi (unlit of course
) then with staff, about 2-3 weeks ago, I was practicing throws and when I went to catch it... It landed straight on the edge of my (middle) finger nail whacking it against my finger tip. That HURT. :x I was left with a tiny bruise under the nail though. *pities guys with regards to butterfly related injuries*
~ Neser
Fuel your fascination, burn your desire and dance with flames
BRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Posted:
my favourite one was a split lip from a club handle...
my favourite one was a split lip from a club handle...
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Note to self... Fur + Fire = Hurt.
107 posts
Location: Bloomfield Indiana. USA
107 posts
Location: Bloomfield Indiana. USA
Posted:
Burnt the bottom of my foot doing foot thru-wraps with fire.
I'll never do foot Thru-wraps bare-foot with white gas ever again XD
Burnt the bottom of my foot doing foot thru-wraps with fire.
I'll never do foot Thru-wraps bare-foot with white gas ever again XD
SILVER Member
member
116 posts
Location: Calgary, Canada
member
116 posts
Location: Calgary, Canada
Posted:
ive never burnt myself per se, ive came very close, trying to catch a high throw then makin a grab for teh wick, luckily i missed but still caught the end of teh wick. no visible mark but it was kinda hot. as for blunt force trauma theres been a lot of that, im constantly smacking the back of my head, my knuckles (especially with double staff) and any other exposed body part.
my hands have... (counts)... four scars on them mainlky form teh ali sheet under the wicks slicing into teh side of my hands. i ahve one on top of my hand where i was passing from one hadn to the other and caught the top of my hand with my thumbnail proceeding to rip a chunk of flesh out, it would have been alright if i hadnt have forgot and an hour later wondered what all the scum was under my nail!!
ive never burnt myself per se, ive came very close, trying to catch a high throw then makin a grab for teh wick, luckily i missed but still caught the end of teh wick. no visible mark but it was kinda hot. as for blunt force trauma theres been a lot of that, im constantly smacking the back of my head, my knuckles (especially with double staff) and any other exposed body part.
my hands have... (counts)... four scars on them mainlky form teh ali sheet under the wicks slicing into teh side of my hands. i ahve one on top of my hand where i was passing from one hadn to the other and caught the top of my hand with my thumbnail proceeding to rip a chunk of flesh out, it would have been alright if i hadnt have forgot and an hour later wondered what all the scum was under my nail!!
we were somewhere near barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
BRONZE Member
newbie
Location: Australia
newbie
Location: Australia
Posted:
i set my shoulder on fire. hehe
i set my shoulder on fire. hehe
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UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
757 posts
Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
757 posts
Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
Posted:
I have a storming hangover
I have a storming hangover
Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I can beat the world into submission.
addict
577 posts
Location: Oregon, USA
577 posts
Location: Oregon, USA
Posted:
I'm tryin to get some hand movements down.. catch the poi, dance a bit with the flaming wicks in hand. Unfortunately, a small finger adjustment while holding the wick landed my index finger right on the washer.. went kinda like: regrip.. sizzzzle..
"that's gonna hurt"..
It woulda too, but lavender essential oil kicks much assination in dealing with burns. It was almost about one inch burn that covered much of the tip of my index finger. Instead of blistering up and hurting like a *#&$*, it just turned to a layer of dead skin, like a callous. Was even able to continue drumming through the night.
Moral of the story: Get yourself some nice, organic lavender oil for your safety kit. It's good for first and second degree burns not much larger than an inch that don't have a ruptured blister.
A great compilation of information about burns:
https://tribes.tribe.net/firefaq/thread/8a6ebab2-4cf4-48a3-9e83-e23e25e169fe
Type of lavender oil I use:
https://www.livingearthherbs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_49&products_id=225
I'm tryin to get some hand movements down.. catch the poi, dance a bit with the flaming wicks in hand. Unfortunately, a small finger adjustment while holding the wick landed my index finger right on the washer.. went kinda like: regrip.. sizzzzle..
"that's gonna hurt"..It woulda too, but lavender essential oil kicks much assination in dealing with burns. It was almost about one inch burn that covered much of the tip of my index finger. Instead of blistering up and hurting like a *#&$*, it just turned to a layer of dead skin, like a callous. Was even able to continue drumming through the night
.Moral of the story: Get yourself some nice, organic lavender oil for your safety kit. It's good for first and second degree burns not much larger than an inch that don't have a ruptured blister.
A great compilation of information about burns:
https://tribes.tribe.net/firefaq/thread/8a6ebab2-4cf4-48a3-9e83-e23e25e169fe
Type of lavender oil I use:
https://www.livingearthherbs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_49&products_id=225
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newbie
Location: Australia
newbie
Location: Australia
Posted:
somehow wen i was placticing my staff inside i knackerd myself and was winded for like 2minutes, that sucked.
somehow wen i was placticing my staff inside i knackerd myself and was winded for like 2minutes, that sucked.
SILVER Member
member
116 posts
Location: Calgary, Canada
member
116 posts
Location: Calgary, Canada
Posted:
sorry for my appauling typing and constant use of "teh" rather than the proper "the", damn fingers
sorry for my appauling typing and constant use of "teh" rather than the proper "the", damn fingers
we were somewhere near barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
BRONZE Member
newbie
Location: Australia
newbie
Location: Australia
Posted:
i burnt all the hairs off the back off my leg the other day, behind the back stuff......
i burnt all the hairs off the back off my leg the other day, behind the back stuff......
member
117 posts
117 posts
Posted:
I have none ... but the other week, some guy in our club managed to lock the clip that holds his fire head poi to the chain whilst they where round his leg and on fire. There was no way those things where coming undone in a hurry ... he was ok, all that got damaged was his dignity (as we had to rip his trousers off to get the poi off him).
I have none ... but the other week, some guy in our club managed to lock the clip that holds his fire head poi to the chain whilst they where round his leg and on fire. There was no way those things where coming undone in a hurry ... he was ok, all that got damaged was his dignity (as we had to rip his trousers off to get the poi off him).
BRONZE Member
newbie
Location: Australia
newbie
Location: Australia
Posted:
Sorry for the thread ressurection..
But I do have a shiny injury
A chin burn! A nice round burn right on my chin, not sure how.. I think with a neck rap but it hurts.
Any new injuries?
Sorry for the thread ressurection..
But I do have a shiny injury
A chin burn! A nice round burn right on my chin, not sure how.. I think with a neck rap but it hurts.
Any new injuries?
newbie
11 posts
11 posts
Posted:
How about a guy who has a tumor growing in his knee and still does a minimum of two hours of staff a day
How about a guy who has a tumor growing in his knee and still does a minimum of two hours of staff a day
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newbie
16 posts
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
newbie
16 posts
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posted:
While ago was spinnin flames and the poi hit each and instead of going for nads like they normally do, the one went straight for my eye. It was very very incredibly unpleasent, i couldnt open that eye for about an hour thanks to the impact + parafin, was fine next day except for burnt eyelashes and bit of eyebrow
While ago was spinnin flames and the poi hit each and instead of going for nads like they normally do, the one went straight for my eye. It was very very incredibly unpleasent, i couldnt open that eye for about an hour thanks to the impact + parafin, was fine next day except for burnt eyelashes and bit of eyebrow
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