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"before i start i have to say: i've searched all over the boards and google and havn't found anything.ok then - here goeshas anyone figured out a good way to wash your hands after handli..."
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"I'm pretty good with poi now but have this urge to start fire poi. Want to know what's the best for beginners. I'll probably buy it through HOP so if you can tell me what's best in the..."
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"does anyone know a web site where the have magic trick lessons for free??? i realy want to learn some to intertane the croud before i spin "
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"Ok, so Ive made a very simple CSS for my website to do simple text rollovers on the links. Basically just the 3 simple lines for link, hover, visted. Now the rollovers work just fine ..."
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"hi i just wanna know .. Im low budget and in dont wanna buy a parit of fire poi. I trust my skills, but i really need to know how much kevlar i need to buy for a pair of poi. The kevlar..."
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"URGENT HELP IF POSSIBLEBurnt Toast have a performance set this evening in kingston London.I was perfoming with my aerotechs but due to emergency dentist appointment (im no good with pli..."
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"Tech question.I'm trying to view the videos on the HoP site here, but they never seem to work for me. .avi, .wmv nor anything else will download nor work. Is there a protocol or a plu..."
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"So I downloaded my samurai-xxx, but it's in ogm format..Anyone know what player can play that? Is it possibly a plugin for winamp? I know ogg files are audio, but.."
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"hello....i would like to ask somebody in the US to video the WJF(world juggling federation) competitions on ESPN2 this weekend...i thought for some reason it was next week.. obviously t..."
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"I'm looking at my sent PM's page. There is a column called "Sent to". If I click on a person's name in this column, I get sent to my profile. Shouldn't I be sent to someone else's pr..."
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"can someone tell me what i can expect if im using methylated spirit on its own? ie. colour and how long it burns, plus is it entirley safe?p.s can anyone tell me how to do a double cork..."
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"I wanna get a flask or jug to hold fuel for fire breathing. Now, its going to be used in performance by a side show artist so it has to look good. Preferably black and plastic. I als..."
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"Hi people, I already own a pair of sock poi (my favourite...) and some pretty long, heavy fire poi. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get some shorter, lighter fire poi... But what else?I'd ..."
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"I'm thinking about investing in a set for my lady, but she only likes to spin light things. I've heard these poi are pretty heavy. I was wondering if anyone could give me some idea of t..."
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"Ok, so tell me....is there anything to put on the sidewalk/street to either absorb the oil from spinning, or to make it less slippery? We are often spinning on the sidewalk, or in front..."
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"Hey guys, for one i didnt really know where to ask about this so i figured i get some forum advice.I live in the US, so generally HOP was the nicest place to buy stuff offline for poi b..."
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"I need a free FTP program that is relatively easy to use as I'm quite simple when it comes to computers unfortunately. Can anyone make some recommendations?CHeers"
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"I have had the incredible luck of being able to use fire poi as a chemistry science fair project. My whole idea is to look at the different chemicals used to produce different colors wh..."
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"When using poi I feel that I am just doing tricks, I need to get a flow, and notice that when I listion to music I get this flow. My problem is that my headphone cords get in my way. It..."
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"Somebody here mentioned attaching their glowbug poi to regular chain handles..How can I do this? I don't want anything flying apart on me afterward.I like the feel of my chains much bet..."
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"hey just leaving for thailand tomorrow and was wondering if any body knows where to get poi/staffs cheap....???thanks"
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"I tried doing a search, but it got to complicated.I am thinking of requesting adigital camera for Xmas.What I want to know is this;The thing people do to get the fire trails, leaving th..."
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"I tried to order a pair of glowsticks, but it doesn't work.First I select the product, a pair of glowsticks, CheckThen i want to go to the checkout and the computer says: There is no se..."
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"I have done a search. I have read the FAQ. I have looked everywhere I can think of. But I *still* can't figure out how to add a thread to my "Favourite Threads" bit.I'm sure this is ..."
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"Hi there Recently i've been looking at some old threads that date back to the old version of HOP.All the links that people put down are broken, because the URLs for threads have all cha..."
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"This may not be the right post for this so I am going to also post it under another topic. in the COL5 preview clicp about 4-5 seconds in there a spark of lights then fire explosion be..."
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"I searched and searched loads of different words but came up with nothing, so can someone please direct me to some cone poi making instructions? I remember seeing a link aaaaages ago to..."
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"hi i was just wondering if anybody has any tips on doing the five beat weave? thanks Asa"
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"ball chain or wire poi,what is the difference between ?could someone please let me know!! which will be lighter?"
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"Hi there to the community as a whole and those in the UK in particular, becuase this is directed at you guysWell after a wicked summer FireNix tour of Europe, it is time for me to head ..."
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"I'm being a girl, and a technophobe...I don't understand these new fangled computers...I want to post a picture that I've found on the internet into a thread...but can't for the life of..."
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"hello, i hate to have to start a new topic, but i did a search on this and found nothing. so if there's a thread on this that i missed, please point me to it?anyway... i just got a new ..."
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"ok i am not sure if this is the right place for this post but oh well. I am a lame ass at any video editing software even when i did a module at uni i was crap, SO i thought i will get..."
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"Hi. I'm a newbie to these forums, though I've been spinning for almost 2 years now. I'm currently living in Woking, Surrey, England, and would like to put on a fire poi display for the ..."
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"I'm hoping someone can help me with this....After watching Oli's video "Stix & Socks" and seeing how it's all in oldie style film I remembered that I have an old cine camera so thou..."
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"Hey its gettin pretty chilly in my neck of the woods and I was wondering if people have any ideas where I should try and practice my spinning. Tonight my girlfriend and I are going to t..."
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"i hope i didn't miss this topic when i ran my search...if i did please forgive this newbie...anywho...i set up my gallery, i uploaded files...BUT how can i edit them...change the captio..."
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"wich one burns hotter lamp oil or white gas???"
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"sorry cant spell. but i was wondering what is a good way to advertise for the fire spinning troop i am in??? how do the you peoples advertize??"
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"i did a search for recent/ past threads on this topic. none came up so...what fuel for a bright, white glow flame? i am currently using kerosene ( lamp oil ) which gives orange flame wi..."
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"Heye dude. i have been looking at some photos and the fire poi have huge flame tails. how do i get me big flame like this. it rocks!!!! "
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"hello all ... im doin a project in Web Page Design ... where we make own websites .. aaand im makin 1 on poi dancing .. gunna be kewl .. i hope ... but yeah uhhh ... im wondering if ne..."
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"walmart just fired me for buying a camera for the wrong price. i didn't know it was the wrong price, and other people bought the camera too, but i got fired for it. i had nothing to do ..."
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"Im in the process of making my first set of flags. Was just curious as to what is best to use for weighting the leading edge and leading corner? If possible, try to think of household..."
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"anyone able to tell me how to convert wmv. movies into avi. format? "
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"Hi folks,I've been spinning for a couple of months now, and have a number of moves down. I'm hankering to move onto fire, but I'm also wondering how big my tricks needs to be before it ..."
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"I bought Sims 2.I have been trying to install it for 2 days. The game goes through the start up and then the screen goes crazy with flickering and pixelated and flashing. Enough to give..."
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"The time thingy next to where you post.....right?Whats going on?Its currently 12:55 in the uk.I posted then and the timestamp next to the post says it was at 03:55pm..which is clearly w..."
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"ok i cant sleep or eat my wisdom toth has riped threw and is tearing apart the tooth right next to it. last time i tride to eat it broke off a huge piece of my other tooth. i dont have ..."
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"as i am so new to this sight, i can't work out how i add these type of visuals to my homepage. do i need a certain amount of posts first? prob a silly question, but help from regulars p..."
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