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Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
i work at a marina and the boats are required to have these hardcore signal flares on board. almost exactly like the ones you see on the road around car accidents but brighter. so i was wondering if anyone out there has ever secured string to the ends and spun them around? it would prolly look totally cool. i guess you couldnt hit yourself at all though cuz they prolly burn pretty friggin' hot. so have any of you done it or heard of it before? im tempted to use a smiley but i wont.
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My friend thought about doing this exxact thing. The only thing I'd really be concerned about is the melted liquid goo that comes off of the flares. Although, the goo itself doesn't burn your skin if it drips on you, which is really odd.
But if you could figure out a way that the melted stuff wouldn'f fly off everywhere and potentailly start a fire, I'd say go for it.
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
We chatted about this before but never found anyone who did it... I think...
Some other concerns were the smoke.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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[ 06 October 2002, 19:29: Message edited by: Ender ]
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Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
[ender] i cant get that link to work. i registered and everything. help?
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Any way you can cut and paste for us nonravers?
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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oh sorry ok lemme see...
original question by someone:
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i was thinking this the other day did anyone ever try glowsticking with flares or whatnot? and are they brighter then ultras?
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hmm that would be interesting... send me a clip/ photo if u ever do.
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ive done it
DOOOnt do it, somtimes that shit hurts!
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not a good idea.
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did it... and i didnt have eyebrows for 2 months after a head trace
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hahahaahahah... damn would suck to try a dick trace with some flares
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hehehehe .... i hope u guys know that i was jk ehheeh
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no they want to see the vid paul hehe
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That would be pretty funny if it was true Paul... LOL!!! No Eyebrows... Even by my standards thats so unattractive
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ive done it before only a figure 8 though cuz the glame hurts and this plasticy shit in it melted out and landed on my arm it was hard to get off and it felt hotter than the flame kinda hurt
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lol... omg... you guys.... nevermind
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LoL ok *scribbles sticking with flares outta notepad*
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and people give high people a hard time for what reason now....hmmmm
62 posts
Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
well i guess that settles it. thats prolly enough negative feedback for me not to try it. and i was so hopeful. id still like to see someone else do it though. ill have to double dog dare one of my idiot friends to try it.
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Location: San Antonio, TX
eh, give me a few days to get real bored and decide to do a few more stupid things before my wedding and i'll post pics *looks around* now where i did i put the leather armour...
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Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
[trintek] i double dog dare you. no, i TRIPLE dog dare you!
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Location: San Antonio, TX
damn, now i feel like one of your idiot friends
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Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
im tempted to edit.
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107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
LOL sure, make me out to be the one who started that part of the thread
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well on the plus side, teh 2 guys who did try it are still alive and can type (obviously)
so it cant be THAT bad eh?
post pics plzkthx
107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
will do, going through my 4 pyro kits now (double reinforced aluminum breifcases with 3 locks and an expansion chamber) to try and find where i stored all the road flares..
i'll tell you right now though, these are going to be way low end.. full hood, full leather covering, welding gloves (which is gonna be hell with my previous injuries), and heavy upper armour (ie: reinforced leather chest cover and shoulder cover)...
not taking chances with anything that spits out molten sulphur and such... check back later tonight, should have pics up on this thread
--trin
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Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
may the schwartz be with you trin. if your fiance' catches you, blame it on me. lookin' fwd to the pics.
[ 08 October 2002, 11:47: Message edited by: Locofly ]
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Location: San Antonio, TX
found the flares, found the armour, now need to find the digital cam and some batteries, if all goes well, will have a few pics up within an hour or so..
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Location: San Antonio, TX
ok, here's the deal... they spit... a lot... they look killer though, and, with the armour, it doesnt matter that i hit myself twice
either way, pics will follow, but, the guy taking the pics is my safety and never used the cam before, so, they probably wont show good trails.. (he left the flash on) either way, it'll give you an idea of the effect..
i cut a roadflare into thirds.. attached 2/3 to the chains, used the 3rd with the striker as the lighter (left it on the ground to relight the poi if they died)
pix will follow in a few, recharging the batteries
--trin
We bleed the same blood, We cry the same tears, We have the same fears, We pass the same years, We see the same stars, Under the same skies, We pass the same time, We all live and die
107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
ok, here's some small ones, gonna post large ones and hopefully new ones on the website later..
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[ 08 October 2002, 16:43: Message edited by: trintek ]
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Good stuff trintek! Thanks for givin it a try!
What do you mean by "they split alot"?
As in "they send flying bits of lit flare flying about"?
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
sulphur man, loads of it, thats why it doesnt burn you really... low melting point, but, still dangerous as hell... have 3 more flares here, hoping my bro finds his cam so i can get some lapse photos showing the color and patterns instead of the tiny trails i got with my cam..
but yeah, it spits, the sulphur doesnt burn totally and flys all over the place, i made zeke stand a good 20 feet or so back, and had a person with a wet towel cover themselves and peek out for the most part... wanted a safety, didnt want to risk their safety though
We bleed the same blood, We cry the same tears, We have the same fears, We pass the same years, We see the same stars, Under the same skies, We pass the same time, We all live and die
107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
dunno if the pics will be up tonight or not, but... took the last two flares and hooked them up to shorter chains, so, shouldn't have the 'dying in mid spin' problem.. will definately get some pics and have em up here soon
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Location: San Antonio, TX
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k, i take it all back, sulphur burns it hurts, and damn me for not wearing the gloves, and damn my pinkie for getting hit so this is now a 'don't try this, it's a good way to get burned' rating... either way, here's a few small versions of the new pics, all roadflare, 1/4 second or so exposure time.. didnt want to spin fast due to the large amounts of stuff flying out of the flares (almost nailed my new camera guy 6-7 times)
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will post all of them later on the tribes site when i set up the gallery, watch this thread to be informed when.
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107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
as promised, here's the full pic set of the flare poi... remember, i'm a trained idiot, don't try this at home... if you do, wear lots of leather..
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[ 09 October 2002, 08:42: Message edited by: trintek ]
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Location: New York (its not as cool as you think)
[Trintek} THOSE PICS ROCK DUDE! you are my new personal hero taking the place of mike tyson. seriously good stuff man. i cant believe you actually tried it and got pics. hope the finger's ok!
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Location: San Antonio, TX
well, i'm working on becoming the resident HoP village idiot If it's doable, and i can get pix, i'll probably try it (no this doesnt include setting myself on fire and jumping into a pool).
the finger's healed already, but thanx i think the real reason not to try it is, it throws too much stuff around, looks damn cool though irl, and unfortunately the pics dont show one of the better parts about them. They spotlight areas while you spin since the force of spinning them dislodges the tip and ends up with the flares burning in the casing.. Kind of like spinning spotlight torches.
--trin
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right on locofly! trinitek, that's tres coolness. Now you've shown us the way to get flares back into fashion(!) ^_^
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just wondering...why would these be any more dangerous than sparkly poi?
BTW, how do you make those?
107 posts
Location: San Antonio, TX
Flares went out of fashion?! *hides his box-o-flares*
quote:Never underestimate the power of duct-tape my child. seriously though, i drilled a hole through the clay end piece, then used a piece of baling wire to make a connection loop.
just wondering...why would these be any more dangerous than sparkly poi?
BTW, how do you make those?
To me its as dangerous as sparkly poi when it comes to fire hazard, more dangerous to spectators as, well, erm.. drop a small hot ash on yourself (sparkly poi), then melt some sulphur and pour it on your hand see the difference
[ 10 October 2002, 16:51: Message edited by: trintek ]
We bleed the same blood, We cry the same tears, We have the same fears, We pass the same years, We see the same stars, Under the same skies, We pass the same time, We all live and die
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Location: the arms of the Ganja Goddess
hmmmm. If I can get the flares, I am stupid enough to try this on Sat.
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Location: San Antonio, TX
oh sure, just trash my attempt to be the village idiot seriosuly though, keep an extinguisher or a bucket of water around and wear lots of leather.. after the first set of pics (the crap ones) i found that the armour was overkill really, so just kept my long suede coat on that i use when working with hot metal, welding, or grinders. Not a huge precaution, but, i'm certain its better than a roadflare burn
We bleed the same blood, We cry the same tears, We have the same fears, We pass the same years, We see the same stars, Under the same skies, We pass the same time, We all live and die
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