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Posted: 3rd Feb 2004
https://www.homeofpoi.com/shop/details.asp?prodid=960&cat=700&path=

Rainbow hackey sacks strobe 3 colors. The on-off switch (dial, actually) is inset enough that you could probably contact juggle with it, but you might feel it being a bit harder on one little portion (about an inch across) than the rest of it. Happy CJing

Posted: 4th Feb 2004
Much thanks Mr Padawan. As far as playage goes these things look ideal. I muight look just a little bit more though to see if I can find something longer lasting power wise. I'm very tempted to go ahead and grab a couple hand fulls of the things though; looks very yummy.

Did you have to put in your own batteries to begin with and are they very much to replace?

Love & Stuff,
Kyle

Contact without dance is like sex without wiggling.
A) it does feel as good
B) it does not look as good on film

Posted: 4th Feb 2004
the glo hackey sacks tend to be a odly shaped cos of the batteries... if you want smoother longer lasting balls it's all about aerotechs, the only problem is the cost!
i'm pretty sure i know someone's whose hacky sacks last about 10hrs battery time tho...

It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett

Posted: 11th Feb 2004
check here bout halfway down the page. look for the GloMaster Footbag. would those work for you?

Posted: 11th Feb 2004
MAJOR problem with glo hackys as juggling is that they get dirty reallyreally quickly just from hand sweat etcetc.

so after not very long they get really not bright.

i went through 15 before i decided it wasn't worth it.

passepasse make loooovely and quite cheap globalls.
(well compared to aerotech anyway) and they are even good for contact juggling too....

enjoy
R

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

Posted: 11th Feb 2004
Personally I think aerotech balls suck, but then i've never actually been able to afford them. You know how blue aerotech balls are rediculously more expensive than red ones, well red LEDs cost around 6p (9c) each and blue ones around 8p (12c) each, and they only have a few LED's. Now the batteries may have to be slightly different but I think they are taking the mickey with their prices.

I suggest buying some batteries opperated fairy lights for £5 a set and creating a unique set of poi yourself. I even picked up an old singer sowing machine for £2!!! Made all mannor of great costumes. Fair play, most of them have to be fixed every 6 months or so but it's a damn sight cheaper.

Have you seen those dodgy aerotech poi yet? Man, they really DO suck ~ the weight's bad, center of gravity sucks, the chains are too heavy for the heads, they are rock solid, blah, blah, blah. But that's just my opinion, as an industrial product designer.

Having said that, I do have seen some great performances with aerotechs, I'm just saying that they are all that.

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Posted: 11th Feb 2004
it's a fair call on the aeotechs, they are well expensive but compared to other glo stuff i've seen they're a lot more durable and really bright for when you're not in total darkness...

as for the poi i just pop my balls in persil bags which works real well and means that for all my money i get both juggling and poi fun!!! that's where their brightness comes into play cos it shines thro stuff. i justify the cost by either money or free entry into clubs i get for glo performances...
if you wanna talk real rip-offs check out the glo-staff... jesus!!

still, you can never beat a good set of glo-stick/chains for cheap wholesome fun and for juggling i've wrapped glo-necklaces around clubs before and put glo-sticks in water bottles...

It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett

Posted: 11th Feb 2004
Concerning LED prices, normal LEDs do indeed cost a few pence, but the high intensity variety are considerably more expensive.

At trade prices red, orange and green can be got from Maplins for around 80 pence, but a blue of the same brightness is over £3.00

I used to have a set of aerotech non programmable strobe balls.

Visually they were awesome for 3 ball juggling. Despite the fact that I've done a lot of one ball contact I found them a bit unsuitable, mainly because the weighting was funny- off centered so they didn't roll as well as a contact ball.

Also, contact in the dark didn't seem that good an idea, low light means the moves are harder and the body movements which make contact nice to watch aren't as visible.

I agree that aerotech prices are on the high side, last time I looked the non programmable strobers were £50.

My set was great while it lasted, then two died whilst charging.

I'm not prepared to pay £150 for a set of balls that can just go like that.

Has anyone used the HOP beamer juggling ball? what 're they like for juggling?

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Posted: 12th Feb 2004
there are a few other reasons for their expensivity, such as guarantees, serious serious durability(waaaaay longer than ANY other glo toy i've ever come accross), programmability etcetc.

still damn expensive tho.

and agreements on the poi

R

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

Posted: 13th Feb 2004
The GloMeteor's are lovely I find...

But the GloBalls are too small for nice one ball contact and too sticky for multi-ball stuff like palm-spinning (unless you seperate the balls when palm spinning).

With regards to Aerotech prices, whilst the difference in LED's isn't as much as the difference in price - they are all custom made too. When I ordered my Blue-White GloMeteors they were the first time they'd ever built that combination.
And they're lovely

Mind you, I keep thinking about asking them to change the white to orange...

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Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude

Posted: 14th Feb 2004
Stick with the white dude I bet they look beauty like clouds in the sky maybe? +blue & orange = brown i think well maybe not with aerotechs but you never know
er how are those meteors for swinging as poi? are they a lot heavier than the globalls cause they're nicely on the heavy side but I reckon the meteors look a better shape
aerotech equipment is da bomb and tends to piss all over other glo-stuff and yeah theyre real expensive but a lot of that money goes back into researching and I don't think it'll be too long before you can get downloads for glow sequences off the net + supposedly they're making a UV glo ball

progger

Posted: 14th Feb 2004
uv is already an option.

seems a bit silly tho:

they give you a warning saying 'do not stare into the uv'
and send you the most gorgeous, starable-at piece of equipment around...

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

Posted: 14th Feb 2004
no kidding wonder if theyre gonna sell uv staves I always wanna spin my uv light but the damn things plugged in

progger

Posted: 14th Feb 2004
yep they do that too.... custom only.

mmmmmmmmm

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Posted: 15th Feb 2004
bet theyre £600

progger

Posted: 15th Feb 2004
same as any other staff in fact, £220 up to about £375



going for a neon husky streetlight staff actually, rather than a partner for my present(expensive but gorgeous) baby, should be arriving in the next few weeks(if my creditcard likes me ) and if i like it(i.e. if it stands up to some rigorous dropping) then i'll be getting a few more..

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

Posted: 15th Feb 2004
there is a monkey that is very interested in flashy sticks of the cheaper variety.

he will be sneaking a peek at robs glowing pole of frugality when the opportunity arises...

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."