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My poi addiction has always intrigued me and over the years I have thought about it a lot.

I've always come to the conclusion that it is founded on my extremely 'scientific' mind.

Has anyone else considered the origins of their addiction and thought of this explaination?

Any other theories?

Jo.

Educate yourself in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!

its all about sex, jo.


and glowey things in your case.

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

"its all about sex, jo"

Rob, again you reinforce your genius

And it can't be based on a scientific mind. I know nothing about science... but like my literature and arts.

However, I'm not outstandingly good at poi either... so nevermind

Getting to the other side

Well.. I think it looks and feels nice, which is why I started it and why I continue to do it.. Sorry to be so simple

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

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I've been wondering about this one in another thread for a while now, I just made a post about the more scientific end of it in fact.


Ummm sex is definitely not part of MY theory, I personally feel that swinging things around at high speed (especially flaming things!) is NOT the sort of thing that should be combined with that unless the participants are seriously into self-flagellation.... wasn't there a self-harm thread floating around here the other day? That discussion should go over there...

"Ours is not to question The Head; it is enough to revel in the ubiquitous inanity of The Head, the unwanted proximity of The Head, the unrelenting HellPresence of The Head, indeed the very UNYIELDING IRRELEVANCE of The Head!" --Revelation X

Love is the law.

eRic.

I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me, Superman!

PK.

"To be an angel, one need not have wings.
In giving love there is an equal grace.
Nor need one seek the aura in the face,
As love unveils the beauty of all things."

*Francois Couperin.

Pk -

Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...

yup it is...


I have always believed that my poi addiction comes from the implant in my brain from the aliens. its true I tells ya

TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"

I've noticed that most people in my science course at my old uni did play instruments or arts. Here at juggling there seem to be LOTS of computer students. So maybe it's just some kind of balance for people with a very scientific mind?

My real theory however is juggling, poi etc are for people who still have a bit of a child's attitude or are pyromaniacs The bit about the not-being-completely-grown-up correlates nicely with scientists if you see how many of them are Trekkies or roleplayers, too!

"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

i'm of the opinion that spinning somehow has an affect on our body's electromagnetic field or 'luminous energy field' or 'aura'

i like to think of my energy field being stimulated by the constant motion of chains or sticks (with or without fire) swinging by.

My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely

I like to think that my poi obsession is about balance.
like the way the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth....or weather and seasons are all a cycle or circle...even our hormones (especially if female) go in cycles.
when spinning poi i find that i find a bit of inner peace and when finished im relaxed and happy and feel more balanced.....a bit deep i know but hey what can ya say....
...oh yeah it could be about sex too!!!!

"I dont want no fatty bumbum, i want a lean mean shagging machine" anon

"I'm sweet and wholesome with a little bit of filth thrown in"

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

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instruments... arts... computer students... pyromaniacs... Trekkies or roleplayers, too!



....Guilty as charged, all of the above.....

I personally though do not believe that artistic and scientific endeavers contradict each other in any way. Math can create beauty, (I bet the paths of any poi move could be basically defined by a few fairly simple equations, and a computer could generate some of those spiffy trail-patterns we see in photos) and understanding science takes imagination. I loved my physics classes. Course I'm a total sci-fi/fantasy freak-- and in all things, you gotta know the rules before you can break them well... which is to say, you can't write or truly appreciate a story about something fantastical unless you have some clue how the world already works, or the setting you come up with will seem shallow and awkward.

I am an artist, but I love best to work in the computer, since there's that lovely invention known as the Undo button, and the possibilities for experimentation and control of the medium is almost endless. It's just annoying that there's really technical stuff (like programming! aaaaagh!!) involved.

"Ours is not to question The Head; it is enough to revel in the ubiquitous inanity of The Head, the unwanted proximity of The Head, the unrelenting HellPresence of The Head, indeed the very UNYIELDING IRRELEVANCE of The Head!" --Revelation X

i love biomechanics and physics and its fun to know whats going on especialy when i say gyroscope on fire recently.

but at the same time my body does stuff i couldnt consiously figure out using science. the Reason im addicted though is, its the door to my world and as soon as i start spinning I step into a place just for me.

My head is full of sex anyway so its hard to separate anything i ever do from that

Grow old but never grow up

You can't avoid pain by fencing yourself from it.
Some times you need the help of others more than anything else
But you have to let them close enough to help......
People want to be needed, I found that out too

Anyone who hasn't already should check out 'Spherculism's 'poibot'



It is amazing and prooves we are really very, very close to having the maths of spinning 'derived'. Good learning tool for all too as I'm sure it will show you stuff you can't do (bloody jedi...



Jo.

Educate yourself in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!

PK.

"To be an angel, one need not have wings.
In giving love there is an equal grace.
Nor need one seek the aura in the face,
As love unveils the beauty of all things."

*Francois Couperin.

"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

i stopped watching tv. not that i watched much in the first place.
and stopped playing pootah games.
and having a life outside of playing.

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

Love is the law.

16 hours?

What game was it?
And will you get better soon?

Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...

Love is the law.

To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire

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Mayb there is a deeper thing than that, but i havn't figured it out yet...




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