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Location: Melbourne
Here's the pitch.
Two "wicks" mounted perpendicular to the cranks. They'll be fairly far out on the spokes. Stuck on in the same manner as those reflective orange thingys.
The idea being spin they wheel a pretty circle of flame "in" the spokes.
Has anyone else tried this? any reasons why it won't work?
comments? scorn? better idea? it's all good.
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Location: Southern California, USA
I've seen a similar thing done with Christmas lights--weave a strand around the spokes and stick a battery pack on there. I'm not sure how you would do it with fire...I guess I can't quite visualize it. It could work if you could keep your ankles from burning.
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Location: the state of flux, Ireland
Hi!
Your tires WILL explode/go on fire
I use a fire wheell in some shows similar to what you're describing except with four wicks.
The heat build up in the rim is extreme, too hot to touch, I've got the scars to prove it.
I suspect that you don't actuatly want your inflatable rubber tires to explode and cover you and the audience with melted rubber?
MissEgyptology has the right idea, use some cool looking lights in between the spokes, possibly on sliders so that you'l get elipses at slow speeds and circles when you'r going fast.
Good luck!
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Location: Melbourne
Christmas lights ey
Any idea how much they cost?
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Location: United Kingdom
about a year and a half ago there was a video posted on the unicyclist forum.... coleman fuel on the tire! and set fire to the tyre... is still on the net some where but i wouldnt recomend it! i wouldnt want a tire to explode on me.
the video hada nice 360 jump whilst on fire too!" is worth looking for on the net. unicyclist.com i think.
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Location: Southern California, USA
Christmas lights aren't really that expensive. I think a regular strand is about $7 at Target or something, but you'll be hard pressed to find any thing time of year unless you end up in one of those christmas specialty shops.
"So Miss, I think you win the prize... A mormon egyptologist in a firespinning chat room... that's gotta be a record of some kind"
-NYC
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Location: USA
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about a year and a half ago there was a video posted on the unicyclist forum.... coleman fuel on the tire! and set fire to the tyre... is still on the net some where but i wouldnt recomend it! i wouldnt want a tire to explode on me.
the video hada nice 360 jump whilst on fire too!" is worth looking for on the net. unicyclist.com i think.
yeah, is that the one where they are playing unicycle hockey with a flaming ball? im pretty sure i saw that. it was pimp
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Location: United Kingdom
yup thats the one
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Location: Ft. Myers, Florida, USA
wow that video has almost inspired me to buy a unicycle, not for fire purpouses but yeah lol
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If you inflated the wheel with a mixture of oxygen and propone - oh wait - that isn't a reponsible suggestion
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Written by: Gelfling
If you inflated the wheel with a mixture of oxygen and propone - oh wait - that isn't a reponsible suggestion
runs off in an experimental fashion to try this!
where is the new pope!!!!..... i wanna try this near him! officially expelled from BYU
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Location: Southern California, USA
oh, PK, you so crazy! that sounds really funny. Film it for me
"So Miss, I think you win the prize... A mormon egyptologist in a firespinning chat room... that's gotta be a record of some kind"
-NYC
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it would be like JFK all over again.... :O
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