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Location: Melbourne

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Posted:16th Apr 2005I came up with this trying to make spiral shapes with fire. The idea is to have a butterfly (using your middle index and or ring fingers) then extend your top finger whilst pulling back your middle fingers (think gun shaped) causeing the poi to wrap around that finger, the poi start to spiral inwards. When they get close to your hands and begin to travel towards te ground, sort of flick your wrists/top finger, so the chain comes of your finger and the poi return to the outer most point on the spiral.

I hope that's clear from my description, makes pretty spiral patterns. I haven't seen anything else like this on the site since last time I was here (under the name "Jackal").

This can also be reversed, and done in a number of different planes.

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Adrillf
SILVER Member since Feb 2005

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Posted:16th Apr 2005IMO it sounds like a one handed spiral. I don't know about the people using sock or fire poi, but those of use who use glowsticks have been doing this for a while.

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Puresock

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Location: Oxford, UK

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Posted:16th Apr 2005I tend to jam my whole hand into the chain, and then let it wrap and spiral out in the opposite direction. Not very new I'm afraid. Cool though.

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Stout
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Location: Canada

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Posted:17th Apr 2005I like the idea, a wrap you just shake off rather than unwrap, and if it ever stops raining, I'll give it a try with poi and glowsticks.

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88Jack88

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Location: Melbourne

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Posted:17th Apr 2005oh, well. It still looks cool smile

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Gav486
SILVER Member since Oct 2004

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Posted:17th Apr 2005Yeh, it does look cool. I've seen it done a few times with fire poi, but 'm a little bit scared of hot metal so close to my hands.

Call me a coward if you want.

You cannot trust this boy! His mind has been corrupted by colours, sounds and shapes.

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pricklyleaf
SILVER Member since Mar 2005

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Posted:19th Apr 2005I agree, I get scared with the fire poi the distance away from my hands they normally are! (those flames look mighty big!). Sounds quite cool though, I've been doing somthing a bit similar, will try it this way!

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vanize
SILVER Member since Aug 2001

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Location: Austin, Texas, USA

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Posted:20th Apr 2005I call those finger wraps

if you do it on the oppssing hand instead of the same hand, I call the finger loops.

there is nothing new under the sun.

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fire puppy
BRONZE Member since Apr 2005

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Posted:22nd Apr 2005well not new but diff ive seen a contortionist do a revers weave bend back so far she went between her legs and turned it into a nomal 3 beat whitout changing hand positions never seen that anywere else again eek

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vanize
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Posted:26th Apr 2005ouch!

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Eveish
GOLD Member since Jul 2004

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Location: Australia

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Posted:2nd May 2005..that's just not right!! eek

What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!

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fire puppy
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Posted:2nd May 2005thats what I said when I saw it
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shen shui
SILVER Member since Jan 2005

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Location: aotearoa, New Zealand

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Posted:6th May 2005yeah i've played around with what you described in the original post of this thread.

lots of fun but a bit limited, IMHO.. but then, what do i know...?

sheesh...

those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.

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