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old hand
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old hand
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Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
I'm fairly sure this hasn't been posted before... I just found a video of the world record attempt on youtube
I'm fairly sure this hasn't been posted before... I just found a video of the world record attempt on youtube
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253 posts
Location: Torquay, UK
253 posts
Location: Torquay, UK
Posted:
sweeeeeet! haven't seen it yet, looks great.
sweeeeeet! haven't seen it yet, looks great.
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bastard child of satan
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Location: Raanana, Israel
Posted:
this was posted on the PLAY thread, but it's still great to see it
im in there somewhere (im the guy doing fire poi
) no idea where though.
it was great to be part of it, and i hope we'll try to break our own record next year
this was posted on the PLAY thread, but it's still great to see it
im in there somewhere (im the guy doing fire poi
) no idea where though.it was great to be part of it, and i hope we'll try to break our own record next year
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Location: Oregon, USA
Troupe Leader and founder, Fire and Steel
241 posts
Location: Oregon, USA
Posted:
Doesn't look choreographed. There's no form whatsoever. Granted, I realize that all "choreography" means is someone said, "alright, everyone with a staff do this, everyone with poi do this, you with the fingers, just, uh, er-- do this." (technically, that's all it would take to be called choreographed.)
Doesn't look choreographed. There's no form whatsoever. Granted, I realize that all "choreography" means is someone said, "alright, everyone with a staff do this, everyone with poi do this, you with the fingers, just, uh, er-- do this." (technically, that's all it would take to be called choreographed.)
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
There was form!
Inner circle consited of all the 'odd' toys you get.
Next cirl had staff
Next circle had double staff
Next circle poi
And the outer circle was another of poi.
All spinning a neutral position.
First signal inner circle starts, stops when finsished
Then the next circle, and the next etc..until all the circles have span their piece.
Then on the final signal we all did our set routines together, and then we could 'freestyle' it.
The guys that arranged it did such a good job.
As you can imagen trying to arrange 180 stoned hippies is a very hard indeed!
I'm sure an ariel unedited shot of what we did would show you what we did better.
But for any of us to see that, we have to wait for the DVD to come out
There was form!
Inner circle consited of all the 'odd' toys you get.
Next cirl had staff
Next circle had double staff
Next circle poi
And the outer circle was another of poi.
All spinning a neutral position.
First signal inner circle starts, stops when finsished
Then the next circle, and the next etc..until all the circles have span their piece.
Then on the final signal we all did our set routines together, and then we could 'freestyle' it.
The guys that arranged it did such a good job.
As you can imagen trying to arrange 180 stoned hippies is a very hard indeed!
I'm sure an ariel unedited shot of what we did would show you what we did better.
But for any of us to see that, we have to wait for the DVD to come out
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Introverted
833 posts
Location: Norf London, United Kingdom
Introverted
833 posts
Location: Norf London, United Kingdom
Posted:
Cool! The best vid I've seen yet.
Cool! The best vid I've seen yet.
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Troupe Leader and founder, Fire and Steel
241 posts
Location: Oregon, USA
Troupe Leader and founder, Fire and Steel
241 posts
Location: Oregon, USA
Posted:
You're right, I bet it would have looked better from above, but from eye level, all I saw appeared to be chaos with a dash of organization. Such is the curse of being on the ground, however. I'm sure It would look absolutely beautiful viewed from above.
You're right, I bet it would have looked better from above, but from eye level, all I saw appeared to be chaos with a dash of organization. Such is the curse of being on the ground, however. I'm sure It would look absolutely beautiful viewed from above.
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22 posts
Location: frankfurt/germany
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Location: frankfurt/germany
Posted:
respect! looks like a lot of coordination. where was it?
respect! looks like a lot of coordination. where was it?
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Location: over yonder, New Zealand
Posted:
looks awesome thats so cool and looks like mega fun too!!!
looks awesome thats so cool and looks like mega fun too!!!
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
It was at PLAY festival...
It was at PLAY festival...
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addict
434 posts
Location: UK
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434 posts
Location: UK
Posted:
I believe the guys organising it had "official" cameras who were on top of a van, that along with the fact that we were on a hill should have given a fairly high POV and some good footage, not seen any of it released yet tho
Motley
Written by: Frederick the Reckless
You're right, I bet it would have looked better from above, but from eye level, all I saw appeared to be chaos with a dash of organization. Such is the curse of being on the ground, however. I'm sure It would look absolutely beautiful viewed from above.
I believe the guys organising it had "official" cameras who were on top of a van, that along with the fact that we were on a hill should have given a fairly high POV and some good footage, not seen any of it released yet tho
Motley
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
I'm sure I heard somewhere we'd see it about ovtober / november time.. ?
I'm sure I heard somewhere we'd see it about ovtober / november time.. ?
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Posted:
Nice!
Looks great and Im sure it was totally fun... But hardly a record. I believe there were over 600 in last year's Burning Man fire conclave. Not sure what the record is though, if there is one.
Nice!
Looks great and Im sure it was totally fun... But hardly a record. I believe there were over 600 in last year's Burning Man fire conclave. Not sure what the record is though, if there is one.
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
600 choreographed(sp?)? Impressive!
600 choreographed(sp?)? Impressive!
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Posted:
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EDITED_BY: Wheee (1154480860)
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EDITED_BY: Wheee (1154480860)
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Posted:
ya i agree with that
ya i agree with that
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm not sure I like the tone of your post there
OK so as far as my knowledge goes there were not allocated safetys(somebody please correct me if I am wrong), but the amount of people spectating around our circle formation was massive, enough for one person to see a person in trouble and go and help.
And how exactly did you find out there was 'no fire safetys'. From the video? Any peice of footage could be edited for your viewing pleasure however the creator wishes. For all you know there could have been a bright orange elephant standing on stilts in the background.
Having said that, checks were made before we went in to see that we could do the routine, and that we were experianced spinners, as I'm sure you'll agree the more you spin, the less you hit yourself.
We are NOT fire breathers, thus the risk of injury is greatly reduced.
Hear all that whooping and hollaring at the beginning of the video as we're all waiting to start? You can't get that feeling anywhere else. It's magical.
I for one am extremely proud of what I took part in, whether its a world record or not, and its certainly something that I'll remember for the rest of my life.
EDITED_BY: Aimée (1154503494)
Written by: Wheee
What is it about record attempts that people think its worth not having a safety person close by in order to set a record which probably won't even be published in the book anyway?
I'm not sure I like the tone of your post there
OK so as far as my knowledge goes there were not allocated safetys(somebody please correct me if I am wrong), but the amount of people spectating around our circle formation was massive, enough for one person to see a person in trouble and go and help.
And how exactly did you find out there was 'no fire safetys'. From the video? Any peice of footage could be edited for your viewing pleasure however the creator wishes. For all you know there could have been a bright orange elephant standing on stilts in the background.
Having said that, checks were made before we went in to see that we could do the routine, and that we were experianced spinners, as I'm sure you'll agree the more you spin, the less you hit yourself.
We are NOT fire breathers, thus the risk of injury is greatly reduced.
Hear all that whooping and hollaring at the beginning of the video as we're all waiting to start? You can't get that feeling anywhere else. It's magical.
I for one am extremely proud of what I took part in, whether its a world record or not, and its certainly something that I'll remember for the rest of my life.
EDITED_BY: Aimée (1154503494)
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
Actually, before we started, they went through the safety routine. If any was in trouble we were to make a lot of (obivous) noise about it. There were people watching to keep an eye on things too. If anything had gone wrong they would have beeped repeatedly on the horn of the van. If that happened we were instructed to lay down our toys and carefully take a few steps back from them so that the fire marshalls and medical people nearby could get to those that needed it.
Aimee has a good point too - Fire breathing is considerably more dangerous than spinning fire toys (and not just for the performer!).
What made you think there was a lack of safety at the attempt?
Actually, before we started, they went through the safety routine. If any was in trouble we were to make a lot of (obivous) noise about it. There were people watching to keep an eye on things too. If anything had gone wrong they would have beeped repeatedly on the horn of the van. If that happened we were instructed to lay down our toys and carefully take a few steps back from them so that the fire marshalls and medical people nearby could get to those that needed it.
Aimee has a good point too - Fire breathing is considerably more dangerous than spinning fire toys (and not just for the performer!).
What made you think there was a lack of safety at the attempt?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
Duh, of course that happend!
That part was completely erased from my memory!
Written by: *HyperLight
Actually, before we started, they went through the safety routine. If any was in trouble we were to make a lot of (obivous) noise about it. There were people watching to keep an eye on things too. If anything had gone wrong they would have beeped repeatedly on the horn of the van. If that happened we were instructed to lay down our toys and carefully take a few steps back from them so that the fire marshalls and medical people nearby could get to those that needed it.
Duh, of course that happend!
That part was completely erased from my memory!
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
You'd make a good ventriloquist Aimee... you said it without even moving your lips
You'd make a good ventriloquist Aimee... you said it without even moving your lips
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Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Tosser
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Location: Bristol,UK
Posted:
I got tangled up and had my poi doused out with a blanket by a fire marshall (ED)
I sorted out and relit for the freestyle bit.
Safety First!
I got tangled up and had my poi doused out with a blanket by a fire marshall (ED
)I sorted out and relit for the freestyle bit.
Safety First!
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posted:
Does anybody know exactly how many people were involved in the record attempt? And has it been recognised or is it unofficial?
Does anybody know exactly how many people were involved in the record attempt? And has it been recognised or is it unofficial?
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Location: singapore
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Posted:
nobody would who about that unless they have made a count of people before thaty start spining..
nobody would who about that unless they have made a count of people before thaty start spining..
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and behold!
464 posts
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
and behold!
464 posts
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Posted:
Don't worry, all our memories are kind of hazy...
Written by: Aimée
Duh, of course that happend!
That part was completely erased from my memory!
Don't worry, all our memories are kind of hazy...
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bastard child of satan
1,113 posts
Location: Raanana, Israel
bastard child of satan
1,113 posts
Location: Raanana, Israel
Posted:
they did count us, they said we broke the old record by 2 people, and then more people joined in. the old record was 173 people, so we were at least 180 people there.
they did count us, they said we broke the old record by 2 people, and then more people joined in. the old record was 173 people, so we were at least 180 people there.
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