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Login/Join to ParticipatePosted:my friend and i had a cool idea.we made a set of poi but we used sergical tubing for the rope part (with a loop of rope for a handle)we put glow sticks on the end of the chain and it was insanespin slow for small poispin fast for large poione problem is it takes a bit of practice to get the hang of the growing/shrinking, but not much
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Posted:That's a really cool idea. I am assuming you mean the elastic tubing they tie your arm up with to poke you for blood? Couldn't you thread glowsticks down inside the surgical tubing as well so that it glowed through?
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I fear, however that it prolly wouldn't be such a keen combination with fire...ewww...stinky melty ick splattering everywhere!
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You could prolly do the same thing with the auto bungee cords, I would think but you wouldn't be able to put stuff down the middle, but you would get the stretchy, yo-yo effect.Just a thought. ------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
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I fear, however that it prolly wouldn't be such a keen combination with fire...ewww...stinky melty ick splattering everywhere!
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You could prolly do the same thing with the auto bungee cords, I would think but you wouldn't be able to put stuff down the middle, but you would get the stretchy, yo-yo effect.Just a thought. ------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
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Posted:i use the tubing that heroine junkies use for tieing off their arms.auto bungi cords are too stiffand i dont put junk down them cause it restricts flex in the cord(just saying this to save you some time)
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Posted:I don't use glow sticks at all...I am strictly fire so I was just brain storming.Hey, what do I know?------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
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Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Posted:you know nothing ha ha ha!!!!just kiddingby all means use fire(just dont melt the rubber part!!!)we have done fire and stretchy poi but we love our glow sticks/beaming type poi[This message has been edited by Jeff Duncan (edited 11 January 2001).]
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Posted:hey...i've done some stretching poi at some point...what i did was attach an elastic thingie (sorry my english is crap, i made it using the staff you use for clothes, e.g. on the sleeves of tracksuits, come on you know what i mean
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) - anyways i used that for nearly the bottom half of the chain and then an inflexible cord for the rest of it - it wasn't very difficult to get used to, but it didn't feel very confortable and it was messing up some of my moves - the effect wasn't that great either so i gave up - you can always simulate bigger poi lengths y putting your whole arm into the moves instead of the wrist (works for moves like the weave etc) - Pele i think a piece of something elastic and stretchable near the handles of your poi might allow you to use it with fire too if you wanted...happy swinging,Simos
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) - anyways i used that for nearly the bottom half of the chain and then an inflexible cord for the rest of it - it wasn't very difficult to get used to, but it didn't feel very confortable and it was messing up some of my moves - the effect wasn't that great either so i gave up - you can always simulate bigger poi lengths y putting your whole arm into the moves instead of the wrist (works for moves like the weave etc) - Pele i think a piece of something elastic and stretchable near the handles of your poi might allow you to use it with fire too if you wanted...happy swinging,Simos
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Posted:I tried something similar but by mistake - I used some non-slip stuff for handles and to lenthen my poi only I didn't realise it was strechy - I found it really off putting and strange and soon found something else to use
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Posted:haha that's exactly how i got the idea Purple Dragon - i made elastic Poi handles by mistake - i hated them but then i thought i'd make a 'growing Poi' set...i wasn't too thrilled either...it's fun to experiment with though!happy swinging,Simos
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Posted:I've made some sort of streatchy poi useing 70 denier tights.. go slow they are short.. speed up and they s-t-r-e-a-t-c-h..
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Posted:still not as good as an idea ive had..
more about that when ive made them and seen what they are like...
watch this space --> <-- that one..
more about that when ive made them and seen what they are like...
watch this space --> <-- that one..
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Posted:
Oh...
I thought this was going to be a gardening thread.
I was looking forward to reading your tips on growing poi from seed.
My crop isn't doing very well this year, the slugs keep breaking into my greenhouse and eating the saplings before they're even spinnable
Oh...
I thought this was going to be a gardening thread.
I was looking forward to reading your tips on growing poi from seed.
My crop isn't doing very well this year, the slugs keep breaking into my greenhouse and eating the saplings before they're even spinnable
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Posted:I put little bowls full of beer in my poi garden. The slugs love the beer and they crawl in and drown.
Big poi harvest comeing this fall! Can't wait for the feast.
Big poi harvest comeing this fall! Can't wait for the feast.
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