Fire Spinning!

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. DO NOT LIGHT RANDOM THINGS ON FIRE. DO NOT DO THIS!

A lot of the pictures are cut off, view them separately to really get a good look!

Some of you probably have no idea what in the world fire spinning is. Well, it's exactly what it sounds like, it's taking something thats on fire and swinging it around! There are a lot of different toys which include: Rope Dart(what I spin) which is a long rope with a head on the end, Poi which are 2 much smaller lengths of rope with heads on both ends that you swing together, Staff which is exactly what it sounds like(a staff with wicks on the end) and a bunch of others. The things that are lit on fire are kevlar and fiberglass ribbon or rope thats tied into a knot. The type of knot that my fire head is is called a cathedral:



You soak it in white gas and then light it on fire! Last night I had the opportunity of getting a lot of pictures taken and a video. Hope you guys enjoy!

Here's the video. It wasn't a very great burn as you can't see what I'm doing with the rope itself but still quite a good video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbFFWF94_mA

Now for some of the MANY pictures:

saw plenty of this over the summer, you guys are awesome. fire dancing+altered states+music=awww yea

Awesome!!!

getvaked said:

saw plenty of this over the summer, you guys are awesome. fire dancing+altered states+music=awww yea

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Hell yea man! Where did ya go?

waka! there was like 3 or so fire dancing circles around the electronic tent every night. it was fuckin amazing

A less dangerous way to do this is if you can find big sparklers. May not be as bright/cool but the pics come out the same.

Chiefer said:

A less dangerous way to do this is if you can find big sparklers. May not be as bright/cool but the pics come out the same.

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Thats something completely different. Thats playing with sparklers, this is spinning.

Theo said:

Chiefer said:

A less dangerous way to do this is if you can find big sparklers. May not be as bright/cool but the pics come out the same.

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Thats something completely different. Thats playing with sparklers, this is spinning.

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Well duh dont have to be dick about it. Just saying for ppl that want to try less dangerous way and get the smae results just not as cool.

i've nver tried fire spinning.
though i am familiar with poi

Chiefer said:

Theo said:

Chiefer said:

A less dangerous way to do this is if you can find big sparklers. May not be as bright/cool but the pics come out the same.

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Thats something completely different. Thats playing with sparklers, this is spinning.

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Well duh dont have to be dick about it. Just saying for ppl that want to try less dangerous way and get the smae results just not as cool.

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I wasn't trying to come across as a dick, sorry it came across that way.

Poi is awesome, I pick them up every now and then and learn some stuff. I'm not very good at poi but I LOVE dart!

Theo said:

Chiefer said:

Theo said:

Thats something completely different. Thats playing with sparklers, this is spinning.

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Well duh dont have to be dick about it. Just saying for ppl that want to try less dangerous way and get the smae results just not as cool.

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I wasn't trying to come across as a dick, sorry it came across that way.

Poi is awesome, I pick them up every now and then and learn some stuff. I'm not very good at poi but I LOVE dart!

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Im sorry to dude ur post sounded rude i just read it wrong i guess u meant no disrespect.

That is pretty cool. How long did you set the exposure time on the camera go get some of those trails?

I used to do similar experiments like this with old 35mm cameras and flashlights (as a kid) you can get some really trippy shit with a long exposure time and a cool light source.

Although I think playing with fire like that would be a wee bit more exciting than using a flashlight or penlight

AGBeer said:

That is pretty cool. How long did you set the exposure time on the camera go get some of those trails?

I used to do similar experiments like this with old 35mm cameras and flashlights (as a kid) you can get some really trippy shit with a long exposure time and a cool light source.

Although I think playing with fire like that would be a wee bit more exciting than using a flashlight or penlight

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The camera that we were using was weird, we couldn't set a certain time limit. There was a mode that would keep the shutter open until it had enough light so it could be 2sec or 20sec. So, sorry, but I can't tell you how long exactly for the photos as I don't even know myself!

i wonder how this comparable this is live, to these pics

the pics are great, but i cant see it being like that live

2clicker said:

i wonder how this comparable this is live, to these pics

the pics are great, but i cant see it being like that live

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Theres a link to a video in the first post of it so you can see what it's like. It sounds awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbFFWF94_mA

I love time lapse photography...can we see more?

Time lapse is when you take a picture every so often over a long period of time, usually with a fast shutter speed. All these are is extending exposure time to get more of the light trails, not time lapse.

I have a buddy who's an amazing poi-ist/glowstringer... lemme see if I can pull up some vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVXFRNCRxyo


he's pretty badass, really trippy to watch, even sober

Just saw your post azn, your friend is really amazing, he spins almost exactly like one of my friends. Really technical and precise.

I like when you send the fire out then yank it back in

The things that are lit on fire are kevlar and fiberglass ribbon or rope thats tied into a knot. The type of knot that my fire head is is called a cathedral:

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where did you get these?

i would love to put these on the end of my devil sticks! or a flaming diablo - that would be cool too!

Never seen this live... yet, next summer I will definately find an event that has it. What is White Fuel?, is it like colemans camp stove fuel?. Great display, thanks for sharing.

notmyrealUSERname said:

The things that are lit on fire are kevlar and fiberglass ribbon or rope thats tied into a knot. The type of knot that my fire head is is called a cathedral:

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where did you get these?

i would love to put these on the end of my devil sticks! or a flaming diablo - that would be cool too!

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I don't know what the best way of doing fire devil sticks are but I'll ask a friend of mine who does do it and he is SICK. I'm pretty sure you need to get a whole set that has fire-resistant/proof rubber on the devil sticks and that the flowers/frills are also not going to catch on fire/melt.

I don't know what the best way of doing fire devil sticks are but I'll ask a friend of mine who does do it and he is SICK. I'm pretty sure you need to get a whole set that has fire-resistant/proof rubber on the devil sticks and that the flowers/frills are also not going to catch on fire/melt

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fyi, devil sticks are not flower sticks! devil sticks dont have frilly flower ends on them. the flowers help slow the spin of the stick so beginners can do it quicker.

my devil sticks are made from hardwood (balanced) and have rubber ends that are screwed into the wood to protect the stick.
the sticks that you hold in your hands are already covered in rubber (in order to grab the wood). although in reality i don't think that having fire proof sticks matter because if your twirling the stick correctly then you should never touch the flames with the sticks in your hands. the stick itself should be fireproof.

i was hoping to get some of your cathedral knots and simply screw them in where the rubber pads would normally be. i don't think it would effect the balance too much. the flames would need to be pretty small though.

did you make these knots yourself? what materials did you use? i am pretty stoked to go and try this! i will do some research on google tonight and then i will light my sticks on fire!!!

btw, i don't think that a diablo would work all that well afterall. it might be too hard to get it balanced properly, and then to be able to see the string in the firelight might be pretty impossible.


edit: check out this link to see a pro do some cool devil sticking - now imagine it on fire!!!! he is using the same devil sticks that i have!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5OxpAhzsJA&feature=related

Wow this is pretty sick, would love to see it live some time. Can only imagine what it would be like under the right atmosphere.