Oooh, pretty-swirly-burny-things!

[denny]

On a more cheerful note, check out this outrageously cool fire poi picture that I found from a link ali_anarres posted in someone else's journal.

Update: Oh. My. God.
(apparently metal cages stuffed with wire wool and ignited make interesting fire poi... good lord)

Comments

[uberredfraggle.livejournal.com]

i was only kidding. we'll figure it out before we start don't worry!

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

I bet you will! Actually I'm kind of curious now, as to what is the recommended thing to have standing by...

I think I will stick with glow-poi, if I can find some... it seems a lot simpler, even if the trails aren't quite as pretty and the audience is less impressed  :)

[uberredfraggle.livejournal.com]

well we'll be doing it in the right place(on the beach) sand is good.

[venta.livejournal.com]

The guy who taught me to fire-breathe recommended having a couple of wet towels/blankets on hand to smother things.

I know nothing about poi, but you'd have to be trying reasonably hard to set yourself on fire while firebreathing. Probably involving spilling a sizeable amount of paraffin (?) on yourself, then holding a flame to it.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Wet blankets/towels.
NOT water. Foam not recommended because it can block up your respiratory system. CO₂ isn't good, the force with which it comes out can damage e.g. eyes, and is likely to spread the fuel about.