Author Topic: Fire Breathing (Read 6739 times)

Trixter · « **on:** May 23, 2009, 09:52:40 PM »

Ok me n greggles are going well planning to start doing fire breathing we know what were doing but are really struggling to find paraffin wax anywhere please help or advise on something else we could use would be awesome cheers guys girls and other things on the forum

aidanh1 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2009, 10:08:59 PM »

aww fanx for mentioning us other things

hehe

u tried errm petrol XD

sprog · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2009, 10:38:20 PM »

Paraffin wax? o.O

When we did it, we just drank craploads of milk (To hide the taste of the paraffin), and just used plain industrial paraffin from B&Q. I learnt to do it at a juggling club with a load of people who did it as a full-time job, and that's the way they taught us.

Aidan, have you ever set fire to petrol? It's really not a good substance to do any fire work with at all.

Trixter · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2009, 11:00:17 PM »

kool cheers sprog

sprog · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2009, 11:06:57 PM »

S'alright, good luck! Try not to burn your eyebrows off

Spud · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2009, 11:27:15 PM »

Sprog's right. Just make sure it's clean. Like say you had leftover from poi, dont put it back in the breathing stuff.

aidanh1 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:57:34 AM »

sprog i was joking and yes me and my dad tipped a full buket of petrol on a barbecue i can put up a picture of it when i upload them if u want lol

Carma · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2009, 11:59:14 AM »

Quote from: sprog on May 23, 2009, 10:38:20 PM

Paraffin wax? o.O When we did it, we just drank craploads of milk (To hide the taste of the paraffin)

Bit of a bugger if your Lactose intolerant like myself! Hahha

-Carma

sprog · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2009, 01:15:05 PM »

Quote from: Carma on May 24, 2009, 11:59:14 AM

Quote from: sprog on May 23, 2009, 10:38:20 PM
Paraffin wax? o.O When we did it, we just drank craploads of milk (To hide the taste of the paraffin)

Bit of a bugger if your Lactose intolerant like myself! Hahha

-Carma

Soya milk then

darfgarf · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2009, 01:22:48 PM »

Quote from: sprog on May 24, 2009, 01:15:05 PM

Soya milk then

paraffin tastes nicer

Carma · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2009, 01:29:09 PM »

Quote from: sprog on May 24, 2009, 01:15:05 PM

Quote from: Carma on May 24, 2009, 11:59:14 AM
Quote from: sprog on May 23, 2009, 10:38:20 PM
Paraffin wax? o.O When we did it, we just drank craploads of milk (To hide the taste of the paraffin)

Bit of a bugger if your Lactose intolerant like myself! Hahha

-Carma
Soya milk then

Yeah I have to say, Soya milk is hideous!

Spud · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2009, 04:09:49 PM »

You can get lactose free cows milk now. Better than any other alternative. Its just unfortunate the lactose part isnt a problem for me. Its the cow part. FTL

sprog · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2009, 04:22:02 PM »

You're allergic to COWS?

Red_romper · « **Reply #13 on:** May 24, 2009, 07:08:55 PM »

Quote from: Trixter on May 23, 2009, 09:52:40 PM

Ok me n greggles are going well planning to start doing fire breathing we know what were doing but are really struggling to find paraffin wax anywhere please help or advise on something else we could use would be awesome cheers guys girls and other things on the forum

I'm still trying to work out the know what you're doing and yet you wanted to firebreathe with a solid wax. Where have you learnt, please tell me you haven't just searched on youtube for a video on how to do it

EDIT: also goats milk apparently tastes fine and is lactose free i believe

darfgarf · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2009, 07:37:43 PM »

goats milk tastes goaty believe it or not, just like wild boar tastes like male pig

Spud · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2009, 07:43:44 PM »

Not allregic to cows

Just cows milk. Something to do with cows havin 4 stomachs. I don't really understand it and I don't really care. And goats milk...it does taste funny. Especially in tea for some reason.

Trixter · « **Reply #16 on:** May 24, 2009, 08:13:40 PM »

no didnt youtube it jus was told paraffin wax would be good to do it with as it has a low burn temp and paraffin wax isnt actually a solid its a liquid

darfgarf · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:03:16 PM »

Quote from: Spud on May 24, 2009, 07:43:44 PM

Especially in tea for some reason.

that's cause you should only ever ruin tea with strange herbs

sprog · « **Reply #18 on:** May 25, 2009, 12:35:34 AM »

Quote from: Red_romper on May 24, 2009, 07:08:55 PM

Quote from: Trixter on May 23, 2009, 09:52:40 PM
Ok me n greggles are going well planning to start doing fire breathing we know what were doing but are really struggling to find paraffin wax anywhere please help or advise on something else we could use would be awesome cheers guys girls and other things on the forum

I'm still trying to work out the know what you're doing and yet you wanted to firebreathe with a solid wax.

That confused me too Romper, but I couldn't be bothered to question it.

Quote from: Trixter on May 24, 2009, 08:13:40 PM

no didnt youtube it jus was told paraffin wax would be good to do it with as it has a low burn temp and paraffin wax isnt actually a solid its a liquid

Normal paraffin burns with a cold flame (hence why we use if for juggling/poi/etc, if it hits you or you accidentally catch it, it won't burn you). Paraffin wax is a solid wax up until about 50 degrees centigrade, so it'll be like holding vaseline in your mouth and attempting to spit it out. It just wouldn't work. Whoever told you to use wax is an idiot to be honest, and really had no idea what they were doing.
If you're going off info like that, I would seriously STOP, think about what you're doing, and go join a local circus skills club. There will be people there who will do fire stuff and can teach you properly.

Spud · « **Reply #19 on:** May 25, 2009, 12:45:42 AM »

Thats deffo the way to go guys. Fire breathing can actually be pretty dangerous. If you do learn of some experienced people I am sure you will be told of the horror stories of what happens if you make a mistake (breathe in by mistake) Fire poi and stuff is fairly harmless. You have to be pretty stupid to so any real damage to yourself, even fire eating is ok safety wise but there are risks with breathing and I think particular techniques involved so it is better to join a group.

Red_romper · « **Reply #20 on:** May 25, 2009, 02:06:12 AM »

Drop bas231187 a pm, I've yet to find something he doesn't know about fire and an my circus skills club hes taught about 50 odd people how to do it. He deffinately knows his stuff.

Red

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