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Location: Dunedin
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Location: Dunedin
Posted:
I've been playing with my new poi on the beach, and (woops) they are all sandy - Is this going to hurt the kevlar? Should I try and get it out? Or just play on...
I've been playing with my new poi on the beach, and (woops) they are all sandy - Is this going to hurt the kevlar? Should I try and get it out? Or just play on...
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the henna lady
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Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
Personally I do feel it effected my poi in an adverse way. They didn't hold as much fuel and the burn wasn't as clean...plus it mussed up my fuel....
I just rinsed it out with water and let my poi dry, something I like to do anyway to keep them clear of too much oily soot residue.
I think it honestly comes down to how you feel they do. There is nothing scientific that says yes or no. Try them with the sand and if you feel it was inadequate (I have pretty strict standards for my poor poi), then by all means please wash them off. If not, then have loads of fun!
Personally I do feel it effected my poi in an adverse way. They didn't hold as much fuel and the burn wasn't as clean...plus it mussed up my fuel....
I just rinsed it out with water and let my poi dry, something I like to do anyway to keep them clear of too much oily soot residue.
I think it honestly comes down to how you feel they do. There is nothing scientific that says yes or no. Try them with the sand and if you feel it was inadequate (I have pretty strict standards for my poor poi), then by all means please wash them off. If not, then have loads of fun!
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not with cactus
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Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
mine seemed fine after a week in the sand.... although i can see how it might be bad for them, so probably safest to try and get rid of it.
mine seemed fine after a week in the sand.... although i can see how it might be bad for them, so probably safest to try and get rid of it.
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Miss Whippy
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
Posted:
my poi got sandy once.
I was at the beach spinning happily away and during one of the moves i hadnt quite mastered, hit myself on the back and the guy i was with came rushing over with a heavy towel, pushed me over, extinguished the poi which were by that time covered in sand, ooooo i was mad!!!
I just spun them really fast (as if you were spinning them out) and got rid of most of the sand, then they were fine!
my poi got sandy once.
I was at the beach spinning happily away and during one of the moves i hadnt quite mastered, hit myself on the back and the guy i was with came rushing over with a heavy towel, pushed me over, extinguished the poi which were by that time covered in sand, ooooo i was mad!!!
I just spun them really fast (as if you were spinning them out) and got rid of most of the sand, then they were fine!
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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Corporate Circus Arts Entertainer
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Corporate Circus Arts Entertainer
3,989 posts
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posted:
I would rather a hundred not-needed safety interventions than that one needed one not happening...
But, I don't do much poi...
I would rather a hundred not-needed safety interventions than that one needed one not happening...
But, I don't do much poi...
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Miss Whippy
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
Posted:
True true, Charles. But it was still bloody annoying coz i got sand all in my hair and poi and clothes. He prolly only did it so he could jump on me! Damn admirers with their towels!!!
True true, Charles. But it was still bloody annoying coz i got sand all in my hair and poi and clothes. He prolly only did it so he could jump on me! Damn admirers with their towels!!!
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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