I juggled balls of fire at MIT this weekend. Details below the fold.
For Christmahanakwanzika, my amazing(ly nerdy) girlfriend Cheryl gave me a set of FyreFli fire juggling balls. These unique kevlar and wire balls can be juggled safely (well, to a point; it is still fire) without gloves due to their heat-dissipating design and the fact that fire isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Since I was in the Boston area this past weekend anyway (I apparently have Spring Break when no one else does), we decided to go to the MIT weekly juggling meetup and give the ol’ FyreBalls a burn. In the photo set below (best viewed full screen), you’ll also see Jacob Sharpe, a Circus Smirkus alumnus who can keep four diabolos going consistently, and Stephanie Tanzella, a fellow UMaine juggler and poi spinner who lives in the area. They, and many other bystanders, were eager to try my new toys. Lest you worry, I told all the kids there to only try it at their friends’ houses, so their own property value is assured.
You can also see the shots directly on Flickr.
March 9th, 2009 - 9:47 pm
very very cool.
So you flamed MIT?
March 10th, 2009 - 11:53 am
Massachusetts Institute of (pyro)Technology
March 10th, 2009 - 8:04 pm
Flame on!
March 16th, 2009 - 6:16 am
Okay, these are cool … and fire is not all it’s cracked up to be. What could possibly go wrong?
It’d be good to see you back here at the Moisture Festival Zev.
March 16th, 2009 - 7:04 am
I know! I wish I could come this year. I’ll try to plan for it in the next year or two.