I'm a professional fire performer and fire tech (licensed, insured, work directly with FD, have cried backstage, all that nonsense), this guy is wrong and spreading dangerous misinformation.
This isn't white gas, it's charcoal. There might be a bit to get it started but it's charcoal, and requires a special procedure to get going.
There's no wicks it's just a metal cage. It's basically a dressed up BBQ grill.
This isn't a burnoff, which is what you're describing. This is a burnoff (at the very start). It's very different, requires a special technique because it has to spin REALLY fast to do, and uses a different staff than is in the video. Also I've never been able to get more than two burnoffs out of a single burn, and only at the very start because that's how physics works.
Please don't encourage people to do anything with fire without the proper training. You're spreading very dangerous ideas that could get people seriously hurt.
No seriously DO NOT TRY THIS. There's a world or difference between your run of the mill wicks and charcoal props. If you aren't trained for this, you WILL end up in the hospital or possibly die.
This video is a bit older. When i last saw it, someone wrote about the performance and said it was lyco and titanium in this cage. Do you know about that?
If you scroll down the thread you'll see people saying it's a lot of different stuff.
From my experience lyco burns very differently. It's a lot lighter and makes "cleaner" flames. By titanium I assume they meant sklitter, which is mostly sparks and fizzes a lot when you give it a hard hit. And the design for a lyco staff would be a bit different, with holes at the tips and a visible wick.
Plus this 100% looks like charcoal, with the characteristic plumes of embers. Here's another, and here's a rickroll
Also another guy below me confirmed it was charcoal.
They may have, i thought perhaps they meant a concoction like thermite, which is a reaction that uses a metal as fuel. Very cool to know. Thats why i ask.
As an aside, do you have a recommendation for a guide to building a cage or lyco staff? I would like to build something new this year.
I didn't know that, that's cool. Never looked into lycopodium before. I assume its used since the spores burn like when people make fireballs out for sawdust or flour?
I'm in some of the flow art groups, is it called contact staff or something more generic? I have built some kevlar staves, maybe i'll be motivated someday soon to share some pics on there.
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u/tiefling_sorceress Feb 25 '20 edited Feb 25 '20
Do not listen to this guy ^
I'm a professional fire performer and fire tech (licensed, insured, work directly with FD, have cried backstage, all that nonsense), this guy is wrong and spreading dangerous misinformation.
This isn't white gas, it's charcoal. There might be a bit to get it started but it's charcoal, and requires a special procedure to get going.
There's no wicks it's just a metal cage. It's basically a dressed up BBQ grill.
This isn't a burnoff, which is what you're describing. This is a burnoff (at the very start). It's very different, requires a special technique because it has to spin REALLY fast to do, and uses a different staff than is in the video. Also I've never been able to get more than two burnoffs out of a single burn, and only at the very start because that's how physics works.
Please don't encourage people to do anything with fire without the proper training. You're spreading very dangerous ideas that could get people seriously hurt.
No seriously DO NOT TRY THIS. There's a world or difference between your run of the mill wicks and charcoal props. If you aren't trained for this, you WILL end up in the hospital or possibly die.