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Off topic but any other tricks you learned from Argentinian circus people? Or circus people in general?
by jrowley 10y ago
Off topic but any other tricks you learned from Argentinian circus people? Or circus people in general?
- whenwillitstop 10y agoI'll second this
- lvs 10y agoThere's one where you put six relatively small guys on motorcycles inside a spherical metal cage. They drive around in circles but can't for the life of them get any mobile phone signal while inside.
- SturgeonsLaw 10y agoGood thing that, using a phone while driving sounds risky
- nathancahill 10y agoThanks, I spit out my coffee.
- jtolmar 10y agoIf you throw a balloon animal into a ceiling fan, it's pretty funny. (When I was very young we had a family friend who was a clown, and we visited his house once. This is everything I learned.)
- jonathanstrange 10y agoFor added effect, put the fan on the floor and paint inside the balloon.
- zentiggr 10y agoThen sell the carpet for hundreds!
- yitchelle 10y agoOur kids in a standard German school has one whole week devoted to learning circus tricks and acts. At the end of the week, they put on a show for the parents and the local community. Money raised from the ticket sales goes back to the school. The kids loved it, and so did the parents. They did things like walking on glass, eating fire, trapeze and other crazy acts.
- kasparsklavins 10y agoBlowing fire as well?
- mschuster91 10y agoCan't imagine that would be legal. The flame liquids are either toxic and mustn't be swallowed, or they're very high strength alcohol. Also, you have a significant fire risk with blowing fire - a friend once set a pub counter ablaze...
- padelt 10y agoAt my daughter's school, they had that project week, too. Easily the most important experience in grade school IMO. They put the liquid inside a tube with a non-return valve. Also, all-time adult supervision, clear instructions upfront and kids did not get the tubes until they needed it. Kids were 8/9 years old. Yes, you have a significant risk and I am very glad they took it to help the kids grow up to be responsible people who can take limited risks.
- Liblor 10y agoThere is also the possibility to use cornstarch, flour or other powders for fire breathing. This should be safe, you shouldn't inhale the powder though. I did it once, when I was around 12 years old. It looks a little less cool than with fluids, but it was still an awesome experience.
- pacaro 10y agoIf your doing both fire-eating and fire-breathing in the same act, then it's important to do them strictly in that order. As for toxicity, you can fire breathe with pharmaceutical grade paraffin(kerosene), if you accidentally swallow some, you'll just experience its laxative effects
- gumby 10y agoFor a little while my kid had a circus performer (Belgian not Argentinian) for a nanny. He was just a kid who needed some extra money. Turns out he was realy mountain unicyclng too, which I had not ever heard of before. It turns out they make cute little unicycles for four year olds. Amazing! All he really learned was unicycling, biking, some inappropriate language in English, and general irresponsibility. All of which have served him well.
- bfuller 10y agoHaha yes as I am a circus person but that is a topic for another day