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BBA
Night Throwing
8/8/98
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Daniel Thoma from the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg came over to Herm's place for a typical
weekend of non-stop throwing.
Unfortunately the weather gods released an overdose of
KiloJoules and the two friends experienced the hottest
weekend of the summer.
Throwing for more than 15 minutes didn't feel very
healthy, so they decided to go carve booms in Herm's
garage
and wait for the clock to strike midnight....
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Shot
taken during the 15 minute
melting-session: Daniel Thoma (left)
& Herm (right) posing with carbon
Kirra's...great booms!
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The
true stars (f.l.t.r.): Yves Caze's
Lightning Spirit with LEDS, a C22 and a
Darnell with Cyalume sticks, a Thoma
shape and an IceRunner with firework
sticks.
Don't go C22 night
throwing at home kids...
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First
night shot. We had some initial problems
positioning the camera correctly. The
window needs to be guessed in advance by
making a few test throws. Of course
firework sticks are limited and
conditions vary constantly...
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Look at
the hover in the end. A few times the
light source detached from the boomerang
during flight, now THAT was fun! We ended
up retrieving every boom, but it did add
a whole new meaning to the word 'search'
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And
this last shot is a perfect one! Notice
the multiple firework tracks at launch
time.
Again firework sticks are used, the
Cyalume & LEDS did not show up well
on the pictures.
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Despite the initial
excessive heat, it turned out to be a fantastic weekend.
And darkness sure does add an extra dose of fun to a
throw session.
Don't waste your time sleeping if you can go
throwing at night!
BBA Pages by C. Maire &
H.Peeters - 19 October 1999.
E-Mail: BBA
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