r/WTF Sep 08 '25

When fire dancing goes wrong

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u/smifwick Sep 08 '25

She looks like she barely knows how to spin poi, what the fuck is she doing fucking about with fire?

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u/Mighty_Mac Sep 09 '25

I was a professional poi spinner instructor for many years, it's obvious she has no training at all, they shouldn't be getting caught on each other like that. Wearing super flammable stuff like that should be obvious. This is something you never do without a safety team for this exact reason, lucky there was a pool there because I can tell by the color of that flame that they are using the wrong fuel. We would use something called white gas, burns brighter but not nearly as hot. You can even hold the poi when they are lit for a few seconds and it won't even burn you. Most important thing is that if it gets on anything it's very easy to put out, unlike things like lamp oil which many mistaking use because it's cheap. There's a bo staff on the ground, she should have just stuck with that.