Re: amazing videos?

On 2006-04-06, Colin E. <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That was pretty amazing. I also liked the earlier trick with the two
segment snooker cue. It reminded me of the classic trick of throwing a
candle from a candlestick-holder, lighting it in mid-air, then
re-catching it in the holder. Does anyone still perform that trick?

I was wondering if the wick is treated with paraffin or some other
substance so that it lights quickly?

From what I remember reading about the candle trick, the candle is
normally made of wood, weighted at the base to make it easier. The
wick end is normally either a stub of candle, or (more commonly) just
a wick secured into the fake candle.

I would have thought that lighter fuel would be a better choice of fuel
than parafin as it's more volatile, but yes. I suspect something like
that was used.

I've not seen anyone perform it in recent years, but I'd really like to.
Along similar lines though, there are people around performing the
"throw a matchbox in the air and strike a match on the side of it" which
(to my mind at least) is the obvious buildup to the candle trick :-)

If anyone has seen the candle trick recently, or (even better) has it on
video, please shout!

There is a lot of great stuff on britishpathe, it would be cool if someone
could index it - I occasionally poke around but feel like I am missing out
on a lot of great stuff. I haven't properly read the copyright notices but
I guess you cannot just put this videos onto your webpage?

Unfortunately you can't reuse the sample videos. I did at one point
look into how much it would cost to pay for the rights to use footage
from pathe on a website, or even a DVD (What a DVD it would be!) but
they're prohibitively expensive.

Bit of a bummer really.

-Paul
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