An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
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@Dr_Bombay @globalmuseum I saw the original version of this act by Lara Jacobs at the Amaluna Cirque du Soleil show. Want to give credit where credit is due. It was created by her father.
Here is a really good video of her performance from 2013
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELROG7uppps&pp=0gcJCTIBo7VqN5tD
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@globalmuseum #ALT4me if someone feels like adding descriptive alt text that would be super appreciated, it won't load and the alt text is the caption.
@coolandnormal A woman starts by balancing a feather on the end of a carved stick. With great focus and concentration, she adds more sticks, one at a time, until she's built a towering contraption of sticks balancing each other and the feather. Using her foot, she raises one last stick, and balances the whole thing on top of that. At the end, she removes the feather and it all falls apart.
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@coolandnormal A woman starts by balancing a feather on the end of a carved stick. With great focus and concentration, she adds more sticks, one at a time, until she's built a towering contraption of sticks balancing each other and the feather. Using her foot, she raises one last stick, and balances the whole thing on top of that. At the end, she removes the feather and it all falls apart.
@wil @globalmuseum thank you! That sounds incredible.
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@wil @globalmuseum thank you! That sounds incredible.
@coolandnormal It's pretty amazing. She's miked and you can also hear how much effort it's taking.
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
@globalmuseum cant tell whether this thing or the u.s. is more brittle
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
@globalmuseum Every second of that was utterly mesmerising.
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
@globalmuseum Awesome!
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
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@coolandnormal It's pretty amazing. She's miked and you can also hear how much effort it's taking.
@wil @coolandnormal @globalmuseum
They look like bones - whale ribs or something similar. The smallest is maybe a foot long, the longest about six feet.I saw this performed at a show called "Vegas Nocturne" many years ago, in a restaurant called "Rose, Rabbit, Lie". Picture a restaurant with a small stage area set up in the middle of the seating, and a hundred patrons all holding their breaths, awestruck.
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
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I'm really impressed.
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
@globalmuseum Einfach. Nur. Wow.
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OMG, she's so nervous!@wortezimmer @globalmuseum I reckon she was just cold. Girl needs a jumper.
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
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I'm really impressed.
Too bad I wont share it because the alt text is not describing the content.@Zekovski check the alt text now
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An impressive demonstration of focus, balance, and physics at work.
@globalmuseum imagine politicians and presidents acting in a comparable and thoughtful way to save our world and peace....
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@wil @coolandnormal @globalmuseum
They look like bones - whale ribs or something similar. The smallest is maybe a foot long, the longest about six feet.I saw this performed at a show called "Vegas Nocturne" many years ago, in a restaurant called "Rose, Rabbit, Lie". Picture a restaurant with a small stage area set up in the middle of the seating, and a hundred patrons all holding their breaths, awestruck.
@PhilSalkie @wil @coolandnormal @globalmuseum I believe they are palm tree branches.
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@PhilSalkie @wil @coolandnormal @globalmuseum I believe they are palm tree branches.
@Galley @wil @coolandnormal @globalmuseum
That makes complete sense - I'm sure "bones" was mentioned in the show I saw, and the press writeups of it, but they're not curved enough to be ribs - it's obvious once you say it. Thanks! -
@Zekovski check the alt text now
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Thank you very much for your effort despite my impatient comment.
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