Powerball

[Chimaera]

Originally Posted by homealone

aww bless - don't give up, get Paul to get it spinning, then you take over, maybe????

I thought I read somewhere that you are more likely to drop the thing if it's moving - so I haven't tried that one yet!
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Originally Posted by gary_580

ha ha ha ha always the same excuse

You wait - YOU JUST WAIT GARY.........One day I'll be able to post in the high scores thread - then you will laugh!!!! Mwahahahahaaaaa!!

[bmxbandit]

mine rattles now, i let a friend have a go and she dropped it

still goes just as fast though, i think...

not quite got to 11k yet

[Kliro]

Mine rattles too

Havnt got past 11,900 yet

Was really hoping to wipe the smile off Ramrod's face!

Mine rattles at a certain speed but it's not a problem (and I've not dropped it!) Can't wait to have another go at it tonight. It's addictive!

[TheBlueRaja]

I canny get anywhere near my previous high score of 10,699 anymore (sitting around 9,500) still good fun though.

How many bits of string did you get with yours though - i only got one and one of the wee plastic bits has come off one end already - which dosent bode well really.

[xcdtowg]

Originally Posted by Chimaera

Well I'm seriously rubbish at it - I nearly lost a fingernail trying to start the wretched thing! And no, I won't be posting on the hight score thread........ever!

Awww! Poor you! Ive broken a few of my nails already, lol, i have a nail file always ready next to it. You just ahve to mess around with it till you got the hang of it, i sat in bed for about an hour after in arribed trying to figure it out, but now

Plonking cant do it either, I've tried starting it up for him and passing it over, but no joy, he spins it but it gets slower and slower until it stops, lol. He's left handed though maybe i spin it opposite way to which a lefty would like because im right handed?

I'm up to 8264 high score now i get a bit more everyday, its really looserned up my wrists, but it took me awhile to get the hang of it in my left hand though.

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

I canny get anywhere near my previous high score of 10,699 anymore (sitting around 9,500) still good fun though.

How many bits of string did you get with yours though - i only got one and one of the wee plastic bits has come off one end already - which dosent bode well really.

I got two cords, and nearly lost one within minutes when I twanged it right across the lounge. Found it, but an hour later it lost one of its plastic ends. I'm wondering whether pulling the string at 90° to the ball rather than across the face of it would be less likely to cause damage.
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Originally Posted by xcdtowg

it took me awhile to get the hang of it in my left hand though.

Oddly, I set my personal best with my left hand!

[Chimaera]

HA!!!! Paul went out so I thought I'd have a go (well he can't laugh or take the p if he's not here) and I managed to do it!! Only got it up to 6270 (pathetic!) but it's a start. Now he's back and all he's doing is shouting out all his macho high scores (11573!!) so I'll have another sneaky go when he's otherwise occupied (there's half a shed built in the garden so perhaps he'll go and do that!)

Originally Posted by Chimaera

HA!!!! Paul went out so I thought I'd have a go (well he can't laugh or take the p if he's not here) and I managed to do it!! Only got it up to 6270 (pathetic!) but it's a start. Now he's back and all he's doing is shouting out all his macho high scores (11573!!) so I'll have another sneaky go when he's otherwise occupied (there's half a shed built in the garden so perhaps he'll go and do that!)

well done - I think after my brief experience, that getting the technique sorted is the main thing. Now I have got used to keeping it going, it should just be a case of gradually building up on the speed

[bmxbandit]

Originally Posted by xcdtowg

He's left handed though maybe i spin it opposite way to which a lefty would like because im right handed?

makes no difference, you can spin it either way. it 'flips' really quickly, no noticable loss of speed...

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by homealone

well done - I think after my brief experience, that getting the technique sorted is the main thing. Now I have got used to keeping it going, it should just be a case of gradually building up on the speed

It's a good thing we know what you are talking about Once I regain all the skin on my fingers again (sometime after the shed gets completed) I'll have another go but at the moment I've got lumps of skin missing from several fingers thanks to extremely sharp metal panels 11000 isn't bad for a couple of goes though

Originally Posted by Paul

It's a good thing we know what you are talking about Once I regain all the skin on my fingers again (sometime after the shed gets completed) I'll have another go but at the moment I've got lumps of skin missing from several fingers thanks to extremely sharp metal panels 11000 isn't bad for a couple of goes though

ouch, sounds painful - I havn't cracked 10K, yet, but I think I have peaked for today & am wary of overdoing it (it's me age, don't you know ) - I am totally amazed how much I can feel the effect in my wrists & forearms, the wrists feeling 'loose' & the forearms like I've been squeezing a squash ball all afternoon.

- we are all going to end up looking like Popeye

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by homealone

snippy
- we are all going to end up looking like Popeye

Popeye? Not all of us smoke strange looking pipes Homer







She made me type that

Originally Posted by Paul

Popeye? Not all of us smoke strange looking pipes Homer







She made me type that

you know the point when kids are poorly, that they start feeling better & start getting uppity - I think 'she' may be approaching that point


I might have one last go when it gets dark & get the neons really flashing, man


I hope she really is feeling better

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by homealone

you know the point when kids are poorly, that they start feeling better & start getting uppity - I think 'she' may be approaching that point


I might have one last go when it gets dark & get the neons really flashing, man


I hope she really is feeling better

Ooooooooh it's all your fault, she's got it out again and is putting string around it There could be tears before bedtime lol