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Permalink Reply by Ken Price aka hOOpnDaddy on April 2, 2012 at 5:22pm

4 piece "quad" hoop, fiber optic experiment.   I think fiber optic looks really cool, but unfortunately it is not as bright as a normal LED hoop.

http://www.hoopcity.ca/video/glow-hoop-experiment-b-quad

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Permalink Reply by Ken Price aka hOOpnDaddy on April 2, 2012 at 5:25pm

Here are some comparisons... LED hoop, Fiber Optic, and then EL Wire

http://www.hoopcity.ca/photo/led-fiber-optic-el-wire-hoops?context=...

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Permalink Reply by Alexia Bluejay on April 2, 2012 at 10:25pm

Thanks so much for all the info! Yes, LED hoops are much brighter- I actually do have one... However, it's pretty heavy and cumbersome in crowded places, and I love my polypro so much more! I was just wondering if there's a light fiber optic/EL wire that I could install and remove at my leisure. It looks like fiber optic threads aren't too expensive, either? I don't know much about it, but it would be cool to experiment with them.

How was installing the fiber optic on that hoop?

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Permalink Reply by Ken Price aka hOOpnDaddy on April 3, 2012 at 7:45am

The way i did it, it was complicated and labor intensive, but I was experimenting so I expected that. :)

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StudentPermalink Reply by Caroline Krueger on April 7, 2012 at 7:04am

You could just thread it with glow necklaces?  This option is not complicated, and not expensive, and not heavy.   

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