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Fire-flies like in pirates of the carribean ride? |
Tiki-bot
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Posts: 1345 |  Posted: 2004-07-07 4:56 pm Permalink
I saw an article recently about some fake fireflies you could buy. Apparently they are something like grain-of-wheat bulbs on some micro-thin wire, and have a tiny fan on them that makes them bounce around. Has anyone seen these or something like them? They were priced at $100 (!) for a strand of, like, six, - too rich for me.
I've always loved those fireflies in the Blue Bayou part of the ride and would love to have some. I seem to remember those ones bobbed around on some kind of wobbly wheel that spins slowly, though not sure.
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dogbytes
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| Posted: 2004-07-07 8:02 pm Permalink
do a google search on 'artificial fireflies' theres a few sites for the do-it-yourselfer, also some to purchase 'off the shelf'.
theres a cached site homemade fireflies unfortunately, the pictures are gone ~ but the text looks promising!
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Raffertiki
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| Posted: 2004-07-08 06:48 am Permalink
We have the real ones out here. They seem to like moisture, so if you spray your bushes with water just before sunset dozens of them will hang around all night.
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Unga Bunga
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From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-07-08 2:00 pm Permalink
I remember reading the website that Elicia posted. That guy/inventor was an Imagineer at Disneyland.
Here is the website of the fireflies.
http://www.fireflies.tv/
Tiki-bot you thought they were expensive now? They are going up to $150.00.
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Hot Lava
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| Posted: 2004-07-10 07:58 am Permalink
Grain of wheat bulbs are dirt cheap:
http://www.hobbylinc.com/prods/umb.htm
And computer fans (to blow the bulbs around) are rather inexpensive too. All you need is a standard PC power supply and you should be in business.
The old-style Pirates of the Caribbean fireflies had a small piece of stiff wire towards the end of the bulb with a piece of black electrical tape on it. The bulb hangs by a long wire and the fan blows it around. When the electrical tape is between the viewer and the bulb, the firefly disappears. A very low-tech but beautiful effect.
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Erika
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| Posted: 2004-07-10 1:53 pm Permalink
Here's a site with instructions for fireflies:
http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Imagineering/Imagineering.html
Someday (when I have a house, and a yard), I might have to try it--for that long portion of the year when the real ones aren't around.
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freddiefreelance
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| Posted: 2004-07-11 1:39 pm Permalink
A cheap source for computer fans is C & H Sales in Pasadena.
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MaukaHale
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| Posted: 2013-03-08 7:47 pm Permalink
If anyone is still interested in "Firelies," like the ones in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Tim Carter is the inventor of the ones used in the movie and sells them as well. He recently opened a page on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bayou-Fireflies/404931106256720
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| Posted: 2013-03-08 9:22 pm Permalink
Very cool MaukaHale.Thanks for the link. I've always wanted to do this at my jungle outpost.
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