| How to Juggle Three Balls Posted: An ancient performance art, juggling dates back four thousand years, with the first recorded evidence of juggling depicted by Egyptian tomb hieroglyphics. Always a pleasure to watch, juggling often appears so easy. Yet, as a beginner, it's all falling balls and less juggling. Nevertheless, with a little direction, and a lot of practice, you could be a great three ball juggler - just follow the steps outlined here to get started in the cascade method. Steps - Find ideal balls. A good choice is to find balls that are not too light and not too big (or too small like marbles). If you are just starting to juggle, it is best to use small balls filled with sand. They should fit snugly in the palm of your hand.
- Try using beanbags or purpose-made juggling balls while first learning to juggle. They don't bounce or roll away when dropped, so you spend your time and energy juggling, not chasing dropped balls.
- Find a suitable place to stand. When learning to juggle, you will drop the balls and it's best that you're not anywhere near fragile objects and that you have plenty of space around you. Outdoors is ideal.
- Stand with your feet apart about shoulder width. Make sure you are standing comfortably.
- Start with one ball. Throw one ball from one hand to the other hand at head height, in an arc. Get used to the feel and weight of the ball. Notice that the pattern is an arc, and not a circle as you may have thought.
- A common mistake made by beginners is to throw the ball high into the air. It's important to ensure that the ball doesn't go any higher than head or eye height. Do not throw too low either, since that will force you to juggle fast, and fast isn't necessary for three balls.
- As you get better at throwing the single ball, start trying to move your arms in a gentle circular movement. This is much closer to the final movement that you will use when juggling all three balls. You are not trying to throw in a circle though, just moving your hands this way.
- Move on to two balls. Put a ball in each hand.
- Throw the first ball to your left hand at head height.
- Before ball 1 reaches the left hand, release ball 2 towards your right hand and catch. Keep your hand movements open (meaning, don't close your hands over the ball after catching).
- The best time to throw the second ball is when the first reaches its maximum height.
- Keep practicing this movement. Once you get this right, the remaining steps will be much easier. Review wikiHow's article on juggling two balls for added help.
- Move on to three balls. Place two balls in your right hand and the other ball in your left. (If you are left-handed, change the instructions around to fit.) Only proceed with this step when you feel confident with juggling two balls.
- Start with the right hand and throw ball 1 (blue) towards the left hand. Remember that the ball in the air should be at head height.
Ball 1 (blue) down, ball 2 (red) up! Ball 2 (red) down, ball 3 (green) up! - You might find this move to be difficult - keep trying.
- It is often helpful to roll the ball in your right hand to the front of your hand with a slight downward motion of the hand before you throw it. The outgoing ball travels just to the inside of the arc of incoming ball. You are exchanging the one in your hand for the one in the air.
- Repeat the three ball juggling steps as necessary. Keep practicing until you get used to the movement, then stop catching and holding the balls at the end. Don't worry about walking forward; this is normal for beginners. With practice, you will be able to perform the 3 ball juggle with your feet planted firmly in the same spot.
- Continue juggling as long as you can.
- Increase the speed with practice. Try to make the balls look as though they are in continual motion.
- Be aware that what makes the three ball juggle easier is that there is never more than one ball in the hand at any one time.
- Keep practicing. Juggling only improves with practice and the more you try, the less and less you will drop the balls, and the faster you will become.
Video Tips - Use counting to help:
- Practice throwing the ball in an arc, from your left hand to your right. Catch with your left hand and then catch in your right hand. Stop. Throw ball one, pause a split second, then throw ball two, then stop. One, two, catch, catch, stop. One, two, stop. One, two, stop.
- Repeat this same exercise, but now start with your left hand instead of your right. Practice until you can do this smoothly. When this comes easily, add the third ball. You will find that its toss replaces the word "Stop" in the above count. One, two, three, One, two, three, etc.
- If you find yourself moving forward with the ball, stand in front of a wall or a bed to keep you from moving. Standing in front of a bed also makes it easier to recover the balls WHEN you drop them.
- Concentrate on making your throws an even height at head or eye level.
- Be patient and practice a lot. If you think this is hard, spare a thought for Enrico Rastelli, who could juggle 10 balls at a time![1] (He did practice up to 12 hours a day!)
- The true secret to successful juggling is knowing when to stop - as soon as you feel the balls beginning to get away from you, catch them all with a flourish and a grin!
Warnings - If you are just learning, don't throw two balls around in a circle. That style may come to you later; it is called a shower and is much harder to learn.
- Don't throw both balls at the same time. It should be toss and then toss; a slight pause between throws.
- Make sure you throw in an arc. The ball should travel in a plane in front of your body.
- At first, this may seem difficult.
Things You'll Need - Three balls or bean bags suitable for juggling
- Adequate space for learning
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| How to Prevent the Spread of Pinkeye Posted: Comparison of a normal eye and a pinkeye Pinkeye (also called conjunctivitis) is redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and eye surface. The lining of the eye is usually clear. If irritation or infection occurs, the lining becomes red and swollen. Pinkeye is usually caused by a virus or by bacteria.[1]Common symptoms of pinkeye are eye redness (hyperemia), swollen and red eyelids, crusty eyelashes on waking, more tearing than usual, feeling as if something is in the eye (foreign body sensation or keratoconjunctivitis), an itching or burning feeling, mild sensitivity to light (photophobia), and drainage from the eye.[2] Viral and bacterial pinkeye are usually very contagious and spread very easily. Since most pinkeye is caused by viruses for which there is usually no medical treatment, preventing its spread is important. Steps - Wash hands before and after touching the eyes or face and using medicine in the eyes.
- Do not touch your eyes with your hands.
- Do not share eye medicine. This includes both prescribed and non-prescribed medicines.
- Be careful with contact lenses.
- Do not share contact lens equipment, containers, or solutions.
- Do not wear contact lenses until the infection is cured.
- Thoroughly clean your contacts before wearing them again.
- Take care with eye makeup. Your eye makeup may well be a source of the infection. As such, it is important to heed the following:
- Do not share eye makeup.
- Do not use eye makeup until the infection is fully cured. This is important because you could reinfect yourself with the eye makeup products. If your eye infection was caused by bacteria or a virus, throw away your old makeup, and buy new products.
- Do not use store testers for eye makeup at all.
- Do not share towels, linens, pillows, or handkerchiefs. The linen in your life can be a cause of re-transferring the infection. Although it adds to your cleaning, it's important to keep everything fresh while you are healing: [3]
- Change your pillowcases often.
- Use clean linens, towels, and washcloths daily.
- Do not even reuse handkerchiefs or towels to wash your face during the period of the infection.[4]
- Wear eye protection. Even though eye protection is always important, it is especially important when experiencing an infection. While recovering:
- Wear eye protection when in the wind, heat, or cold to prevent eye irritation.
- Wear safety glasses when working with chemicals. This is important at all times too.
- Keep children at home until they are no longer contagious. After finding out about the cause and treatment course from your doctor, you will need to keep your child at home until he or she is no longer contagious. While you should ask your doctor for confirmation, a general timeline is:[5]
- Viral pinkeye - when tearing and matting of eyes has resolved, children can return to school. The virus can be contagious for a week or so.
- Bacterial pinkeye - keep your child at home until treatment is started. It is usual for a childcare center or school to require a 24 hour period post-treatment before your child returns to school.
- Adults can return to work after seeing the doctor provided you take appropriate precautions, such as cleaning your keyboard, not wiping your face or eyes with your hands, properly disposing of used tissues, etc.
- Take precautions if you need to treat someone else in your family while you are suffering from pinkeye.
- Wash your hands and wear gloves if you are looking into someone else's eye for a foreign object, or helping someone else apply an eye medicine.
Video Tips - If the pinkeye is caused by a virus, the person can usually return to day care, school, or work when symptoms begin to improve, typically in 3 to 5 days.
- Medicines are not usually used to treat viral pinkeye, so it is important to prevent the spread of the infection as outlined in these steps.
- Pinkeye caused by a herpes virus, which is rare, can be treated with an antiviral medicine.
- Home treatment of viral pinkeye symptoms can help you feel more comfortable while the infection goes away.
- If the pinkeye is caused by bacteria, the person can usually return to day care, school, or work 24 hours after an antibiotic has been started if symptoms have improved.
- Prescription antibiotic treatment usually kills the bacteria that cause pinkeye.
Warnings - Pinkeye may be more serious if you:
- Have a condition that decreases your body's ability to fight infection (impaired immune system).
- Have vision in only one eye.
- Wear contact lenses.
Things You'll Need - Daily fresh linen, towels, handkerchiefs, etc.
- Prescribed medication
- New eye makeup
- Soap for washing hands
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