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Origins of Juggling
Juggling is an art that has fascinated man since the invention of the rock. Manipulation of these "rocks" became a skill that only the genius possessed and the insane lamented. The goal in the beginning was grace, but it has since become numbers, embracing the time-honored adage of "Quantity not quality." Man's obsession with having several objects in the air can only be explained by one thing: he wishes to get hit on the head. Either that or he likes attention. It was only a matter of time before he discovered that both getting hit on the head and attention are enhanced by juggling various weapons. The club was the most primitive weapon man had, using the physics of torque to magnify the force of a blow. Jugglers still focus largely on clubs, proving that they are indeed primitive. After cavemen learned how to make fire and sharp tools, they tried to juggle these too. This is why cavemen aren't around today. Survival of the fittest, I always say. You almost never see a guy catch a knife or torch the wrong way, and that is because people who did this are missing appendages. Once in a while you might see a juggler who has so conditioned his skin as to not be affected by the heat or the blade. I guarantee these people will have no hair on the back of their hands. Performers or Jugglers? One does not need to perform to be a juggler, but one does need to juggle to be a performer.
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