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From: wws@siemens.UUCP (William W Smith)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.followup
Subject: Re: firewalking
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Date: Wed, 25-Jul-84 08:56:26 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 25 08:56:26 1984
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I have something that hasn't been mentioned about the fire walking.  Scientific
American had an article 5 or 10 years ago about fire walking. It was in the
column "The Amateur Scientist."  It had a discussion about the phenomena of
water boiling slowly on very hot metal plates also.

The author was brave enough to try it himself and gave an explanation for the
phenomena.  He was clutching in his arms a physics book to protect himself as
he walked across the hot bed of coals.  

(I think it the author was Jearl Walker, the present columnist, but 
don't quote me on that.)  To find the article, look in the index in the 
December issues  under the heading of The Amateur Scientist.

Bill Smith
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