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From: ajs@hpfcla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: fireballs
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 12:52:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 10 12:52:00 1986
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> Then he held the blowtorch out and threw the pile of dust into the flame,
> and WHOOOSH!...

In my wilder days in college, I participated in the creation of
fireballs about fifteen feet across and fifty feet high (no
exaggeration).  We did it by lofting 10-20 pounds of sawdust over a
bonfire, with 5-10 people tossing it over the fire in three stages.  The
fireballs lasted only a couple of seconds, but could singe your hair.

Alan Silverstein