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Jkrs
24 Aug 2004, 02:34 AM
Circus tricks demonstrating the Leidenfrost effect. (http://www.wiley.com/college/phy/halliday320005/pdf/leidenfrost_essay.pdf)

Of course, the guy performing them ended up with severely burnt fingertips (molten lead) & feet (walking on hot coals), not to mention broken teeth (splashed with liquid nitrogen), from the unsuccessful attempts.

jittus rye
24 Aug 2004, 02:39 AM
That's great. I wonder why he did things against his judgement a couple times.

file cabinet
24 Aug 2004, 03:14 AM
an adventurer?