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  2. Firewalking - Wikipedia

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    Water has a very high specific heat capacity (4.184 J g −1 K −1), whereas embers have a very low one. Therefore, the foot's temperature tends to change less than the coal's. Water also has a high thermal conductivity, and on top of that, the rich blood flow in the foot will carry away the heat and spread it.

  3. How a confrontation with hot coals taught me about myself ...

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    Then Tony mentioned the coals were 2,200 degrees (for reference, a kitchen stove is 600 degrees.) What kind of person would walk barefoot across 2,200-degree coals on purpose? I could not, and ...

  4. Ember - Wikipedia

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    An ember, also called a hot coal, is a hot lump of smouldering solid fuel, typically glowing, composed of greatly heated wood, coal, or other carbon-based material. Embers (hot coals) can exist within, remain after, or sometimes precede, a fire. Embers are, in some cases, as hot as the fire which created them.

  5. Pyrolysis - Wikipedia

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    A blacksmith's forge, with a blower forcing air through a bed of fuel to raise the temperature of the fire. On the periphery, coal is pyrolyzed, absorbing heat; the coke at the center is almost pure carbon, and releases a lot of heat when the carbon oxidizes. Typical organic products obtained by pyrolysis of coal (X = CH, N).

  6. Walking or running outdoors? 11 tips to stay safe in the heat

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    Tips for exercising in the heat While you’re exercising outside in hot weather, your focus should be on staying hydrated and listening to your body — and knowing when it’s time to slow down ...

  7. What is 'corn sweat?' How the natural process is worsening a ...

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    A record-setting heat blast that swept across the Midwest this week has been made worse by the region's vast fields of cornstalks. Through a natural process commonly called "corn sweat," water ...

  8. Smouldering - Wikipedia

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    Smouldering combustion in glowing embers of barbecue coal briquettes. Smouldering (British English) or smoldering (American English; see spelling differences) is the slow, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed-phase fuel. [1]

  9. These Walking Routines Will Increase Your Burn And Deliver ...

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    What started as hot girl walks (to the tune of over 1 billion views) on TikTok evolved into hot girl hikes. The latter simply include an extra bit of planning, a lot more nature, and more rigor.