Shoes better than positive thoughts at protecting against fire, study finds

[Orrex]

Read about it here

Witness Jonathan Correll says he heard "screams of agony."

[rrneck]

1. You would think

a crook as smart as Robbins would have better sense than that.

[siligut]

2. It is a mind fuck

Fire walking is supposed to be something that people have done successfully, a mind over matter phenomena. So failing at it, means a weak will, or not enough faith, the failure falls on the individual rather than the expectation, which is based on a false premise. Mind fuck. I wonder how many of those who had to be treated for burns, apologized.

Imagine having burns on the bottom of your feet, we take walking for granted.

[Chemisse]

3. Among the possible reasons Wiki cites for people being burned during such an event is:

"Coals which have not burned long enough can burn feet more quickly. Coals contain water, which increases their heat capacity as well as their thermal conductivity. The water must be evaporated already when the firewalk starts."