September 16, 201213 yr SS sez....don't even think about it!!!..... :lol: ......Too bad they didn't throw the stuff a say a piece of copper or steel sheet metal. I bet the patterns and resulting blobs could be interesting.... Straw hats, no glasses and they were probly wearing sandals....Even I wouldn't go there.......
September 16, 201213 yr "Professional closed course do not attempt" my favorite disclaimer should be included. Maybe this will be pirates next impossible mission
September 16, 201213 yr What? No fire extinguisher handy? Let's see, poor blacksmiths sling molten metal at a wall, and shoot anvils several hundred feet into the air. Forging hot iron on an anvil seems tame by comparison. But we still push safety at every opportunity.
September 16, 201213 yr Given that they've been doing it the same way for hundreds of years, we can probably give them a little credit for this not being their first rodeo. I read somewhere that when asked if they thought it dangerous they replied "No, not as long as you're not afraid to die . . ." :D
September 18, 201213 yr Ahh they used to bleed people as a medical technique for centuries. Didn't do any good (save for very rare diseases) and killed a lot of folks. Stuff that's been done for a long time doesn't necessarily make it a *good* idea. I'd file this with the folks using newspaper as welding PPE myself... Pretty to look at, reminds me of the first time I tried CI in a billet---big globs of molten CI spattered out burning off carbon until they burst into "sparklers" when the iron started burning.
September 18, 201213 yr Didn't say it was a good idea . . . I suggested they've been doing if for a long time and they seem to be comfortable with it the way it is. Step off the high-horse Thomas . . . I don't think the Chinese are looking for a new nanny.
September 18, 201213 yr Thomas, My original response in this post was said by way of being mean-spirited and strayed way off-topic. That's not what I'm on IFI for, so I've deleted it. My final point on this is that I think the folk of this village know exactly what's involved and the inherent dangers that exist around it. It's time honored for them and suggesting that they're doing it out of ignorance is arrogant.
September 19, 201213 yr Not ignorance but "traditions" can be not a good thing as many traditions in many cultures can be downright bad! I'd like to see them keeping up their traditions but perhaps with more PPE.
September 19, 201213 yr I'm sure that the people in the video don't give a flying ____ about what any of us think of what they should be doing...
September 22, 201213 yr Author This guy makes the Iron hurlers look like wimps! He gets within 30 meters of the caldron in a volcano...... :wacko:
September 24, 201213 yr My first degree was in Geology; we generally lose a couple of geologists to volcanoes every year---at least 4 at Mt St Helens as I recall...
October 16, 201213 yr The effects are amazing! It’s like stars falling from above. However, it is too unsafe. I hope they understand the dangers lurking in that job.
October 16, 201213 yr Don`t speak any Chinese so have to wonder if what the guy tossing the iron is saying something equivalent to when some of my old Texas buddies used to say, " Hold my beer and watch this". :rolleyes:
October 16, 201213 yr I don't know whats the matter with you guys...they are wearing safety Equip. They have those furry vests.....and they are wearing HATS ! !. Hold my beer i'm going to try that xxxx
October 17, 201213 yr Woo Hoo !, I'll start packing ! you think I should bring my own HAT ?....I wonder if they have cheap made in America souvenirs ?
October 17, 201213 yr They got American made souvenirs, but they ain`t cheap. Price a pair of Levi`s while you`re there. :o
October 19, 201213 yr http://ablyth.photoshelter.com/image/I0000QBiqfbREN4o Then I guess this is out too....
October 20, 201213 yr No dumber than shooting anvils 100's of feet into the air. It is truly a sight to beholde though.
October 20, 201213 yr Author They got American made souvenirs, but they ain`t cheap. Price a pair of Levi`s while you`re there. :o Levi's ain't American anymore, they're made in Mexico..... :P....I gues that would make em' Latin American now.... :lol:
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