Sometimes you want to surprise your friends when a big company is gathering. Often all outdoor activities are quite limited. However, not everyone knows that walking on hot coals is a simple enough trick, and if you want, you can also repeat it.
Every year thousands of fakirs perform the trick of walking on coals. Are they all endowed with some kind of superpowers? Very doubtful! The simplest answer to this question: they are endowed with basic knowledge of the characteristics of the human body. And knowing these features, each person may well feel like a fakir-magician and really surprise friends on the next trip to barbecue, for example.
What is the essence of this focus?
When European pundits first saw how fakirs walk on hot coals, they were genuinely interested and fought for a long time to solve this riddle. And the answer to it lies precisely in what kind of cover the fakirs walk on. Why exactly for coals, and not for metal, for example? This is because charcoal itself is a surprisingly poor conductor, including heat. It heats the air around, but not the surface of what is on top of it. In addition, the coals are covered with a layer of ash, which already worsens the grip of the soles of the feet with the burning coals themselves. And the skin on the legs is much harder and thicker than on other parts of the body. But fakirs in life walk barefoot a lot, which makes the skin of the legs even harder and thicker. Plus, the speed of such walking is of great importance. If you walk quickly enough over hot coals, you will not feel any burning sensation or any discomfort in the area of / u200b / u200bthe feet at all.
How can it be done?
Pay attention to the coals. They should be 100% wood only, no debris, metal particles. The coals should not burn, but only slightly smolder. There should be no flame in any case. Spread the coals in a small layer over a flat surface. The area with the coals should be narrow just to get through, and not too long. Approximately 30 cm by 1.5 meters is a very real distance that even an unprepared person can easily walk over the coals. Take off your shoes. Please note that the feet must be dry. Otherwise, the coals will simply stick to your soles and will constantly bake. And just walk fast enough over the coals, making the main emphasis of each step on the heel and the inner side of the foot. Do not try to run, otherwise the bouncing ember may burn you. As you can see, there is nothing difficult or dangerous in this focus of fakirs. Yes, and do not forget to prepare a container of cold water so that you can cool your feet later and wash away soot and ash from them.
