Won't you burn while the iron is hot?

No, the artist sprinkles these hot molten iron into the sky while the iron is being struck, because the metal transfers heat very quickly, dissipates heat quickly, is high enough, and falls for a long time, so that the small particles will reduce the original hot temperature under the action of air, and such temperature will not burn people.

Moreover, the performer wears a sheepskin jacket and is well protected, but this does not mean that the sparks are safe, because the temperature of 1000 degrees is too high, and the artist must vigorously sprinkle these molten iron into the air during the performance. The higher the better.

operating procedure

It is one of the unique customs of ancient Zezhou and Zezhou Prefecture, which is now Jincheng, Shanxi. This traditional custom has a long history and is closely related to the ironmaking process. It is an entertainment invented by ordinary people from labor.

Every night before and after the fifteenth day of the first month, the master blacksmith prepared a small iron smelting furnace and bellows, lit the furnace and encouraged the bellows to melt scrap iron. Someone nearby prepared a board and made a circle on it with sawdust. After 20 minutes, the molten iron flowed out. Several masters put the molten iron into a special container while it was hot, took it to the highland, dipped the wire rope in the metal juice, picked up the board, and blew it hard. The molten iron jumped to a height of several meters, and suddenly it was everywhere.