You'd be fine. The ash on hot coals is an incredibly effective contact insulant.

That's why people can walk on it. There's no mystic mind-over-matter to it, just physics (although, the mental effort to convince yourself that walking on embers is OK, is massive, sure).

Granted, if you laid there feeling sorry for yourself you'd get pretty warm pretty quick.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on June 29th 2014 at 23:10:30

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PM norway (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 22:13:25
- Don't be an obnoxious shit stirring twat your whole life, Mikey (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 29, 22:15:43
  - Who will get the last word? (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jun 29, 22:23:53
  - Hey OG old bean (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:18:48
    - well that scc's arse rimmed out. slurp slurp (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 29, 23:07:10
  - Erm it was a PM (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 22:18:48
  - Tasty fruity very very vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Jun 29, 22:16:40
    - I don't think I've ever tasted vimto in my life (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:22:57
      - Lovely drink (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 22:41:15
      - mixed fruit (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jun 29, 22:24:51
        
        The lollies were ace. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jun 29, 22:30:17
        
        I always thought it was like Irn Bru for some reason (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:25:28
        
        nah it's much nicer. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 29, 22:27:36
        
        Irn Bru is rank. Vmto is ok (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jun 29, 22:27:11
        
        I'll see your Vimto, and raise you (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:37:32
        
        Tizer's fucking well hideous. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 29, 22:43:59
        
        No (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 22:41:33
        
        Yes, indeed - part of that family or weird drinks (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:38:16
        
        Lilt (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:40:41
        
        Rubicon. Like Lilt but nicer. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 29, 22:44:01
        
        Awesome (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 22:41:57
        
        Oh completely. The totally tropical taste. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:41:49
        
        Dr Pepper? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:43:36
        
        Also on the weird list. (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:45:28
        
        Dandelion and burdock is ace with fish and chips. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jun 29, 22:53:56
        
        Elderflower Presse (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:46:57
        
        Quatro. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 29, 22:55:58
        
        Kia-ora. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:59:52
        
        I'll be your dog. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 29, 23:17:33
        
        KA Black Grape (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jun 29, 22:51:08
        
        Great band (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 29, 22:57:04
        
        Nina off of Nina And The Neurones does an Irn Bru advert. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 29, 22:32:28
        
        Might put it on my bucket list (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:32:10
        
        Walk on hot coals. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:45:26
        
        Jesus no! What next, sword swallowing? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:48:01
        
        Seriously. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 22:56:10
        
        Fair play Nasie (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 23:05:44
        
        You'd be fine. The ash on hot coals is an incredibly effective contact insulant. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 29, 23:10:30
        
        In addition, the moisture in your skin acts as a barrier. Your feet (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jun 29, 23:17:26
        
        That's put my mind firmly at rest. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 23:12:59
        
        Science. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 29, 23:15:31
- Just had a look (General Chat) - norway, Jun 29, 22:15:24
  - Not a scooby sorry (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 22:19:54

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