Firewalkers Demonized

by Marvin Shilmer 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  Marvin Shilmer

  Firewalkers Demonized

  Prior to taking and passing the team leadership corporate firewalker coarse Watchtower taught that firewalking was demon possession.

  See Firewalkers Demonized at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/06/firewalkers-demonized.html

  Marvin Shilmer

  http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com
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  kazar

  Ah, just when I thought I had my last laugh over these posts I came across this. I note the Watchtower frequently refers to "Scientific American" or "scientists" in their articles explaining demons. I've never heard of Scientific American and the other "scientists" are never identified. At any rate I had another good laugh at this one of the firewalkers. Thanks again.
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  thetrueone

  The WTS. is in business to propagate fear and ignorance, since most people (men) who run this organization have little education from the top

  all the way down to the bottom, fear and ignorance creates a luring effect to gather and maintain followers, who of course support the organization.

  A little modern incite to what is happening when people fire walk.

  Factors that act together to prevent the foot from burning

  • Water has a very high specific heat capacity (4.184 kJ/K kg), whereas coals have a very low one. Therefore the foot's temperature tends to change less than the coal's.
  • Water also has a high thermal conductivity, and on top of that, the rich blood flow in the foot will carry away the heat and spread it. On the other hand, coal has a poor thermal conductivity, so the hotter body consists only of the parts of the coal which are close to the foot.
  • When the coal cools down, its temperature sinks below the flash point , so it stops burning, and no new heat is generated.
  • Firewalkers do not spend very much time on the coals, and they keep moving.
  • Calluses on the feet may offer an additional level of protection, even if only from pain; however, most people do not have calluses that would make any significant difference.

  There are risks when doing firewalking improperly

  • People have burned their feet when they remained in the fire for too long, enabling the thermal conductivity of the coals to catch up.
  • One is more likely to be burned when running through the coals since running pushes one's feet deeper into the embers, resulting in the top of the feet being burnt.
  • Foreign objects in the coals may result in burns. Metal is especially dangerous since it has a high thermal conductivity.
  • 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.
  • Wet feet can cause coals to cling to them, increasing the exposure time.

  Therefore, even if firewalking is explained with simple physics, there are still hazards. Notably in 2002, twenty managers of the KFC fast food chain in Australia received treatment for burns caused by firewalking. [9] However, this exercise in firewalking was practiced over timber, a more efficient heat conductor than charcoal. [10]