Fire Stunt

Madgyver, Mon Jul 02 2007, 03:24PM

First of all: NO, I dont want to perform one!

Its just, I recently saw this years Taurus Stunt Awards and there wer realy cool Fire stunts with people on fire.

I mean its not that "usual" stuff were a Stunt man is covered with burn proof textiles or something like that:

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Those Pics are real, not CGI. At the end of the show, there were even models in bathsuits (or something linke that, the fire caught my attention wink ) on Fire, walking for at least 30sec.


So my question is, how are they doing it? I know that alcohol + water trick, but that starts to hurt after 5 secs. A whole Body stunt would be lethal I think.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: I found a Gallery with the models:

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How is that possible, without protective gear?
Re: Fire Stunt
Ken M., Thu Jul 05 2007, 03:08AM

Its similar to dowsing say a cloth in karosine, and lighting it, if you put out the fire before it actually ignites the cloths fabric, and the cloth is just fine, all be it a tad warm.
Re: Fire Stunt
Bored Chemist, Thu Jul 05 2007, 05:53AM

Oven gloves made from cloth survive taking bread out of the oven at 250C. Your hands wouldn't. I'm not sure this is the same thing as "dowsing say a cloth in karosine (sic), and lighting it"
Re: Fire Stunt
Electroholic, Thu Jul 05 2007, 07:10AM

wouldn't some low B.P./flash point work?
as long as the whole thing is still soaked, it should keep the temperature at boiling point.
water will help too as it has a high heat capacity.
lastly, put on a layer of thick grease before putting clothes on, it will help slow the heat transfer.