trb@drutx.UUCP (07/10/84)
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I went firewalking last month. A man named Tony Robbins was
in town to guide us through it. It was certainly one of
my most memorable experiences. In response to some of the
comments I've seen:
1. There was NO wet grass or moss or whatever. We started on
dry indoor/outdoor carpet. There was a wet section on the
other side to wipe your feet off with (in case any coals
got stuck to the feet).
2. While I don't know the exact temp. of the coals, estimates
were between 1200F and 2000F. All I know is that it hurt to
stand any closer than 5 ft. from the coal bed (even 300F could
burn skin).
3. Some 350 people from Denver walked the coal bed (12ft x 4 ft)
during 4 seminars. Of those who walked, a couple burned REAL
BAD. Why do you suppose that is? I myself felt no heat (many
did), had no blisters, and except for soot had no physical indications
that I walked across coals.
4. The objective of this seminar was not to walk on fire - that's
easy. But, it was to overcome fear. It does tend to change one's
outlook, and for me it hs removed the word "can't" from my vocabulary
and replaced it with "won't."
Tom Buckley
AT&T Information Systems
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