The Beauty of Molten Iron

By Ali S. in Art, Video Clips on Mar 24, 2009 at 8:30 pm

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In Nuanquan, China there is a unique tradition dating back about 500 years to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Instead of using fireworks like any old place – or that the fact that fireworks were invented in China back in the 12th century – these folks celebrate it by using something a bit more dangerous and beautiful with molten iron which is then flung at a wall creating a cascade of sparks. What do they use for protection? Sheep skins and a hat…

**I highly recommend watching this clip by clicking on the High Quality button to really enjoy it!

via – Gizmodo

Tags: awesome, beautiful, China, Crazy, death defying, iron, lantern festival, molten

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Gary
Mar 24th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Not that is just plain cool! I doubt anyone would be allowed to do that In the US.
Johnny Cat
Mar 24th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Well I for one welcome our new Chinese Financial Leaders and hope stuff like this follows!
Christophe
Mar 25th, 2009 at 6:46 am
It looks like Chinese work environment quality and safety have been around for quite some time… Who would have guessed?

Neat anyway
Skipweasel
Mar 25th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Vaguely related, if you want some night-time sparkly fun, tie a wad of wire wool to an 8′ wire, light it and whirl it round your head. Don’t do this near anything damaged by sparks – like car paintwork or even windows!

Fun, though.
dooflotchie
Mar 25th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Very, very cool!

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