11-14-2007, 07:58 PM
Quote:The question is: how do you "melt" clay so that it is hot enough to set fire to a thatched roof?! And how do you sling a red-hot bullet, anyway?
(Rice Holmes suggested a metal-lined sling pouch. I suppose that might work.)
A metal lined pouch only passes the problem to whatever is backing the metal since it transfers heat so well. What you need is something like water that absorbs the heat. Wet leather might be able to withstand the heat long enough for a quick underhand throw- I wouldn't stand next to anyone spinning this over his head. You can boil water in a leaf over an opened fire since the water takes up the heat so well.
Straw, if dry, ignites at a fairly low temperature, not much over 300 f degrees.
Paul M. Bardunias
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