Most stupid questions

[P. Clodius Secundus]

There was a young boy watching a farrier/smith making a horseshoe (hipposandal if you prefer). When he was finished hammering, the smith set the shoe aside to cool. As the cherry-red glow in the piece subsided the curious boy edged over closer too it. Concerned he might try to grab it the smith said "Look with your eyes and not with your hands son. That shoe is still hot enough to burn your fingers off." The whelp said "I know!", but he still hovered near it fascinated. A few minutes later the shoe showed no visible signs of the heat it retained, but we all know it was still singing hot. The boy traced its outline in the air with his finger as if he were thinking of reaching out. "I'm telling you boy, that shoe will be hot for a good long time! Don't worry, I'll let you handle it when its ready." said the exasperated smith. Still later, when he could resist no longer the lad reached out an grabbed the shoe. A suddenly wiser young man yelped and dropped it. "See.... I told you you'd burn yourself! " barked the smith. "No... it just doesn't take me long to look at a horseshoe!" the brat replied. :lol: