From: John Cuccia 

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:46:13 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
>news:j8n4e11ljlneos2kqqtlcdebdta0bm7o5r{at}4ax.com...
>
>> >As I understand it, penetration is a millimeter or two of skin.
>>
>> Leaving at least 2nd, maybe 3rd degree burns:
>> http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/IgorFridman.shtml
>> The skin varies in thickness from 0.5 mm on the eyelids to 4 mm or
>> more on the palms and soles.
>
>I don't think it's intense enough to actually burn the skin. From what I've
>read it's just real painful, like your skin is on fire but doesn't actually
>do any visible damage.

You can be one of the guinea pigs then.  Let us know how it goes?

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