"Cold heat" soldering?

[chris]

>It wasn't falling - it was laying on a desk. I picked it up, but I picked up
>the wrong end. Sizzle sizzle...

Some how many moons ago, I managed to pick up a butane iron by grabbing 
the heater on it. The tip of my index finger covered the glowing red air 
hole.

That was fun as I screamed and literally had to peel the iron off my now 
crispy finger tip (taking a good deal of charred flesh with it).

-chris
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