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AT p. 201 of “The Memoirs and Correspondence of Lyon Playfair,” by Wemyss Reid (1899), an account is given of the Prince of Wales (afterwards King Edward VII.) having put his hand into boiling lead. This account appears to have been copied by Sir Sidney Lee at p. 73 of volume 1 of his “King Edward VII.” I have often heard it stated that a finger or hand can be put into molten lead, and have had many opportunities of putting the matter to a practical test—but have not taken them ! Hence I am writing to inquire whether this feat may be safely done, and if so, what is the explanation.
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ACKERMANN, A. Can the Hand be thrust in Molten Lead without Injury?. Nature 122, 349 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122349c0
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