a crook as smart as Robbins would have better sense than that.

Fire walking is supposed to be something that people have done successfully, a mind over matter phenomena. So failing at it, means a weak will, or not enough faith, the failure falls on the individual rather than the expectation, which is based on a false premise. Mind fuck. I wonder how many of those who had to be treated for burns, apologized.

Imagine having burns on the bottom of your feet, we take walking for granted.

"Coals which have not burned long enough can burn feet more quickly. Coals contain water, which increases their heat capacity as well as their thermal conductivity. The water must be evaporated already when the firewalk starts."