Since itâs too dangerous â even for firefighters â to blow up a watermelon to show the perils of fireworks, Olathe, Kan., Fire Department officials Tuesday did some grilling instead.
They lit up a sparkler, the kind thousands of kids will play with on the Fourth of July, and touched it to a hot dog, which in this demonstration stood in for a hand or foot, leg or arm.
The sparks instantly charred the hot dog, leaving black burn marks.
And, it sizzzzzled.
âSparklers can burn at about 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. That is almost four times your oven temperature when you bake your bread,â said Dr. Dhaval Bhavsar, medical director of the Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn Center at The University of Kansas Health System.
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