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[Maklak]

I thought something like a magma forge would be impossible, because the convection should kill anything standing next to magma or molten metal. Then I saw a russian going inside a furnace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=81n0XYvMY98

[Pnx]

I'm not actually sure what they're trying to do there, I think they might be trying to unjam some kind of mechanism?

But it's worth noting if you're forging something it's not going to be molten hot, just hot enough to make the metal flexible, the temperatures magma and molten steel are at are much higher. Even so you'll notice they stand several feet away from the metal, and use long rods to interact with it.

EDIT: Also one of the biggest issues with a magma forge, is that magma has a tendency to cool down and solidify quite quickly when exposed to air.

[Just Some Guy]

"Hold my vodka, Sergei. I'm going in. On second thought, give me my vodka back."

[da_nang]

"Hold my vodka, Sergei. I'm going in. On second thought, give me my vodka back."

*vodka ignites*

[mastahcheese]

So this is what a dwarven forge looks like.

Why am I not surprised that it was the Russians who first perfected this?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

"Hold my vodka, Sergei. I'm going in. On second thought, give me my vodka back."

*vodka ignites*

I don't think vodka is generally made at a high enough proof for ignition.

[FearfulJesuit]

IIRC, any alcoholic drink above a certain proof (like, wine-level) will ignite if you raise the temperature enough. So, you can reach Everclear-burning temperatures on a summer day in Arizona, for example. A furnace will be more than hot enough for vodka.

[acetech09]

"Hold my vodka, Sergei. I'm going in. On second thought, give me my vodka back."

*vodka ignites*

I don't think vodka is generally made at a high enough proof for ignition.

Alcohol vapor off of wine, even, will burn. Definitely vodka.

[Maklak]

I once did an experiment and put a lighter over a small glass of vodka. It burned until I took away the lighter. I've later read that 40% alcohol is 80% proof and that for continues flame you need 50% alcohol or 100% proof. This used to be how the strength of alcohol was tested, before density-based tests with a floater became popular.

[gogis]

"Hold my vodka, Sergei. I'm going in. On second thought, give me my vodka back."

*vodka ignites*

I don't think vodka is generally made at a high enough proof for ignition.

It's defenitely ignite, I did that. 40% is enough.

[Pnx]

It's really just a matter of getting the beverage warm enough to get enough vapours coming off the surface, once it hits a certain temperature versus alcohol content threshold, it becomes capable of a self-sustained burn.