Re: Interesting Question Regarding A Hypothetical Thermal Injury

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From: Mark Martin
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:42

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Radium wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I have a question.
>
> Lets say I was somehow invincibile. Totally physically-invincible to
> all injuries excluding flame burns to the skin [and only the skin]
> resulting from direct contact with flames. Lets say that the only
> molecules affected in my skin were proteins. Lets say that the
> denatured proteins in my thermally-injured skin did not coagulate. Lets
> say that no inflamatory reaction occured. Lets also say that no
> infection occured. In addition, no nerves, blood vessels, sweat glands,
> oil glands, lymph nodes, hair roots, dermal muscles [e.g. erector
> muscles under hairs], or hairs were directly affected. Lastly, lets
> also say that the organic molecules in my skin could not carbonize no
> matter how hot. If I suffered a third-degree flame burn [from an
> *oxyacetylene* flame], what symptoms would I experience? What color
> would my skin change to?
>
> Note: I have no actual application for this question. I am just in it
> for the science. I am interested in wierd science and sci-fi.

   Well... This is sort of like years ago when my kid brother asked,
"What if snow was warm instead of cold?" I replied, "Then it wouldn't
be snow."

-Mark Martin

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