Popsci-Kolumnist Theodore Gray zündet seine Hand an und erklärt dabei die Chemie, die hinter Feuer-Stunts in Filmen steckt:
To function and avoid injury while on fire, you need to put something cool between yourself and the flames. But you can’t coat yourself with plain water because it just runs off. So stuntpeople soak their clothes in a mixture of water and super-absorbent polymer fibers, which keeps the water in place ... but they have to continue to move forward so the breeze keeps the flames out of their uncovered face. If a scene requires showing bare skin on fire, stuntpeople use a special fire-protective gel containing water, which can be applied in a smooth, clear layer that is nearly invisible, especially when the action is moving fast and there’s a lot of fire to distract the viewer ... Gray Matter: In Which I Set Myself On Fire (inkl. Video)
