Editing Firewalking (section)

===Risks when firewalking===
* People have burned their feet when they remained in the fire for too long, enabling the thermal conductivity of the embers to catch up.
* One is more likely to be burned when running through the embers since running pushes one's feet deeper into the embers, resulting in the top of the feet being burnt.
* Foreign objects in the embers may result in burns. Metal is especially dangerous since it has a high thermal conductivity.
* Embers which have not burned long enough can burn feet more quickly. Embers contain water, which increases their heat capacity as well as their thermal conductivity. The water must be evaporated already when the firewalk starts.
* Wet feet can cause embers to cling to them, increasing the exposure time.
A myth that persists is that safe firewalking requires the aid of a supernatural force, strong faith, or an individual's ability to focus on "[[mind over matter]]".<ref name="DeMello_Margo">{{cite book|last=DeMello|first=Margo|title=Feet and Footwear: A Cultural Encyclopedia|year=2009|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-313-35714-5|pages=30–32|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QdKSxajwP0C&q=barefoot%20middle%20ages&pg=PA30}}</ref>

Since the 20th century, this practice is often used in corporate and team-building seminars and self-help workshops as a confidence-building exercise.<ref name="Contemporary Ritual and Transformation">{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Emily D.|title=Firewalking: a contemporary ritual and transformation|url=http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/E_Edwards_Firewalking_1998.pdf|website=MIT Press|access-date=2015-10-17}}</ref><ref name="The New Perspective">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Ron|last2=Reynolds|first2=Denny|title=The New Perspective: Ten Tools for Self-Transformation|date=2005|publisher=[[Trafford Publishing]]|location=Google Books|isbn=978-1412047852|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MxEi3yaCae4C}}</ref>