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==In popular culture== In [[Jules Verne]]'s 1876 book ''[[Michael Strogoff]]'', the protagonist is saved from being blinded with a hot blade by evaporating tears.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=QuΓ©rΓ© |first1=David |title=Leidenfrost Dynamics |journal=Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics |date=3 January 2013 |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=197β215 |doi=10.1146/annurev-fluid-011212-140709 |bibcode=2013AnRFM..45..197Q }}</ref> In the 2009 season 7 finale of ''[[MythBusters]]'', "[[MythBusters (2009 season)#Lead Plunge|Mini Myth Mayhem]]", the team demonstrated that a person can wet their hand and briefly dip it into molten [[lead]] without injury, using the Leidenfrost effect as the scientific basis.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Mini-Myth Mayhem |url=https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/full-episodes/mini-myth-mayhem |series=MythBusters |series-link=MythBusters |network=Discovery Channel |date=December 28, 2009 |season=7 |number=136}}</ref>
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