Standing, that same firefighter's head might be exposed to temperatures hot enough to melt one's helmet and mask.

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In at least one test, the batteries burned hot enough to melt test equipment, according to a person familiar with the results.

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Hot enough to melt the church bells, the Palm Sunday fire peeled five centuries of whitewash off the walls, exposing enormous Gothic frescoes painted when the building was erected.

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In 1992, a team bankrolled by Tennessee businessman Roy Shoffner and led by Bob Cardin excavated the plane by using hot water to melt a shaft into the ice, hoisting the plane out piece by piece.

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Zuckerberg, who has been known to melt on the hot seat, has gotten much better over time.

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After he landed in Cornwall he "discovered" tin when his black hearthstone became so hot, tin began to melt out.

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In addition, the balls can be made quickly and simply by dropping spheres of amorphous silicon through hot gas, causing them to melt.

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