How hot does cast iron get in a charcoal grill? Hot enough to melt through heavy-duty fireplace gloves is what I learned over the weekend, when I used my gloved hand to brace a cast iron smoking box as I moved it out of the fire, and managed to collect a burn in under a second. I stopped cooking my finger quickly enough that it didn't blister, but it is very painful, so as a two-finger-typist, I am at half-capacity for the moment.

R.I.P.: Former Wilco member Jay Bennett dead at 45. Thanks Mike Martinez.

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Science:	At NIF, a Quest for Fusion Energy (or Maybe Folly). Thanks j.c.f. The Great Ethanol Scam. Thanks Slashdot.
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