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21 hours ago

Lying about how tricks are done also is part of magic.

I would not rule out that he wetted his fingers before doing this trick, and, possibly, timed things correctly to rapidly transfer some water to the wick before his fingers got too hot.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidenfrost_effect may be relevant)

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