So when "reporters" are burned at the stake, I should be there in person just to be sure.
The up side is I could throw some wood on the fire!
I heard that there was a ruse that was used in Russia during a revolution (but I don’t know if that origin is accurate).
It was employed in the “man blown up in a box of dynamite” stunt.
The forces of the explosion “cancel” each other out. But if they misfire (not in synch) the subject will die.
The idea was they could “blow up” the victim in front of the public without really killing him (depending on fate, really).