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by femto 4046 days ago
A fireman's shovel in the firebox of a steam locomotive also works well.

Don't do it whilst moving though! When a coal fired locomotive is in full flight, the draft though the firebars (the grate at the bottom of the firebox) is strong enough that the entire fire rises up and floats on a bed of air. Stick a steak in that and it will get sucked though the boiler tubes and out the chimney.