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What does sand do at these temperatures? Is it essentially molten glass?
Ever get sand stuck in your clothes?
Imagine that at or near the temperature of boiling water.
Sand retains heat pretty well, flows quickly, and is a bitch to get out. Not only that, but it's great at slipping in where its recipients wouldn't want it - down the collar, under a mail shirt, through the visor of a helmet, you name it. You'll be covered in serious burns, third-degree even, potentially, if you get caught under it, and sand is dirt-cheap.
That's brilliant. I mean... awful, of course. But brilliant.