Looking into an electric arc furnace with the power on

How the heck? Why are they that close?

And if the camera is shaking like that, is it being held by hand?

Oh...my...lord...

Back up, dude.

Admittedly, though, seeing the molten iron bubble and spit and boil like that is stunning to see, and I am thrilled that some nutcase - make that sentinel76 - stood close enough to let me see that.

Here's what I would assume the process would look like from much further away. Skip to about 1:38 to see the electrode fire up and the above process begin.