And don't those singed hairs smell delicious???
I guess we've all made those mistakes that seem stupid in hindsight. I've made enough myself, but thank goodness, in almost every case, safety gear has saved my bacon. I do however have a short thumb, as a reminder of how close, is too close, to a saw blade.
Handling 700 degree lead without proper gear, is as dumb as, throwing your life preserver on the dock, before whitewater rafting. Sooner or later it will catch up with even you.