I've always read and heard the safety precaution of not allowing any water or liquid to get into the molten lead. I've been told if any amount of moisture gets into the melt it explodes. I've never wanted to test the theory, and figured I'd trust the experts who told me. So, I've never seen it happen until today, and I've been casting for about a decade now.
I was casting some .45 caliber 200 grain semi-wadcutters, and had been plugging away for a few hours with no problems. Then suddenly, a fly was dumb enough to land in the melt. *Squirt* a small amount of lead went flying as I heard the sizzling of the fly's body being incinerated. I was wearing all the safety gear, but fortunately didn't need it. The lead went away from me and was a very small amount, anyway (but I still wouldn't want it in my eye or on my skin!).
Has anyone else had a bug land in their melt?