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scott wrote:
>> No ... But from what I've seen, the strips used as a fuse can be
>> somewhat tricky to light.
>
> From what I remember at school we had to put the bunsen burner on the
> "hot" setting and hold the Mg strip in it for a few seconds before it
> lit. I don't think you're going to accidentally light it at home...
I lit a thin magnesium ribbon with a match.
OTOH, a nice solid lump of it probably won't burn too well. I hear they
make pencil sharpeners out of it. (Or, more likely, some alloy of it.)
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