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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