Invisible wrote:
> 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.)

Great. Now I'm just going to HAVE to get a pencil sharpener and set it 
ablaze. Thanks Andrew :)

-- 
~Mike

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