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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 :)
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~Mike
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