Some people shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCk_w9s2HE8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCk_w9s2HE8)
it's totally fake, his shirt changes.
It's funny though...
[laugh]
Fooled me, I didn't notice the shirt. Good catch.
Nah
His shirt just turned black because of the explosion [evil]
Quote from: ROBsS4R on May 30, 2008, 11:58:56 AM
Nah
His shirt just turned black because of the explosion [evil]
but his arms are clean ???
[laugh]
The explosion also seems to permanently brighten the room. 8)
the table cloth is undamaged
the foil is still in large pieces sitting on the table
he's not bleeding
he can still see and hear so quickly after a flash bag went off a foot from his face
the fuse never actually burnt
but other than that it's a funny concept and i got a laugh out of it. [cheeky]
Magnesium burns like a flare for a long time, it doesn't explode instantly. Throw some water on it and it explodes into a fireball of incredibly bright light.
Fun stuff.
Plus, Mag doesn't typically light with a match, it needs a hotter flame...
Guess I better be careful with open flame around the Marvics on the SL [cheeky]
You aren't that far off... There were some nasty fires in mid century racecars that used magnesium liberally. Once that stuff gets going you better hope the driver isn't in the car.
Magnesium burning is a class delta fire. Nothing you can do to stop it. It has to burn itself out.
In the Navy, a class delta fire gets jettisoned...
i say we make knee pucks out of magnesium.
see who can come the closest without touching ;D
Quote from: KnightofNi on June 01, 2008, 07:22:13 AM
i say we make knee pucks out of magnesium.
see who can come the closest without touching ;D
Actually, when moving magnesium blocks hit pavement, brilliant white sparks are emitted.
No fire.
I'll see if I can find a video.
When I was in the Marine Corps I went to a cold weather mountain survival school and we used old magnesium snow shoes. We would take our survival knives and shave some of the Magnesium off of the shoes and use it to start a fire. Worked like a charm.
It just burns real well, Doesnt explode or anything. Hit some of it with your fire starter and it will burn real hot but burns fast so you have to have your kindling ready to go.
Quote from: Rameses on June 04, 2008, 08:59:30 PM
Actually, when moving magnesium blocks hit pavement, brilliant white sparks are emitted.
No fire.
I'll see if I can find a video.
i know TI does. I guess it would need to be finer to actually catch on fire instead of just come off as sparks.
old VW's had magnesium engine blocks - way back in the day I used to volunteer at a firestation for free pool & beer and they told us if you ever had to put one out to just use low flow water without the nozzle because the aeration would cause it to flame up/explode
now pure sodium in water - that explodes real nice 8)
Thermite is more fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmHJORTlqk
especially in the wrong hands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TAfKIFC4U
One more, 25lb turkey cooked in 30 seconds [evil]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU8iRYbnAb0