Fun with magnesium

[DucIt]

Some people shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.

[Kaveh]

it's totally fake, his shirt changes.

It's funny though...

[Pakhan]

 

[DucIt]

Fooled me, I didn't notice the shirt. Good catch.

[ROBsS4R]

Nah

His shirt just turned black because of the explosion 

[Kaveh]

Nah

His shirt just turned black because of the explosion 

but his arms are clean 

[Jobu]

The explosion also seems to permanently brighten the room. 

[KnightofNi]

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.

[NeufUnSix]

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.

[NAKID]

Plus, Mag doesn't typically light with a match, it needs a hotter flame...

[Rob Hilding]

Guess I better be careful with open flame around the Marvics on the SL

[NeufUnSix]

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.

[NAKID]

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...

[KnightofNi]

i say we make knee pucks out of magnesium.

see who can come the closest without touching

[Rameses]

i say we make knee pucks out of magnesium.

see who can come the closest without touching

Actually, when moving magnesium blocks hit pavement, brilliant white sparks are emitted.

No fire.

I'll see if I can find a video.