And this is what happens...

And this is what happens...

...when you light magnesium ON FIRE! WOOT!
If you ever witness it, it will be one of the brightest things you have ever seen, let alone held in your hands(tongs). Very pretty for the few seconds(that's why the photo is blurry. It's hard shot to catch in those few seconds) that it's burning.

Song Drop: Tearing Up the Oxygen by Maritime
Random Fact: Early structural uses of magnesium alloys were in aircraft fuselages, engine parts, and wheels.
jerrydazzlepants: 06/02/2009 10:31 PM
Ahhh I want to do this! I never got to blow shit up in science XD
GirlintheRadioWaves: 06/03/2009 4:24 AM
Ahhh I want to do this! I never got to blow shit up in science XD
Well if it makes you feel any better, it didn't exactly go "KABLOOEYYYY!"
jerrydazzlepants: 06/03/2009 4:27 AM
Did it make a loud BANG noise? :O
GirlintheRadioWaves: 06/03/2009 4:29 AM
It made a loud "PFFFFFFT" noise.
analiesey: 06/03/2009 4:32 AM
i remember doing that in science last year. i got a video of it on my old phone.
that seems interesting :-D
JargonTalk ©: 06/03/2009 6:58 AM
It made a loud "PFFFFFFT" noise.
That's a perfect description of the sound it makes!
noligin: 06/03/2009 11:52 AM
haha, I remember doing this in science (because it was only a few weeks ago) did it make like a white powder at the end... or am I thinking of a differnt burny thing?
GirlintheRadioWaves: 06/03/2009 7:17 PM
analiesey said:
i remember doing that in science last year. i got a video of it on my old phone.
You should post it or something! :D
GirlintheRadioWaves: 06/03/2009 7:18 PM
that seems interesting :-D
Oh, it was. It was like a mini sun. :)
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