Magnesium thermite

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Uploaded by on Jan 18, 2007

Thermite that can be lit with flint.

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  • black iron oxide with titanium shavings to hold some embers. Otherwise the reaction is too fast and not the best for fire starting.

  • Amonium nitrate, amonium chloride and zinc dust. However it can become unstable and if left in my knife and could partially ruin it. In the rainy pacific northwest I want high temps to use in fire starting. The wood may not be 100% dry.

  • I made this mixture to be held in the pommel of my survival knife I built. In western WA it rains a lot and starting a fire in the mountains is a bit tougher then in the dry desert. If it's considered cheating then I will cheat to avoid dying of hypothermia. :)

  • It also has titanium cuttings to extend the ember time. The mixture was made for fire starting with a flint. Just magnesium and iron oxide burns up too fast so the molten titanium gives more time to ignite tinder.

  • Sounds like a great idea!

  • It can be flint ignited just like magnesium shavings but the iron oxide allows it to burn much hotter.

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  • It's like the birth of an alien or something! Not that I would know from experience or anything....

  • can i throw it at chavs ?

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  • Whats the other reactant ?

  • Potassium permanganate and glycirne would start a fire too just mix wet or dry wood cool video too Joseph T fly2000jtb

  • BANG..! Oops should've tested outside. O.O

  • Who dosent?

  • I love thermite

  • normal thermite + sulphur

  • pretty smart man,if u could get youre hands to some other chemicals i wont be saying the names of now, you could have* instant fire,it works by putting 2 chemicals togheter and -fire- now,if youre out there and you cant make fire becuz u forgot youre lighter/matches,then what?i say,try water ^^

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