MRE Heater in Campfire

Pushing a used MRE heater into a campfire and watching it burn.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• mre
• heater
• fire
• camp
• campfire

[808mauna]

uh hello toxic chemicals if u burn it

[c0nsumer]

@808mauna Please, explain what in this is toxic.

[Korgon2013]

@c0nsumer one of the main byproducts is Hydrogen gas, not toxic, but it is what makes them so handy in homemade pyrotechnics.

[TheStelzy]

Magnesium, non toxic other thean a bright lite given off= SAFE

Salt, non toxic we eat many times the suggested levels daily and we are still here= SAFE.

if you want to whimper of toxic fumes and air displacement go live in California with there Prop 65 you freaking nut bags

BTW former Marine, we've done many things with these so shut it

[borderraven]

Magnesium?

Now I want to try some ideas with MRE heaters. SpecOps needs to know.

How much Hydrogen will one make if you add fresh or ocean water?

Will it burn if lit by a propane torch?

How about a 12Volt battery and jumper cables?

[LoSkatesDaily]

When you read on the back "do not expose to open flame" you were the one person who asked.. why

[XxzombieslovemexX]

@c0nsumer In FRH's (Flamless Ration Heater) there is a number of things in that may be toxic, or displace oxygen. 

[SpOOnZart]

@MordeaniisChaos hey man they deplete oxygen thats why its suggested not to use indoors

[MordeaniisChaos]

@c0nsumer Considering your not supposed to use more than 10 of these in an unventilated area, I'd say it's pretty likely that burning it will release toxic chemicals. But then, so does most shit you burn, down to a chip bag. You really shouldn't just burn these willy nilly, but one is hardly going to kill the planet, or anyone in the area.

[tristram599]

@c0nsumer magnesium, sulfur, dioxide duh

[bighitter42]

@c0nsumer He can't because it's just salt, iron, and magnesium.

[Vyppaaa11]

@001jbear You can burn them after you have used them and they will still have this effect.