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Uploaded by UCDAVISchemclub on Nov 12, 2008
Burning Magnesium
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The MythBusters guys set off 1000 pounds of thermite to try to burn a car in half. To see how that turned out, see my video:
Incendiary Experiments
punxsutawneybarney 8 months ago
I once had magnesium in my hand, 2000 Celsius.... Not fun :(
TheDenux 1 year ago
We did this in 6th grade ,i looked straight at it I saw every thing in green and purple for one hour or something like that afterwords XD
fnufs 1 year ago
it burns ur eyes cuz its uv rays that are being shot out of the reaction
koopa322 1 year ago
@spotlightman1234 yeah lol, nothing beats magnesium and a hose
wallzac13 1 year ago
@wallzac13 lol Mg + H2O --> MgO + H2
spotlightman1234 1 year ago
We got to do this in our classroom .. but not with that big amount.. just like a small stick :D it was cool and it burns into your eyes for some secounds
lakostal 1 year ago
big woop...I did this with an old chainsaw
DamnStraightM35A2 1 year ago
anyone got a bottle of water to put that out with?
The scienc teacher says we are going to do this outside when the weather warms up...
ColumbiaPicturesFan 2 years ago
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The MythBusters guys set off 1000 pounds of thermite to try to burn a car in half. To see how that turned out, see my video:
Incendiary Experiments
punxsutawneybarney 8 months ago
I once had magnesium in my hand, 2000 Celsius.... Not fun :(
TheDenux 1 year ago
We did this in 6th grade ,i looked straight at it I saw every thing in green and purple for one hour or something like that afterwords XD
fnufs 1 year ago
it burns ur eyes cuz its uv rays that are being shot out of the reaction
koopa322 1 year ago
@spotlightman1234 yeah lol, nothing beats magnesium and a hose
wallzac13 1 year ago
@wallzac13 lol Mg + H2O --> MgO + H2
spotlightman1234 1 year ago
We got to do this in our classroom .. but not with that big amount.. just like a small stick :D it was cool and it burns into your eyes for some secounds
lakostal 1 year ago
big woop...I did this with an old chainsaw
DamnStraightM35A2 1 year ago
anyone got a bottle of water to put that out with?
wallzac13 1 year ago
The scienc teacher says we are going to do this outside when the weather warms up...
ColumbiaPicturesFan 2 years ago