Magnesium (version 1) - Periodic Table of Videos

Updated version of our magnesium video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKkWdizutxI

Magnesium is a metal and element number 12 on the periodic table - and it famously burns very brightly when exposed to flame. More about the elements at http://www.periodicvideos.com/

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[TheScienceiscool]

I love the open jar of Mg beside the torch!

[TheItalianPerson]

why are pencil sharpeners made from Mg? why not steel or iron?

[berto13579]

am i the only one who saw that dudes hair

[mrminecrafttable]

@TheItalianPerson for light weight

[limefrog77]

@TheItalianPerson Magnesium is very light, but does not have to be so strong, and it is also an abundant element.

[JamesWaton]

I'm gunna burn my sharpener

[Josh40996]

Wow, i never knew those sharpeners were made from magnesium...

[mellerz252]

...It was like a small volcano, and my dad had to watch on helplessly while I bathed in the glory, crying my eyes out laughing.

Just thinking back brings a great big smile to my face, happy days :(

Anyway, I hope you appreciated my little story boys and girls, remember - science can be fun! Lmao

[mellerz252]

...proceeded to empty the entire contents of the tub onto the patio before gleefully setting it alight.

I had my very own firework display, burning away as bright as the sun while crackling away endlessly. In an epic turn of events my dad noticed the display and attempted to put it out by throwing a pan full of water over it.

I came.

It immediately quadrupled in size and literally started throwing up bits of molten rock (patio haha).

It was like...

[mellerz252]

When I was 15 I stole a tub of magnesium in its powder form from my school lab.

This was more than 5 years ago now, but I vividly remember pouring a little onto a desk at home and trying to set it alight. Very little happened, and it wasn't until I had the bright idea of using a makeshift torch in the shape of a can of deodorant that I began to see some fireworks.

At that point I went into my garden and...

[leosgirl26]

U know guys with hair like that are always the smart ones! lol