<VV> Re:Magnesium Fans

[Rex Chivers]

Message: 11
When we had to machine magnesium alloys, always had to have a class 'D' fire 
extenguisher on hand.
http://www.ehs.umb.edu/classd.htm
Rex

Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:11:06 -0700
From: Geoffrey Johnson <geoffj at unm.edu>
Subject: Re: <VV> magnesium fans
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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My father caught one on fire, I am not sure exactly how.   Yeah, he had
a hell of a time putting it out.   Think he had to cover it with dirt
and stomp on it to starve out the fire.


>>
>> Subject: <VV> magnesium fans
>>
>> Has anyone, um, tossed one of these on a bonfire, just to see what would
>> happen? Sort of like the vacuum cleaner blowups taken to the next level.
>> I've seen magnesium burn, and it's rather intense. Not sure you can
>> put out
>> a magnesium fire...
>> Just wondering....
>>
>> harry yarnell
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