On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Brendan Moran wrote:

>> Steel wool?  Magnesium?
>>
>> You might want to point out that they should use real steel - common
>> 'steel wool' may simply make the problem worse as its made of fine spun
>> magnesium - rather flammable and difficult to put out.
>
>Really?  I've lit of steel wool on fire by passing a moderate electric
>current through it, and never gotten a flame that would make me think it was
>mgnesium...

OTOH steel wool burns QUITE STRONGLY in oxygen. Sparkingly in fact.

Peter

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