> Yup.

Well, then, here's my experience on the subject:  First there was the
sroting it with the metal nose of a mechanical pencil, which produced a
moderate snap, as I'm sure you can imagine.

Then, for some reason, I got the bright idea of trying shorting it with the
pencil lead, expecting nothing to happen due to the higher resistance in the
carbon of the pencil lead.  Well, instead, it superheated, I guess, because
it went off like a fuse, and gave a bit of a flash, and quite a pop.

Good luck,

--Brendan

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