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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Sep 10, 2008 01:57
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:52:32 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:>On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:12:19 +0100, Ben newsam
> gmail.com> blethered:
>>>On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:53:28 +0100, Halla
>> drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:>>>Doesn't a similar thing happen to just about any powder in the
>>>atmosphere in the appropriate concentration? Assuming it's introduced
>>>to a source of ignition, of course.
>>
>>Indeed. Including things like iron filings.
>
>Yikes.
They crackle and sparkle like certain fireworks do, which presumably
contain iron filings too.
Wire wool burns too. I once lit our Nov 5th bonfire with a car
battery, a piece of wire wool, and a pint or two of petrol. Highly
effective.
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