<VV> Mags

[Charles Lee]

It's all in the 'surface area' : more surface = more combustible


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Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Mags


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> From: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
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>>
>> Real magnesium wheels are very light  And yes, they
>> make a nice fire. I've seen it when one of our aircraft in Vietnam was 
>> hit
>> with a mortar round while on the ground and burned to the ground.
> *******************
> Beware also that aluminum shavings, dust, grindings ....  are very 
> dangerous
> when ignited ....   takes a good bit of heat to ignite, but the resulting
> fire is the basis of * thermite  fire *  , which will burn a hole in 
> cement.
>
> That is mainly why banks put heat sensors in their vaults ...   one attack
> mode is the use of * thermite rods * ....
>
> trivia r us, ken campbell idaway
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