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Subject:Re: Firewood
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:35:55 -0800
On 2/17/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:

<< The recommended way to put out burning magnesium is to carefully cover it
with sodium chloride or DRY sand to act as a thermal ballast to sink the
heat out of the reacting metal. >>

Well, there you go, John. Safest to burn in (ocean) beach sand. We had all
the salty sand we had readily available.

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BenT