>Beaty Sez: ...
> "pyrophoric" iron. If iron is ground up fine enough, > it's surface area is such that the high rate corrosion > heat can cause fires. > > They sell these in Bartell's pharmacy. Self-heating pain > releif pads. If you cut open the tyvek pad, you find > black powder which eventually turns into red rust. They > seem to have designed the particle size to give > slow heat over hours. I was going to see what happens > if I try sprinkling the stuff into a bowl filled with > cold oxygen, but never got around to it. > William J. Beaty When you do get around to doing it I recommend keeping your distance. ;-) Wearing goggles might be a good idea too. I wonder if the burning/oxidization process might make for some interesting glazing effects on the bowl. You going to use ceramic bowls? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
