I would not repeat that experiment. See 'Nanoparticles May Cause Kidney and Brain Damage' http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/09/20/nanoparticles-may-cause-kidney-and-brain-damage/
"Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Can Cause Brain Damage in Fish Another common type of nanoparticle is titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide is very commonly used as a pigment, and in its nanoparticle form it can be found it quite a few sunscreens and other applications. Unfortunately, this may pose some significant risks...." Remember - nowadays, the regulatory agencies are there to protect industry profits (and to provide stepping stones to more lucrative private careers) - not to protect consumers. fznidarsic on Mon, 28 May 2012 wrote: > Several years ago I tried Titanium Oxide Nano powder. I got a free sample > in a jar, I forget from where. I sent sparks through the powder it at near > vacuum to a pressure of one atm. I only got smelly dust. No anomalous > energy.