>>I doubt they would use magnesium, they use it in flares and incendentry
>>bombs in WWII... so if it catches fire, or even gets hot-ish it explodes
>>in a blinding flash, even a strip as big as your finger nail,so
>>something as big as a powerbook ...bye bye hehehe
>
>And yet they do use magnesium. It actually has a fairly high melting
>point (about 150C before it starts burning, I believe). And they probably
>use some alloy of it.
Actuallly the meltimg point of magnesium is 650�C, about as hot as my 2400 seems to
get when running from line power.
The next most heavy element is aluminum with a melting point of 660�C.
My dad has a most remarkable six foot magnesium ladder he bought at Sears on the 60's.
It is very sturdy yet it weighs nothing. You can easily pick it up with a finger.
Mike Friese
http://www.y2khoax.com
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