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Originally Posted by Jerome74911S
I'm curious to understand what caused the fire to go out. Once magnesium really gets going, and we can see where some of it has burned away, would "drowning it" with water actually cause it to stop burning? Why would it go out otherwise? I don't know enough about burning metals to know what happens, but in any case I thought water would just increase the fire.
Who is able to explain this?
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We used to burn VW engine cases in a barrel of water @ Glamis CA every year. The light is so intense you can't look at it. Everyone thought it was aliens.
Why; water is 33% oxygen (H2O)