Date:         Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:51:21 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spring Cleaning an Air Cooled Engine
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Bill Collins wrote:
>
> >I didn't see much flame but it looked as though there were about 50 arc
> >welders (Bright!) having at it inside.
>
> I was at Everybus the last time they burned a Type 1 case.  Once the block caught fire, everyone stood waaaay back.  I noticed my shirt was glowing, like it was under a black light.

Burning magnesium does give off a significant amount of ultraviolet
light.  The fluorescence it produces often goes unnoticed because the
visible light is so bright.

Larry A.

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