3 cheers for fate. ive been asking a bunch of people if the magnesium fire starters would work to ignite it and no one knew. cept you i guess. but the real question is; can a minor buy one?

srry bout that, didnt make sence.. im tired as hell just got done with football
how big is the package? small enough to fit in a pocket?

tman you are an idiot. learn to make sense.

sorry i edited it

yes they are about the size of a lighter. Package should be simple to remove.

I don't see why not.

what exactly is thermite, and what is it used for? (just curious)

Thermite is a mixture of any metal oxide and any other metal that is more reactive than the oxidized metal. On application of heat the oxidized metal acts as an oxidizer for the pure metal, which creates a fuckton more heat (a technical term).

The 'classic' thermite mixture is iron oxide and aluminum, which has been repeated ad nauseum in various publications of dubious value - most of which overstate its power and utility and thusly the 'formula' has been repeated an nauseum again by every 13 year old kidiot who has never actually successfully made or used it but thinks that it's the magic solution to everything.

To wit, the Anarchist's Cook Book (Jolly Roger's version) states with authority that a pile of thermite 'the size of a quarter' will 'melt through a car hood, through the engine block, and through to the pavement underneath,' which is utter bullshit.

Note that other thermite mixtures exist and most of them are easier to ignite than iron oxide/aluminum. For example, copper oxide and zinc or aluminum oxide and magnesium...

i saw a video and some dude melted through a car with thermite, altho he used a HELL of a lot more than a quarter sized pile. it was like a pound or 2 of it. then he melted through some solid helium. that was kinda boring.

What the fuck is solid helium? Do you even know what kind of temperature and pressure would be required to make helium go solid?