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To: Blueflag
Elemental sodium and potassium react violently with water and explode. Phosphorus will burn even when wet, though I'm not sure what it takes to start it burning.
23 posted on 05/18/2012 1:17:43 PM PDT by Idaho_Cowboy (Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
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To: Idaho_Cowboy
Phosphorus will burn even when wet, though I'm not sure what it takes to start it burning.

Be careful not to wet your pants when packing phosphorus rocks.

30 posted on 05/18/2012 1:23:03 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Real men are not threatened by strong women." -- Sarah Palin)
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