Recent developments of applied science: ¶ A chemical extinguisher which puts out burning magnesium, chief ingredient of incendiary bombs. Hitherto magnesium incendiaries have had to be smothered under ...

Today I'm going to try burning magnesium under CO2. Magnesium is actually strong enough to directly react with the CO2 and rip the oxygen off it. It can even do this with things like water and sand, ...