Originally Posted by chipcom
Not sure I like the idea of chemicals down yonder either. Imagine dropping your drawers to discover that you got a glow-in-the-dark woody! Or worse, one with three heads and scales!
I bet you don't carry a cell phone around?
Wiki: The magnesium metal is mixed together with a small amount of iron in a pouch. To activate the reaction, a small amount of water is added, and the boiling point of water is quickly reached as the reaction proceeds.
I don't mind Mg and Fe and some water under my rear...