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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by Looigi

We smoked the inside of ISs with MgO by burning Mg strips. IMO, this is superior to most other methods due to independence of reflectivity/scattering on angle of incidence achieved by the small size and powdery nature of the particles deposited. Perhaps newer coatings may be nearly as good depending on method of application? Naturally, with burning Mg, due caution is required.

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Originally Posted by colleen c

Wow, then maybe I will have a "popcorn maker"

Thanks for the warning.

Due caution is indeed warranted if you are going to burn magnesium to make MgO. If you have never done it, it is an extremely intense fire that, once started, is almost impossible to put out until the metal is consumed. It burns very hot and with a very high UV flux.

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