Silicon burning....cool

[Pretender]

Seriously, try burning one of your cards.

Preferably one that you don't need anymore.
Preferably after removing it from the system it's in.

It really does a cool light show. It takes a few minutes for the flame to penetrate and get down to the silicon I think, but after about 3-4 mins, you can see green flame coming from it, and a few minutes later the blue/red/violet'ish flames also come in. It's really somethin to see.

I used an old ISA network card that my school was throwing away. And no, unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera, so I was unable to get pics. My school is throwing out many more cards, though, so if someone wants to lend me a camera.....

 

[MrBond]

Same effect can be had by throwing a copper pipe into a fire. It works with lots of metals for different colors, and I imagine the card contains lots of those. I don't know offhand what metal turns the fire what color, but i know it DOES work

 

[Soybomb]

The green you're seeing is from the copper underlayer in the pcb burning, the other colors are from assorted metals in there that make up other componets. I doubt you're actually burning any silicon, if anythin you might justbe charring it a little. I've taken a oxygen-acetylene torch to a card before and could only char the IC's! be careful no matter what because oil filled capacitors will shoot off like rockets

 

[MrBond]

<< careful no matter what because oil filled capacitors will shoot off like rockets >>



Who knew we've got the makings of a fireworks display right under our desks

 

[Soybomb]

Lol exactly, no crossing of the state borders for cool fireworks anymore It scared the hell out of me when I had the card burning and felt something warm fly and hit my goin area I soon figured out it was a flaming hot capacitor that smacked into my pants

 

[Sugadaddy]

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