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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1621323, member: 27832&quot;]Well, so will magnesium. In powder form, <i>lots</i> of metals have different personalities -- you can prepare aluminum, iron, titanium, even nickel in such a way that they&#039;ll burst into flames on exposure to air.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zirconium is actually safer than most metals -- relatively non-toxic, resists corrosion, doesn&#039;t burn unless it&#039;s <i>really</i> hot or <i>really</i> finely divided.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lousy store of value and even worse medium of exchange, though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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