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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 289810, member: 360&quot;]I had an old, broken celluloid fountain pen from the 1930s.</p><p><br /></p><p>To find out what all the hype was about celluloid and its legendary flammability, I set the pen on fire.</p><p><br /></p><p>The damn thing fizzed, popped, smoked, went off like a damn firework and then burst into flames.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did this in my fireplace, just to be safe, but the results were alarming, let&#039;s just say that much.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you do the hot-pin test on something, and it&#039;s antique celluloid, I don&#039;t think you want that happening in your bedroom at your computer, while you&#039;re holding the pin in one hand, and have the item in front of your keyboard on top of your desk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guitar-picks are one of the few things still made of celluloid today - the same material they used for fountain pens back in the 20s and 30s. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is what happens when you expose it to extreme heat, or open flame: </p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VWgQ57jAN-s[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think you want this happening on your desk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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