Is Magnesium ok?

[Munchskull]

I am familiar with magnesium's firiery tendencies. That said it is my understanding that magnesium only combusts when it melts. This question is purely academic. Also what is the danger if getting magnesium wet?

[Alan Anderson]

The caution against getting it wet might be confusing magnesium for sodium (or potassium or another alkali metal). While it does burn spectacularly as a powder or shavings (or when molten), there is a significant difference between alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. Sodium reacts with water and is likely to ignite the hydrogen produced by the chemical reaction. Magnesium only has issues with water when it's already burning.