And you've gotten that to work? I just tried it in the kitchen, with both cotton wool and Purell Hand Sanitizer. Lots of cool glowing steel wool, but no flame. I did manage to ignite a paper match <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> but that wouldn't be much good in a survival situation, unless I somehow found myself with a safety match and no striking surface.

Not that I doubt anyone - I'm fairly inept when it comes to starting fires (hence my attempt at a thread on miniature butane blow torches <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ) one of which is definitely going to find a permanent home in my flight bag. <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />