Here is the fascinating story of the quest to burn a NeXT Cube. Well written (as it should be) by technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel, it conveys the drama and suspense of a journey to fulfill his dream of burning the entire magnesium case of the original NeXT cube. Magnesium produces a brilliant white flame, that is if you can manage to set it on fire. By the end of the tale, the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory is involved, raindrops threaten, and a grand metaphor for NeXT’s demise has a physical manifestation. (via /usr/bin/girl)