As people seem to be interested, we will make a "will it melt?" video and posting it here! Stay tuned.
I stopped by a hardware store today where I picked up an aluminum plate. I used one of my credit cards to match the thickness. So, assuming these cards are not dramatically thicker than an average credit card (which they do not look like that's the case on photos), it would be a good approximation.
I cut a blank using a Visa credit card as a stencil. I placed the test "card" in the fireplace at home that was burning regular pine wood.
Once and for all: aluminum "credit cards" melt in about 2 minutes, proof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF35HGdxZNA&feature=youtu.beThis is obviously MUCH better than a paper or a plastic card could do.
Thanks for the video Boris!
The cards are a tad thicker, and seem to take a little more heat. When I torched the card, after a min. it was still clearly readable. Just to mention again though, we are still not claiming that these are fire proof. They're durable. Not fire proof.
Sorry for the delay in posting the video, I actually have to re-make it, as I had a memory card error, and had to re-format the card. All this happened right after I got iMovie working! None of us our video wizards. Anyone with some video skills want to make a bad ass video using our footage (or yours!) for some free cards? Send a PM
Cheers
CC