Gallium spoon melting

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1. PaterSin 363 days ago

He could have kept it in his hand it would have melted as well would have looked better I think^^
for any one who doesn't know it melts at around 30°C

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2. LQoQK 363 days ago

now where the hell I can get me some Gallium

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3. TarasFromLviv 363 days ago

Fluid within a fluid = Fluidception.

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4. gringo 363 days ago

Now who's gonna drink that? :(|)

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5. irishgek 363 days ago

Now thats an office prank of the future if i ever seen one! Trick spoons

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6. phi281 363 days ago

That would definitely confuse my housemates at tea o'clock!

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7. 4string86 363 days ago

there is no spoon Neo

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8. blackd 363 days ago

Gallium has melting point of 29.76 °C that 85.57 °F

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9. closecut 363 days ago

Anyone else struggling to see the practicality of a spoon that melts at 29 degrees? how do you make a brew? :S

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10. tim420 363 days ago

0:49 he just wanted to get his fingers wet ;) >:)

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11. sbrucecaboose 362 days ago

#1 "Gallium is associated with a relatively low toxicity, but should be handled with care until more health data has been accumulated."

chemistry.about.com

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12. hedosean 362 days ago

what hapens when you take back out of the water into a 72 degree F room?

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13. Commodore 362 days ago

Nope i will not stick my finger in there! :(

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14. RandurSource 362 days ago

#10 yeah, he starts with one finger and then slid in two fingers so gently

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15. Baboon 362 days ago

# yo dawg I herd you liek fluids so we put a fluid in your fluid so you can melt while you melt

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16. OnetimeX 362 days ago

Yeah but what you don't see is him off camera rolling around on the floor with 2 melted fingers, he just managed to press stop (with his thumb ;)) before the screams of agony >:) >:) >:)

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17. loadrunner 362 days ago

omg, the (evil) Terminator was made of gallium.

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18. kekke2000 362 days ago

#17 There are no evil Terminators, it's just robots programmed by Skynet. The robot will just do what they are programmed to do.

"Jesus, you were gonna kill that guy."
"Of course; I'm a terminator."
...
"He'll live."
...
"Is it dead?"
"Terminated."

Love those movies! :)

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19. Wynadorn 362 days ago

#12
You could just boil the water till there is nothing left.
The Gallium has a boiling point of 2478K so its well over the 373K witch is required to make water boil.
After that you're left with ~100°C Gallium witch you can then let cool down.

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20. Comment rated too low. Show this comment GJJACKSON1968 362 days ago

Why did it melt the spoon but not the glass (or his finger?)

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21. Tareim (admin) 362 days ago

#20 it is just water in there nothing special

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22. Comment rated too low. Show this comment Sebastien 354 days ago

If you're interested in chemistry and the periodic table you should check The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
(http://www.amazon.com/Disappearing-Spoon-Madness-Periodic-Elements/dp/0316051632) Great stories about the discovery of elements and the history of the periodic table.