Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Mercury attacks Aluminum
Posted on 04:24 by Unknown
A small amount of mercury amalgamates itself into an aluminum I-beam and destroys it from within. Gallium scratched into the surface allows the mercury to penetrate the protective oxide layer that normally surrounds anything made of aluminum.This is a time-lapse video, the action takes about two hours in real time.
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