FREEZING MERCURY METAL

[evo8384]

Thanks a lot, helped me with my insomnia



[magneticatastrophy]

Well, that was neat

[Rone170]

wanted to learn more about mercury so i could make anti gravity ufo.

[danagol1985]

I have a question - When you drop the temperature of the metal mercury, it freezes, as shown here. So it would be referred to as frozen.

So does that mean if I hold a copper penny in my hand, it's actually frozen copper, even though it does not feel cold?

I mean the copper penny is not hot enough to melt, so it must be frozen, right?

[amlioful]

@danagol1985

I think physically freezing just means going from a liquit to a solid - so yeah,it's the same thing. In our day to day experience, we're so used to 'freezing' meaning the freezing point of water, that it's deeply ingrained in our minds that freezing=cold. Plus, according to the online etymology dictionary, our current word freeze comes from an older word meaning 'turn to ice'.

Wanna trade your frozen penny for a cool glass of condensed steam?

[frankjarquin]

this video is going to save my life in chemistry thank you so much it has everything that i need!!

[bigbadG1992]

anyone else think that he was pouring out the sliver dude from the terminator!!!!!

[chilidress]

icecream!!

[BellyJellyJunkie]

@polonium9

there is enough mercury vapor in the air at 20C-25C (68F-77F) to harm people who breathe it.

[blueduderanch]

so by doing this have you contaminated your mercury with water? when its frozen water form the atmosphere will freeze on the surface and then melt when the mercury melts

[Vindictus1000]

If it was radioactive why would he be close to it?

[DevlPB]

not radioactive, just really toxic/poisonous

[aR3DF0Xa]

robert patrick needed new work after terminator 2

[bestamerica]

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i have one mercury switch in my SUV front hood,,,

when a hood open and mercury switch turn light on,,,

a hood closed and mercury light off

[matttatts]

does it become magnetic when its frozen?

[spotlightman1234]

@matttatts no

[dragonuvkiller666]

1:50 LOL

[TheLaughingMan0603]

T1000

[Myuri123]

its toxic, danger warning

[007rosin]

Nice and cool and all, but mercury is not a metal.

[MarcSanderson]

but will it blend?

[5getlost]

@MarcSanderson EVERY FREAKING TIME DAMN IT

[LemurMan2008]

MERCURY=FUN!!!!! :)

along with arsenic and uranium

[Wast3m]

terminator 2

[CheepstheMapler]

at what temperature does mercury become back to a liquid form?

[Bryan6446]

@CheepstheMapler

At the same point it freezes 234.32 K

[LemurMan2008]

@CheepstheMapler room temp.

one of the few metals that is a liquid at such a cold state

[888EKO888]

will mercury mess up a microwave like other metals? what if it's frozen?

[Mrburton35]

Hey Kids!!! who wants a popsicle?? me me me me!!

[iseealavalamp]

It's like a frozen metal popsicle of death.

[caturn88]

Wow, just like Terminator.. interesting to know it thaws from the inside out!! Isn't Mercury poisonous to the touch, it can't be handled by the naked hand?

[herionbob666]

lets make some deathcubes yaaay

[Grillzor]

Mmmmm... Nothing like a cold refreshing class of liquid mercury on a hot summer day! Lol.

[YoChellieBaby]

beautiful color, i love it.

[physcovideos]

where do you get mercury?

[albgk]

u can buy it from united nuclear (assuming its not sold out)

[sporkmaster123456789]

I wouldn't suggest buying unless you plan to use it for scientific purposes, it can cause cancer

[xxQuiikScopzz]

@physcovideos ebay :)

[danielrp34]

They should make bullets outta frozen mercury.

[ballbagular]

they'd be molten before they left the barrel. Not to mention the health & safety and environmental concerns of using such a round. Bad idea on paper and in practice.

[pawningcity]

@danielrp34 when shooting the mercury from the barrel of the weapon it might melt because there is a lot of heat produced, even if it doesnt melt, by the time it reacheces the target, it would be too hot because of the friction with air(it will be jelly like), and will just splatter...

[danielrp34]

@pawningcity Yeah but you could put a copper jacket around it so it mushrooms and spills the payload of mercury.

[pawningcity]

@danielrp34 why complicate everything? just use regular bullets :P

[danielrp34]

@pawningcity For the sake of coolness. Oh well.

[ldragonheart]

@danielrp34 cant

[tingyuyan12]

@danielrp34 it would be way too soft

[TheSonicGod]

@danielrp34 Now there's one for Mythbusters...

[Zescaflowne]

@danielrp34 that's some sinister shit

[FortNikitaBullion]

@danielrp34 Isn't that what they used on JFK?

[EliteSpartan663]

they dont use it in thermometers any more tho

[SGplayer08]

What a beautiful metal.

Great videos you have here. Thanks for sharing.

[The561Hero]

I agree thanks for taking your time out to share this with us. Where can I buy some mercury?

[darksideofthebrick13]

gallium is cooler it melts in your hand and it isnt poisonous. it just more expensive

[alexjalaff]

what is the viscosity like? is it like water, oil, or what?

[chao129]

It has a very low viscosity, it is very heavy, and has a very high surface tension.

[rparl]

I liked the camera work better when we saw this in Terminator 2. The resolution was too low here for moving the beaker around. The picture degraded to incomprehensibility.

[bktech333]

Who wants Ice cream!!!!!!!

[sciencoking]

i do!!

[Basco36]

ya,

[5getlost]

@Basco36 then you might wanna get checked cuz tht stuff is dangerous unless you got it where its safe just not able to breath it for long

[Agentoxedo07]

holy-terrorist:>is this error, and caused be no posted i recopied *=*

[Agentoxedo07]

holy-terrorist:>and i speaking french *=*

[Agentoxedo07]

holy-terrorist:>is mercury user for thermometer and sciences fulminate mercury, and is very toxic mercury, and i soeakinf french *=* hehehe

[6Twisted]

What causes the inside of the mercury to melt faster than the outside?

[Nervjiggy]

Reminds me of the liquid metal man on Terminator.

[screenday1]

excellent video but i wanted to let everyone know that it does not melt inside out. the rooms temperature is above -37 so it melts from the outside in. the droplets he says are under the surface are actually on the surface. it is an optical illusion. really liked this video tho

[teamChopstiX]

haha is like watching terminator 2

[noobland2008]

haha yeah

[DanRaccoon]

In very very slow motion

[crazyace421]

nice, looks like an interesting experiment. I might try it out

[godisgreatwwjd]

wow that looks so good since I'm stoned

[haoqh]

Drink It ^^

[rrcaires]

what if u drink it? what does it taste?

[haoqh]

You would get brain damage.

Probably not good.

[BinaryComa]

if you drink the mercury it will drop out your asshole in 10 minutes, true story.

[verdenodela1]

Wow, this is cool.

It looks unreal.

Like a melting fudgecicle turning into the terminator liquid from Terminator 2.

[eukaree143]

lol looks like a melting popsicle

[GuitarP94]

1:50 snap :P haha pretty cool stuff

[ZeldaPwnzu]

im glad your a scientist. or chemist. arent you?

[rayruiz12345]

lol terminator

[dannes22]

unicorn blood

[Johnny89Applez]

lol harry pottetr

[dandelionproductions]

Mercury-cicle!

[DatMan4lyfe]

now lick it, lol...jk

[sk8terman72]

were-can-you-get-mercury??????­????????????????

[Firebender905]

break the thermometer you put in your fridge theres mercury in there

[The1nX]

this makes me want to break open the thermometer on my window and play with poison :D

[Hegonta]

Mercury = Radioactive. At least i thought?

[Basco36]

nope

[The1nX]

no but its poison. It gets absorbed into your skin if you touch it. It can kill you like the guy from the wizzard of oz ;)

[Kastralis]

ehhh... no. it doesnt absorb into your skin, however if you have an open cut when you touch it then your in trouble. also the vapors are lethal

[imaball]

@Hegonta lol nop just poisonious



[MrJayguess]

@Hegonta No. Mercury isn't radioactive at all, although its vapour is exceedingly poisonous and it is also toxic by skin absorption, so should only be handled in a WELL ventilated room wearing rubber gloves.

[savemgs]

yes

[Basco36]

I like to think that it doesnt but im not sure

[spotlightman1234]

@Basco36 It only gives off vapors when in liquid state

[grungrung]

kill it, thats the terminator!

[arviagent13]

Exactly what I thought, T-1000.

[GoldyOneSevenSix]

My teacher told me about how a school got vandalized, it was set on fire in the middle of night by accident, which made some mercury in the science lab evaporate and stick to everything. They had to rebuild everything in the school, all that was left was the outer frame of the building. Highly toxic!

[cohone955]

i got A very good question what would happen if you put that murcury in water?

[Basco36]

It would look and act exactly the same way under water.

[chao129]

where did you get the mercury?

[ipatka]

Mercurys so cool. I wish schools were still allowed to play w/ it.... too bad its toxic

[cohone955]

hmm...would anyone smoke dis?

[cenzo188]

probably NOT seeing as it is metal

[ElChifoso]

why mercury? it's toxic, get some gallium instead, you can actually hold it, it's easy to freeze(because it's a solid) and easier to melt.

[Basco36]

I like mercury better.

[cohone955]

lol

[milkshake7656]

ha ha ha who cares if its toxic? lol basco you're the best XD

[ENavarrete10]

Actually, mercury itself isn't toxic.

The vapors are.

[nitrogeb]

no,if you old mercury you are in danger

[vmelkon]

Gallium? I'm not made of money!

[adidasDC]

He should boil it and then smell the vapors, they smell refreshing

[xlxbigcat95xlx]

why is this spam?

[megafeltch]

what

[megafeltch]

i don't kow so is yours

probably someone who is a lowlife who has nothing better to do marked it

[vmelkon]

Anyone heard of the foolish man in the antartic who built his house out of mercury?

PS: just kidding, but it would be interesting to see such a thing

[phatluvman420]

I actually spent 5 minutes pondering that concept. funny... well I guess it would be okay as long as the mercury didn't melt and you definately wouln't want to get your tounge stuck to one of the walls.

[lightningsnip3]

Where do you get all of this stuff from anyways, and are you a real chemist?

[tijgerjorri]

Awesome. I dohome chemistry myself as well, and I have mercury, but solid mercury is very cool!!

[nitrex]

lol, then i wouldn't be complaining about Mercury fulminate.

[lilkflash]

funny when u shake the glass its soo flubbery