Sculpting in Solid Mercury, with Liquid Nitrogen (Popsci.com + BB Video)

[Mxsmanic]

Elemental mercury is not hugely toxic, the vapors aren't too dangerous if you're in a well ventilated area, and it hasn't become any more toxic today than it was in the past. The only difference is that people are more paranoid about everything today than they were in the past. People who played with mercury occasionally in the lab in the olden days suffered no ill effects as long as they didn't do anything stupid, like heating it and breathing deeply over it or something like that.

[BlackIce131]

@Mxsmanic Exactly all of these people take everything they are told at face value without doing any research. It is very frustrating seeing people on You Tube act like they are experts based on something they were told.

[nickbhalo]

Why do people who know nothing about mercury act like they know everything about mercury? That's retarded

[fablan6]

Τ-1000

[stalker7d7]

What happens if you microwave frozen mercury?

[narekzo]

guys can someone expain to me what mercury is plz

and what will happen if u touch it with ur hand

[sawmakai]

@narekzo look it up

[GeistvonWut]

@narekzo You'd eventually die, as Mercury is a very toxic material.

[timonator14]

@narekzo At it's most basic, Mercury is a rare metal that is liquid at room temperature. Check Wikipedia for more information, it's really cool stuff.

[narekzo]

@timonator14 thanx bro

[JediDragonRider12]

...in heaven we could play with Mercury all we want...

[watcherxd]

There's no question that this fish is suffering from

*puts on glasses*

Elevated mercury levels

**YEAAAAAHHHH**

[TheL4786]

If its so poisonous how come people played with it and were fine sounds like bull to me

[sharrynuk]

What a misleading title. Learn the difference between sculpting and casting.

[admx94]

..and they though led paint was bad.....

[fall22123]

It looked like you were slightly overfilling some of the molds and the mercury didn't spill because it clung to itself, like water. Why does mercury bead up, like water.

[stevet159]

@fall22123 the surface tension in the liquid keeps its form

[zaxtor]

Gallium is less toxic than mercury and is very similar.

[pumpkinthestrange]

2:50 what a shame, fishy

[redbullion01]

I like the part where you used one liquid to turn another liquid into a solid.

[alleycatgraphics]

@edgajam it won't feel wet but it will feel cold but don't try it without gloves cos it's poisonous

[bigredraddish]

metals are solid when they are cold ... SCIENCE !!

[altoids79762]

aliens:life can not exist on earth,the temp is so high that mercury becomes a liquid and is 75%acid(water)

[bddblade]

awesome.

[an50331]

i have a feeling you picked fish molds just so you can make the "this fish is suffering from elevated mercury levels" comment

[mih666him]

OMFG!! T-1000 is real!!! save John Connor!!

[edgajam]

I know that mercury is liquid, but if you would pour it on your hands would it feel wet afterwards?

[danagol1985]

@edgajam No. When mercury is in your hand, it will fell cold. However, as soon as the mercury runs off of your hand, it will not feel wet at-all. Maybe cold though.

[staone1]

mad as a hatter

[michaelangelo638]

correct me if im wrong but i believe there is a mettal much similar to mercury called gallium you can mold and do fun stuff with to.. and its not toxic at all

[killeroftheshadows96]

@michaelangelo638 true. i have some damn expensive though

[8899manman]

Elevated mercury levels? Naw, that can't be it :D

[marcoC1991]

beter not make chocolate anymore

[5z2z]

i watched this in science class o.O

[Rao665]

GODDAMN ALCHEMIST! TOO HELL WITH YOUR DEVILTRY!

[SargonvonThule]

There is no Question, everyone who Plays with Mercury breath the Vapor in, cuz Mercury goes also slitliy Vapor on normal Temp...

And there is no Question that everyone wich have little Mercury in his Tooth, suffer little by little over Years from its Poison...

[sguitas]

Joke at 1:23

[Rao665]

@sguitas

yeah i caught that too. an alchemist version of a joke.

[sguitas]

@Rao665 hahaha

[Intosia]

@sguitas lol

[MetaJibrinMaster]

this is how chuck norris makes candy.

[koffeekage]

hey hes got those purple glove from warehouse 13

[youngatheart212]

@EqualAndFree I still don't want to be the Guinea Pig for it.

[MrVrexor]

so i can TECHNALLY put a finger in liquid mercury without any danger?

[youngatheart212]

No

[MrVrexor]

@youngatheart212 Why?

[youngatheart212]

@MrVrexorToxic effects include damage to the brain, kidney, and lungs.[1] Mercury poisoning can result in several diseases, including acrodynia (pink disease)[2], Hunter-Russell syndrome, and Minamata disease.[3]

Symptoms typically include sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination. The type and degree of symptoms exhibited depend upon the individual toxin, the dose, and the method and duration of exposure. you wanna risk it?

[MrVrexor]

@youngatheart212 I would not ^^

now that i know the actuall risks of touching mercury ^^

thanks!

[youngatheart212]

@MrVrexor Not a problem

[themert123456]

83 People doesnt know what Mercury is

[oracle2world]

Playing with mercury! The good old days! God, how I miss them. And what's with the gloves? Don't be a complete p*.

[Brandonmaieli]

this music is soo cool

[evilrobotstudios]

try gallium is the same as mercury but non-toxic you can hold it...

[threecards333]

one could use gallium for this...

[Shirayuki619xYuuki]

cool! and misleading title

[theatomizer]

This isn't sculpting, its casting.

ZOMGWTFBBQHAX MISLEEDING TEYETLE! REPORTED NUB!

[petersplim]

I will like to contend that mercury metal is NOT poisonous, it is the mercury Hg 2+ ions that are poisonous. Even a very tiny droplet of mercury consists of billions upon billions of mercury atoms.

[SunnyLovetts]

This is what they put in vaccines.

[Rambowjo2]

@SunnyLovetts Several litres per injection!

[BenisFTW]

@SunnyLovetts That's not true... lol conspirator.

[TheEsseboy]

@SunnyLovetts Did you knoew that there is lead in 90% of american fruit juices? Lead is about as dangerous as Mercury...

[airsoftjunkie2]

would it hurt me if i touched mercury without gloves?

[HSRTDZayV]

Elementary mercury is harmless; it will go through your digestion without incident. But your lungs have no way to stop it from going into your circulatory system. From there, some of it is converted to mercury compounds that do great damage to your nerves. They are the worst neurotoxins next only to cobalt-60.

If you have mercury fillings, don't breathe through your mouth. If you get vaccinated, the "timerasol' in the shot is mercury compounds.

[yoyoyokiller]

Use Gallium!

[Jcd1994]

you're wasting unicorn blood!

[EndofDays213]

What makes it poisonous? Lol I'm sorta concerned

[EndofDays213]

Dude it poisonous? I iwas playing it on my hand and not juss once couple of times till I got bored but that was like maybe 4 years ago give or take...

[duececaboose]

@EndofDays213 you'll be fine. the fumes are what is poisonous.

[EndofDays213]

@duececaboose wow it produces fumes... hey thanks

[nukeurhouse12]

LOL ! how can that piece of shit plastic survive there!

[tig3r50]

WHAT IS liquid mercury ?

[0adireita]

@tig3r50 it's like mercury, but liguid -.-

[xXLocomotiveXx]

@MrRawr18 it's illegal to do that btw and thanks for your seceeding attitude :/

[MrRawr18]

thx for making the earth a little more toxic for you indulgence =) finish it up with spilling the mercury down a drain that will be reallllly entertaining!!

[haoypower]

The terminator is coming back..

[digiprez77]

When I was in HS my chem teacher was showing us a vial of mercury and he dropped it onto my desk, spilling mercury all over me. He just had me stand up and then he swept it all up into a dustpan...

[pk045]

the next person who made chocolate with that chocolate mold died eating it

[NYtassu]

82 people are no longer alive.

[sirstarmagic]

me: hey mom! ima go make mercury guns and bullets! mom: thats ok honey, let me get the mercury. me: now to pour it in the mold! mom: ok honey got it *mom trips* me: oh shi *mercury disinigrates the house* mom: f**k you! me: it was you who spilled it. mom: NO EXCUSES! YOUR GROUNDED, YOUR GOING UNDERGROUND! me: wtf *i blow up* mom: well at least im not the one who did it. moral: be careful with mercury.

[MrAssmaster17]

@sirstarmagic Disintegrates the house?? ..... HOW!!!!!?????

[GropeTheFatOstrich]

oh lawd pun so punny

[garysaran]

Do you know if you rotate mercury at a extreme high speed inside a smooth tubular shape circle , you can generate anti gravity. But to rotate metal at kind of speed you need extremely solid walls and large amount of mercury. And inside the tube you must be able to flip the flow of mercury with a turbine at a short distance.

[blueblood2001]

Am I watching terminator 2??

[Bobumz]

@blueblood2001 uhm no your not

[AreaQNH870]

T1000

[TheBroodingTom]

I'd try ice sculpting first, lol..

[nsdfnsdf]

when my dad was a kid the teachers used to give all the kids a drop of Mercury to roll across there hands during scince class, ohh and thay did give the Mercury back at the end of the lesson. and my dad is still alive at 62. lol

[MichaelDvinyaninov]

I guess I gonna do this with my mercury! But I don't have any liquid nitrogen :(

[TheDogScout]

I LIKE TURTLES!

[JasonDamisch]

don't try to eat them!

[salnabila]

T-1000 from Terminator 2 has formed into a fish and then a turtle. HASTA LA VISTA, BABY!

[offmyplanet7]

In a hypothetical world with earth's specs, if a lake of mercury existed, could one walk on it?

[lilplayboy98]

@offmyplanet7 not in its liquid form, of course!

[jmkosan]

@lilplayboy98 But is mercury's density greater than that of a human? Maybe instead of walking on it, one could crawl on it....

[lilplayboy98]

@jmkosan good point, crawling creates greater resistense on the surface than preassure on two point such as feet.! i still think, base on observation, the behavior of mercury is that of water, or any other liquids that can't hold up over an ounce of weight, so i'm guessing, wether you walk or crawl, which it wasn't your question if you coulf CRAWL on mercury... you would still sink.! =]

[lilplayboy98]

@jmkosan mispelled words... resistance*, pressure*, based*, whether*, and could* yes i made mistakes.!

[viiziart]

How come you do this if it just melts straight after. Wouldn't it be better to use a metal that is a solid in room temperature like silver or platinum

[theonlywinner]

What's denser mercury or unobtanium?

[aguilasako]

what would it look like without the frost? really shiny or transparent?

[arleitiss]

I got few questions about mercury and this video:

Does mercury still saves it's poisonous effect even when frozen?

What if you spill a mercury from thermometer on carpet? Would you be better off by cuting out that piece of carpet? or throw out whole carpet?

What's the best way to dispose of mercury if you broke thermometer? I mean you can't pick it up using hands, what can you use that you can find on kitchen to pick it up? And where to put it?

What are the consequences of mercury poison?

[L00NGB00W]

@arleitiss

It's most dangerous in it's gaseous form. Less so in solid form but still toxic.

Cut out around the spill. DO NOT VACUUM IT (This will spread it around)! It cannot be removed from porous surfaces. Dispose of at your local dump.

Symptoms:

tremors, impaired cognitive skills, insomnia, chest pain, dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, impairment of pulmonary function, interstitial pneumonitis, delirium, hallucinations, suicide, erethism, irritability, memory loss, dream loss, depression.

[The0Burger0King]

We found 200mL of mercury in our chem lab yesterday. We poured a small amount into a beaker and watched it move around... Too bad its so toxic cause it would be fun to play with...

[gabriellando]

One question: why?

[otchacha]

was going to be a cool vid until he used the word "cultural" to compare people hypothetically living on venus versus earth. that was idiotic

[medexamtoolsdotcom]

What would be kind of interesting is if they made some space probe out of mercury. Sure, it would be tough at first to keep it cool but once it's far out from the sun and actually would need effort to go out of the way to heat it hot enough to melt, it would be just as good as stainless steel or titanium or whatever it is they use. And high temperature superconductors wouldn't need liquid nitrogen to work either.

[L00NGB00W]

@medexamtoolsdotcom

Yes, but unfortunately it's more dense than lead.

3x more dense than titanium.

[Eragarev]

It would be funny if he shot it and it reformed itself like the T-1000. :)

[annonnimus1]

useless?

[cdoftx]

:o The frosty stuff ... is frost

[YoshiTheGreenOne]

you could do mas murder with it on kids how well simple you just poor them in candy malls and you feed it to the kid melts in his mouth and can be swalowd

[franciszho]

@YoshiTheGreenOne you have the traits of a twisted serial killer..

[YoshiTheGreenOne]

@franciszho do you really think im gonna do that i only say it's possible.........

[thecadaver33]

What the hell is Schwarzenegger doing as the Governator of California when one of his most famous movie nightmares is as common as a YouTube video? D:

[MrHawaiihunter]

eat it

[shichan]

when in the world would you need a little fish or a little turtle made out of mercury?

[ironman36]

hmmm...mercury porno

[anbusaber13]

where the hell do u get mercury

[cds417]

was tht a reall fish???

[JBL7L]

@cds417 yupp

[cds417]

@JBL7L lol wut did i say?

[mattwiens123]

Its Terminator 2!

[gennaman2bit]

@jessica26041989 true, and 80%of mercury will evaporate in 20 years, most of that breathed im afraid...

[Sophiegoldman22]

dannngerrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IcedWaffle]

I'd serve these at my restaurant.....

[urosh911]

Mythbusters...fuck the ice bullet ! This would work much better !

[M4sk3dC4sp3r]

@urosh911 soo true

[TwentySixCookies]

@urosh911 You've missed the point of the Mythbusters' experiment.

[urosh911]

@TwentySixCookies No....no i did not ! As a fan of MB... trust me...i didnt !

[KrapikMastah]

@urosh911 like how? Oo

[McBaerRR660GT]

@KrapikMastah ..you shoot your victim and if the shot doesn't kill him, the mercury will do its job :)

[KrapikMastah]

@McBaerRR660GT so it works exactly like lead IMHO :P

[codydot]

@urosh911 the gun would melt the murcury before it go to him

[polohotomato]

@codydot but I think that the mercury starting temperature is -196°C

and would take some time to go from -196°C to 3°C

on a 6.6°C gained per secs 30 secs is enough to load a bullet and shoot SB from not too far away =]

I think this is plausible

[codydot]

@polohotomato when the bullet it getting shot it would heat up from the gun powder

[JohannWendt]

@urosh911 you would just coat the inside of the barrel with mercury....

[smallfrye182]

eat it!!

[wgary321]

were can i get liquid nitro so i can free my friend

[mywtfmp3]

i am wondering why liquid nitrogen doesn't evaporate very fast in the air. as i know, it's usually stored in a gas tank, when you open the tank, what come out is gas, not liquid. So how to get liquid phase of nitrogen in the air?

[gennaman2bit]

@mywtfmp3 pumping and freezing air in a special machine, same as liquid CO2.

U cant store liquid N in a sealed tank, because his expansion will break the tank.

U can store liquid N in a vacuum flask (thermos) for a few time.

[tigerlily2329]

it's soo pretty! I love how mercury looks

[Bubblebangbang]

Is mercury like extreamly cold? O,o and if it is. how cold is it

[gennaman2bit]

@Bubblebangbang solid mercury can be found under -38,83 °C

[Bubblebangbang]

@gennaman2bit wow o.o O_O. thats pretty cold

[gennaman2bit]

@Bubblebangbang Liquid nitrogen boils at −195,82 °C

:O

wikipedia is your friend :)

[Bubblebangbang]

@gennaman2bit O.O Woah. mercury is a heck of a metal x3

[gennaman2bit]

@Bubblebangbang yeah it's awesome, but it's very dangerous, very toxic, it produces vapor at room temperature, dont play with it in a close environement.

Try gallium instead, u can find it into new brand of clinical thermometer.

Pure gallium became solid @ 29°C so u can make it solid in a normal freezer and smelt it with your hand.

Gallium alloy found inside thermometers (Galinstan) usually became solid @ -20°.

Use a plastic container, because it "wets" glasses and skin, it isnt like Mercury.

[Bubblebangbang]

@gennaman2bit O.O HEhe.Thanks for the idea :)

[wawa1196]

what happens to the frost on top does it evaporate or does it become a compound like hg1h2o

[SatansMullet]

Yeah, back then it was ok to play with cause nobody knew how toxic it was.. but now that we DO know it will kill you within seconds if you fuck up LOL.. notice this? since we KNOW how bad it is. we are fucked.. thats human nature isnt it?

[fetymann]

@SatansMullet yet the ADA allows this toxic metal to remain in our mouths! Look up the "Smoking Teeth" video here on YT

[madjimms]

I wonder what metal is still VERY strong (but not super brittle) at extremely low temps?

[thtsfingstraight]

how do you get rid of it when your finished?

[brahim121985]

mercuty is toxic !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mrpancho102]

omg i played with mercury along time ago! am i going to die???

[goodnight4u]

@mrpancho102 Nope you actually already dead.

[mrpancho102]

@goodnight4u stop lying! lol

[TheJohnnyVicious]

i can tell you have mad hatter

[ross3093]

cool

[erodog]

Mercury and the way it amalgamates is freaking awesome. >_<

[fetymann]

@erodog yeah! especially when it's in your mouth! Lookup the "smoking teeth" video.  IT'S AWESOME!!!!

[jdb1986jdb1986]

this is FAKE. you learn in high school mercury is ALWAYS a liquid this is why i hate these damn internet machines

[WillSpengler]

@jdb1986jdb1986

Are you familiar with the 3 phases (I'm missing out Plasma here). Solid, Liquid, Gas. The temperatures we are exposed to daily are above the melting point of mercury, which is ~235 Kelvin (or about -38 degrees C). If you were to reduce the temperature (i.e. by using liquid nitrogen) you can get much colder than this and cause the mercury to take a solid form. Nitrogen has a boiling point of about 77 Kelvin, or -196 degrees C. So nitrogen in liquid form will be below this.

[jdb1986jdb1986]

@whatever dude, I think your making shit up. I have taking chem 101 3 times now so I should know this simple stuff.

[Razza2250]

@jdb1986jdb1986 basic thermodynamics should suggest to you that there is no such thing as a perpetual liquid. as you remove the thermal energy responsible for allowing the individual molecules (or in this case, atoms) to move, it will solidify. there are NO liquids or gases at absolute zero. maybe this is why you have had to repeat your chem 101 unit 3 times...i however passed and am nearing the end of my chemistry degree

[rackofhats]

@Razza2250 I think he's yanking your chain... but thank you for the scientific explanation.

[LLawliet435]

@jdb1986jdb1986 um...nearly all matrials on earth are able to take all three phases of liquid, gas, and sloid.