How NOT to Pour Aluminum Metal

A little mishap while pouring aluminum metal into a cold ingot. So this had happened, which rarely does, maybe 1/1000 times at lab.

Always wear proper safety equipment! Like don't do what I did and not wear a face shield, I was lucky enough not to get the metal popped on my face. Thank God.

Features: Dimitri Serrano, Brandon Monaco, Dennis Ramos, and Mr. C

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[gt40f]

Darwin awards, not wearing a face shield. Then when they are putting the fire out they don't even have safety glasses. Then the teacher comes in and he's not wearing any safety glasses either. The work area is not right either, way too cluttered with junk. You should have an open area around the mold with nothing combustible, and a steel grate work table.

[Jimania]

Your lab privileges are revoked - even WITH adult supervision.

[huntingvuk]

oops

[EklekTek1]

either the metal you were poring into was wet or it was too cold causing it to pop.

[1ukjunglednbraver]

well im going to be more carefull know i never knew that could happen

[fjoa123]

O.O i just poured molten aluminum on bare foot, gardening gloves and no face protection at all, I'd be dead or horribly deformed it that had happened to me D:, i guess Il ought to start wearing protection, what an asshole I am.

[2hatelibs1]

this is today's kids DUMB AS obama

[des9808]

weirdest fail ive ever seen :D

[Supermassively]

@XxENovaxX And that kind of bubble-wrap mentality is what has raised a generation of morons with no personal responsibility or regard for consequences. People should have to endure the consequences of their stupidity, or they'll never learn to be less stupid.

[XxENovaxX]

@Supermassively It would make me sad if you're an adult saying that. People fuck up. This is a very dangerous fuck up and could have easily been avoided, but they do not deserve any more than this. You sad, sad human being.

[ZerglingOne1]

They didn't preheat the mold to near blue hot. Doing this ensures that there is no moisture in the mold (could cause a rapid steam expansion resulting most likely in what we see here) and makes sure the metal being cast cools evenly and slowly.

[notsofunnyperson123]

haha.take that MOTHAFUCKA!!!jk, great vid.