Frozen Mercury

This is done at home. I inverted a propane tank, opened the valve. It takes a while for the liquid propane to come out. Boiling point is -42 C. I dipped the glass vial containing the mercury and in a minute it froze. Melting point of Hg is -38.8 C. At the end of the video, you hear a slight scream. Yup, it's cold!

Disclaimer : These are my video logs and are intended for others who are interested in chemistry/sciences. Do not attempt these experiments if you are not experienced. If you will, use safety measures and common sense and consider all possible problems that may arise before starting an experiment.

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[TheManWhoEatsDildos]

tell me why i watched this?

[vmelkon]

@TheManWhoEatsDildos It's not my fault.

[TheNilvarg]

Is that a switch from a thermostat?

[vmelkon]

yup

[MissZeldaOfHyrule]

why is mercury red in the thermometer but gray outside thermometer??

[vmelkon]

The red stuff is probably glycerine or some other oily liquid. The color is because of some additive. There are also blue colored versions, which I have at home.

[drakio99]

Liquid mercury bullets :D even if you don't kill the guy the toxins will

[jedixo]

new thermometer's dont contain mercury, thats the red liquid thermometers.

[TheManWhoEatsDildos]

@vmelkon it's not your fault u can't tell me why i watched it?

[REDxFROG]

@vmelkon OUCH! Styrofoam it hurts!

lol :D

[mdma4life]

@vmelkon

Its just alcohol (with a red dye in it)

[27HyperJosh49]

you got poked by the sharp part that you were holding it from? is that why you said oww?

[zavatone]

Only if it is absorbed directly into your skin.  Possibly mercuric chloride or mercuric bichloride or HgCl2. Stay away from that stuff. Also, check out Minimata poisoning. Mercury poisoning from people who ate way too much tuna fish. Tuna and other top predators collect the heavy metal toxins from all the critters they eat, becoming laden with poison badness.

[ttrboi125le]

haha i got my mercury from a thermostate 2