Mercury attacks Aluminum

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. The powdery oxide is falling off, what you don't see is a significant pile of it building up underneath.
This is the original Pop Sci article on the topic: http://periodictable.com/PopSci/2004/10/1/index.html

Category:

Education

Tags:

• mercury
• aluminum
• sabotage
• time
• lapse

[seicheberlin]

this is why you can't bring thermometers into airplanes

[MrCocoabeans]

hi aluminium!

hi mercury

*shakes hands*

AAAAARGGGHH!!

[IIIEEEAAASSS]

damn… that mercury is trollin

[jason420jason]

I typed big boobs and it brought me here?

[The9dades]

maldito mercurio, mal posso ver seus malditos movimentos...

[graficube]

so ... never put mercure on my skin

[slowshow111]

@8o2Baller neither do you.

[Franco13SC]

But will it blend?????

[CasualClaret]

@GeniusIncome Just tried it myself and it doesn't you're right. Strange, it did first time and I even double checked last night! Why else would I watch shite like this after watching jerry springer ha!

[8o2Baller]

This video has no need of existing

[BlueBlockHeads]

LOLOL ROBOTS ARE SO FUCKED :D

[ratheadpoop]

reminds me when harry potter touches voldemorts face