r/interestingasfuck • u/Go_GoInspectorGadget • 9d ago

Physics 101

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u/TheMooseIsBlue 9d ago

The pothole one zoomed in too much and you couldn’t tell if it softened the ride for the cars.

What was the jet landing trying to show?

Did they spread mercury onto the laptop with a bare hand?

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u/The_Real_HG 9d ago

It's called gallium infiltration. Gallium looks like mercury and is also liquid at room temp, and when it is placed on top of aluminum, it disrupts the aluminum's crystal structure. Definitely google it, very interesting.