Ive been pouring 7 different metals into a 24″ tall aquarium over the weekend, and the results have been super cool! I poured metals with different melting points to see if they had any different effects when they came in contact with water. From Pewter (350f/170c) all the way to Thermite (4000f/2204c). Some of them exploded, some of them sank and made molten metal drippy-castles, but they were all interesting. Here is a list of metals I used, and their melting points:
Pewter 338–446 °F – 170–230 °C
Tin – 449.5°F (231.9°C)
Bismuth – 520.6°F (271.4°C)
Lead – 621.5°F (327.5°C)
Zinc – 787.2°F (419.5°C)
Aluminum – 1,221°F (660.3°C)
Iron – 2,800°F (1,538°C) 4000f (2200 C) Reaction
I don’t have anything against the usage of celsius, or aluminiuminum. Im not calling you communists either, im just messing with you guys because you always yell about my pronunciation 😉 (but seriously its aluminum in America!)
I poured in the metals as soon as they were fully liquid, so they could not raise too far above the melting point and skew the results. This video is a great demonstration of the leidenfrost effect.
I will be uploading all the uncut footage in slow motion, as well as behind-the-scenes for you guys soon, I will post it on social media and in the video description. I could not include the whole stuff in the video, because 10 seconds at 240fps is 100 seconds long played back. It would get boring, but It is certainly worth a watch.
I read all my comments, but sometimes I miss a few! If you need help with a project you are welcome to email me 🙂
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See you next week!
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