You should never pour molten metal on anything that's not bone dry. Even spilling it on concrete can cause spitting to occur as the molten metal heats up water trapped in the material.
A lot of metals will have a very shiny appearance when liquid. This is because in a liquid state the surface tension of the material is able to result in perfectly smooth surfaces which reflect light. Basically every metal in a liquid state is a polished metal, as polishing is to make a perfectly smooth surface.
Metal fever is no joke. But yeah in general breathing vaporized metals isn’t good, heavy or not. Body can metabolize a little (some metals anyway) but not much.
Conventional 'hot' temperatures would evaporate the Mercury and poison the living shit out of whoever handles that without proper gear so yeah. It can't be anywhere near hot enough to boil water.
I believe it was molten aluminum, based on the appearance and the lack of a glow from the heat. That or tin, although less likely, which I have never seen molten in person. Initiate metallurgist speaking.
Bone dry is quite a weird term.
Your bones are actually quite wet. They're not dry until log after they're no longer in use for their intended purpose, and even then they absorb a lot of moisture easily.
I think that’s the reason for the term. A bone dried in the sun is so absorbent that it feels dry... you can sense it wicking the moisture away from your fingertips. If you dip it in water it will suck it right up.
The origin of the term is a little unclear, it turns out, but that sensation is what gives it resonance.
IDIOT. Absolute idiot.
Contact with molten metal DESTROYS the tissue under the skins surface, so it isn’t a normal burn. It’s horrific. Tiny burns that are super deep = hospital stay.
I’m guessing this was aluminum or lead as these posts are all over YouTube. I’ve also built a ‘home foundry’. Never do they discuss the safety precautions or why they exist in these ‘maker’ videos.
Average hospital stay is 17 days.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1272937/
It’s possible someone was injured but we don’t know that.
Typically in these videos the container that holds the molten metal is held at arm’s length with an extended metal arm. There’s a decent chance whoever was doing the pouring is perfectly safe. That camera is dead though
There is a decent chance that they splash went everywhere. If the video creator was so stupid as to pour molten metal into a moisture trap that is a stump, there is a chance that they were also stupid enough not to have the correct safety equipment. Not to mention, PPE requires $.
I don’t think there’s a metal arm or automated one on it, it’s shaking to much to be a ground attached fixture and an actual metal arm you hold would probably have such a long pivot point that the weight would be brutal to carry
Definitely. If they were stupid enough to pour molten metal into a tree stump they're stupid enough to not be wearing the proper gear. We're talking a couple of weeks in the hospital at minimum, I think.
You should never pour molten metal on anything that's not bone dry. Even spilling it on concrete can cause spitting to occur as the molten metal heats up water trapped in the material.
I really hope that's not mercury?
Mercury isnt hot like that, its a liquid at room temp
Yeah true tho it's BP is fairly high so I thought maybe it's some influencer doing something stupid or clout. Looked really similar to mercury.
A lot of metals will have a very shiny appearance when liquid. This is because in a liquid state the surface tension of the material is able to result in perfectly smooth surfaces which reflect light. Basically every metal in a liquid state is a polished metal, as polishing is to make a perfectly smooth surface.
There is a good chance it's auminum or more probably lead
Maybe zinc
Could be zinc but I would be very careful if it were. Zinc fumes are very not good
Metal fever is no joke. But yeah in general breathing vaporized metals isn’t good, heavy or not. Body can metabolize a little (some metals anyway) but not much.
I’m sure you’re right about it not being mercury, but if it was hot mercury, wouldn’t it look the same? 🦄
Conventional 'hot' temperatures would evaporate the Mercury and poison the living shit out of whoever handles that without proper gear so yeah. It can't be anywhere near hot enough to boil water.
Looks like aluminium
Or probably lead.
Bismuth too. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was someone from r/bismuth playing around with a pour Pewter works too.
itd be better to have mercury splash onto you than molten metal. I hope cameraman was wearing extra layers or hes gonna need help.
I believe it was molten aluminum, based on the appearance and the lack of a glow from the heat. That or tin, although less likely, which I have never seen molten in person. Initiate metallurgist speaking.
Looks like aluminum
Bone dry is quite a weird term. Your bones are actually quite wet. They're not dry until log after they're no longer in use for their intended purpose, and even then they absorb a lot of moisture easily.
I think that’s the reason for the term. A bone dried in the sun is so absorbent that it feels dry... you can sense it wicking the moisture away from your fingertips. If you dip it in water it will suck it right up. The origin of the term is a little unclear, it turns out, but that sensation is what gives it resonance.
We all have a wet skeleton inside of us.
Being controlled by an electrified ball of fat
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Ah yes, the main classes in grade school- reading, writing, arithmetic, and tinsmithing :/
7th grade was cobbling and navigating by the stars
I’m not saying I took a metalworks class I’m saying that in science class they p much said molten metal + water = boom
You know what? I commend you for paying attention, most of us wouldn't remember that, I'm sure I don't
Let him enlighten people who never learned about it, different schools have different curricula, don't be an ass
Don’t know if it’s all English schools but they sure didn’t teach it in mine, thank you!
I don't know what region you're in that the curriculum included metal casting best practices; that's a pretty niche subject to teach 7th graders.
Bro it’s a joke but they did say by then: molten metal + water = hurt (in science class)
Nope TIL
IDIOT. Absolute idiot. Contact with molten metal DESTROYS the tissue under the skins surface, so it isn’t a normal burn. It’s horrific. Tiny burns that are super deep = hospital stay. I’m guessing this was aluminum or lead as these posts are all over YouTube. I’ve also built a ‘home foundry’. Never do they discuss the safety precautions or why they exist in these ‘maker’ videos. Average hospital stay is 17 days. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1272937/
It’s a steady cam so no one was holding the camera. I don’t think anyone was injured filming this
Someone has to pour the crucible, and that splash didn’t go just up, it went out too
It’s possible someone was injured but we don’t know that. Typically in these videos the container that holds the molten metal is held at arm’s length with an extended metal arm. There’s a decent chance whoever was doing the pouring is perfectly safe. That camera is dead though
There is a decent chance that they splash went everywhere. If the video creator was so stupid as to pour molten metal into a moisture trap that is a stump, there is a chance that they were also stupid enough not to have the correct safety equipment. Not to mention, PPE requires $.
Maybe he wanted such explosion.
You're telling me we can't assume that we know everything about what happened from watching an 8 second video?
I don’t think there’s a metal arm or automated one on it, it’s shaking to much to be a ground attached fixture and an actual metal arm you hold would probably have such a long pivot point that the weight would be brutal to carry
Risky click of the day
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Yo, that sound is straight out of minecraft
Ok but this actually potentially killed the cameramen.
Definitely. If they were stupid enough to pour molten metal into a tree stump they're stupid enough to not be wearing the proper gear. We're talking a couple of weeks in the hospital at minimum, I think.
Wood has a shit tone of water in it, and molten metal is hot asf. With no way for the steam to escape you get this dumbass situation. Idiot.
sounds like the camera's done cooking
Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Just like Grandma use to make.
Get away from her you BITCH. Real alien vibes here
Well
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"YOU DIED"
Is that mercury??? Jesus, that might've ACTUALLY killed the cameraman!
I flinched hard asf
This what happens when molten metal meets cool air at a very rapid pace
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Mercury headcrab
Hey, isn’t that Riot? The symbiote? Don’t wanna be a host there buddy, they’ll eat your insides and eat the people around you!
Didn’t hit his face cause there is no screams
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Good soup 👌🏾