Building my own...

[djtoast]

the boiling point is 2400 degrees celcius so it's not gonna evaporate!

[Semprini]

Originally Posted by djtoast

then put the gun in your pants

No, officer. I'm just pleased to see you.

[LesMTS]

Guy won't sell me his mercury or bromine.

Hi there,
On second thoughts, since they're both fairly toxic I don't think I
want to get involved in selling them, but I will of course be
sending your 10g Gallium.
Thanks

[triggerhappy]

Originally Posted by LesMTS

Guy won't sell me his mercury or bromine.

Did he put them up for sale and then crap it, or were you speculatively asking him for some?

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by triggerhappy

Did he put them up for sale and then crap it, or were you speculatively asking him for some?

He sent a message asking what I'd searched for to find his Gallium. I said I just searched for "Gallium". He asked why, so I told him and asked if he had any more elements. He sent me back a list (antimony, indium, mercury and bromine). I already have the antimony and indium so I asked for quotes on the mercury and bromine and asked how they are being stored.

[LesMTS]

Gallium. It really does melt (the liquid metal, it seems, behaves somewhat unexpectedly like mercury) with the warmth from your body, albeit slowly.



Melting after a bit of finger rubbing...



Apparently, an old chemistry lab prank is to fashion it in to the shape of a teaspoon...

[Woolies]

Uri Geller was in that old chemistry lab.


Also
Gallium is one of the few elements that I'd actually call cool for it's own accord without need of fancy flash bang chemical reactions.
IT'S METAL. IT MELTS IN YOUR HAND!!!!
'mazin.

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by Woolies

Uri Geller was in that old chemistry lab.


Also
Gallium is one of the few elements that I'd actually call cool for it's own accord without need of fancy flash bang chemical reactions.
IT'S METAL. IT MELTS IN YOUR HAND!!!!
'mazin.

Aye.
It's tough, too. I was expecting it to be very malleable (like Indium or Lead) but the lump I have is pretty hard.

[JennyPiccolo]

Your fingernails are FILTHY.

[poprock]

Searching this thread doesn’t seem to indicate that you’ve already got some, so …

Uranium

Go get it, kiddo.

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by poprock

Searching this thread doesn’t seem to indicate that you’ve already got some, so …

Uranium

Go get it, kiddo.

Amazing! Cheers. I'll have to check that they actually ship overseas. I found some Uranium on the United Nuclear website but they won't ship it outside of the US.

Funnily enough, you bumped this thread just as I'd finished ordering some bismuth and tin. I need to get the boring ones (although bismuth is quite pretty) at some point and today seemed as good a day as any.

[poprock]

Well, it is a Friday after all.

[LesMTS]

Tin. Pretty boring. Does make a satisfying crunching noise when manipulated, though.

[LesMTS]

Up to fifteen now.

Sulphur
Copper
Gallium
Indium
Tin
Iron
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Magnesium
Hafnium
Titanium
Tungsten
Silicon
Gold
Antimony

[LesMTS]

Silver



Bismuth



I'm looking to take a bunch of decent photographs of each of my collection so far. Any tips from the forum photographers? Like what sort of lighting to use, backdrops, technical stuff and whatnot? And especially tips for photographing really shiny things?