[593] Gallium vs. Titalium - Abus Padlock Meets a Gruesome End
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it whenever gallium or liquid metal comes up, as a vivid demonstration of gallium destroying aluminum.
What it is
LockPickingLawyer shows what happens when liquid gallium is applied to an aluminum Abus padlock, which weakens and breaks the metal. It is a short demonstration of gallium's effect on aluminum.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2020 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Recommends jansan · 2020-08 · on “The World of Competitive Lockpicking”
If you have never heard about Gallium destroying Aluminium, you should watch his video where he breaks a lock by simply applying Gallium to a lock: [this video]
Cites anfractuosity · 2020-10 · on “PS5 Teardown [video]”
Cheers, hadn't heard of that alloy before. I bought some gallium to play with after seeing this video of it on a lock - [this video]
Cites 013a · 2020-10 · on “PS5 Teardown [video]”
Few things I noticed: - That stand is a crazy piece of unnecessary engineering just to make the customer's life a wee little bit easier. Very cool. - Removable side-panels. This was strongly theorized from previous leaks, but I think this is the first time we've gotten an official video showing them. The aftermarket for these will be huge, allowing really well integrated customization. It also makes Sony's "limited edition consoles" they release for big games far cheaper to build, and maybe even accessible to people who don't want to replace their whole console (if Sony releases the plates as a separate/pre-order/etc purchase). - The NVME and fan are both easily accessible without voiding wa
Cites oneplane · 2021-08 · on “Phones containing magnets inhibit implantable cardioverter defibrillators”
Now that I read that, it seems obvious that static fields and RF wouldn't interact like that... Thanks! The video is very well done (for a semi-pro it seems?), it's one of those things where people (including me) might think "oh yeah magnets, I know about those" but you actually don't, or at last not at the scale that you might need. That reminds me of this LPL video about Gallium: [this video] where you might think: oh yeah, metals, those are sturdy blocks that you need to weld or saw.
Cites laurent92 · 2022-01 · on “Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based liquid metals”
Funny for a metal that seems to flow like Terminator and can melt an aluminum padlock, see LPL: [this video] (It’s doesn’t melt it exactly, it destroys the structure because Gallium atoms are very small and insert themselves through).
Cites Animats · 2024-08 · on “Replacing Liquid Metal on an Asus Zephyrus G15's CPU”
Gallium? That's only liquid down to 30C. And it expands when heated. So what happens when your laptop is off and drops to room temperature? Worse, this is what happens when a small amount of gallium contacts aluminum.[1] [1] [this video]