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[593] Gallium vs. Titalium - Abus Padlock Meets a Gruesome End

LockPickingLawyer · 8.8M views · 2018-01-07 · 13:42

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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.

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HN points to it whenever gallium or liquid metal comes up, as a vivid demonstration of gallium destroying aluminum.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2020–2024

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jansan · 2020-08 · Recommendation

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: [VIDEO]

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Animats · 2024-08 · Reference

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] [VIDEO]

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laurent92 · 2022-01 · Reference

Funny for a metal that seems to flow like Terminator and can melt an aluminum padlock, see LPL: [VIDEO] (It’s doesn’t melt it exactly, it destroys the structure because Gallium atoms are very small and insert themselves through).

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