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I've always wanted to play with gallium since it melts in your mouth and in your hands, and through the wonders of birthday money and ebay I now find myself in a position to get some. There's one problem, I know nothing about it as far as safety is concerned. Is it safe to hold or is that a bad idea like with mercury? Do I have to scrub my hands raw after holding it or where protective gear? As much as I like the idea of playing with molten metal in my hands it's definitley not worth poisoning myself over.
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>>60817794
just put on your mouth. Dont forget to send the video
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probably a better question for /sci/, but yeah ingesting gallium may be bad for your health
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>>60817794
Coollaboratory wanted to make a snide joke about getting a Darwin award with their Gallium based TIM, but they realized it was non-toxic.
There are gallium spoons that melt as you put into a hot cup of water. Novelty items.
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>>60817794
Put an ice cube in your mouth. Cheaper, and safer.
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>>60817794
I've got a little vial of gallium sitting next to me right now.
I've got some on my hands before, and IIRC it's not toxic but it did stain the fuck out of all the skin it touched.
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>>60817794
http://www.onboces.org/safety/msds/S/Scholar%20Chemical/Gallium_Metal_299.00.pdf
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>>60818467
not particularly toxic, but it does wet skin
not sure how good of an idea putting it in your mouth is
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It's nontoxic, but it's messy. It discolors your skin, the carpet, etc. It also attacks aluminum and other metals. Also takes a fucking long time to melt in your hands
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>>60819114
>takes a fucking long time to melt in your hands
that's because your skin is at best only marginally hotter than the melting point of 29C
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>>60818490
>opens thread to post the msds
>already posted
My nigga
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