Gallium Liquid Metal, 99.99% Pure Gallium Metal, 50 Grams

It’s a fun and neat way to introduce the young ones into the sciences and the weird wonderful world we live in . When I was young we actually got to play with mercury. It was known to be dangerous but with a few safety precautions we still were able to do that. Thankfully today that’s not common place but I remember how fascinating it was to see this metal be a solid then a liquid and all the crazy ways it could be manipulated to do amazing things. This product as close as you can get ( outside of a lab ) to what I experienced as a kid and it is just as fun and awe inspiring and down right amazing without all the safety concerns. You still should practice safe handling and observe all safety procedures because it just makes sense but you will see the little (and some grown) minds be blown at the neat things you can do with gallium. Do a little research order some that will come in a vile handy vile make some molds, then melt them in your hand and push the puddle of Liquid Metal around in your palms and look into the wide eyes watching the magic you making happen .. So much fun

Super cool! Got this as a gift. It really melts, slowly, in my hand if my hand is warm enough. Melts at 85 F / 30 C and when melted it looks like mercury but this stuff is not toxic. Did a little research and found that it is not toxic in its pure form but I wouldn’t intentionally eat it. It was a bit difficult to remove from the vial it came in. The trick is to submerge the vial in hot water (I used hot water from the tap) until the outer layer melts. Then the entire slug slides right out. Keep it away from carpet. If you spill some on a hard floor, let it cool and then scrape it off with a credit card. It leaves a gray residue on your hands that takes a little work to remove. Just scrub with soap and warm/hot water. Gallium is fun to play with and to show friends.

Shipped in a sealed tube to avoid oxidation. Is high quality enough that it melts when placed in a cup of hot water. Was bought for demonstrating low melting point and is successful.

I had a heck of a time getting it out of the tube. I had to heat up water to 200 degrees and let the tube sit in it for a good 10-15 minutes before I could pour it out. I poured it into the ziplock bag it came in and layed it flat in my fridge. I wanted it thinner to see if body heat could melt it. After it solidified and thinned out to about 2mm thick, I left it in the bag and put it my armpit and sat and watched tv for about 10 minutes. Might sound weird, but it's probably the most consistently warm place on my body without you know... inserting it anywhere. To my surprise, only a paper thin layer had melted. I don't know if this is normal or if maybe this batch isn't as pure as I'd hoped, but... it's still kinda neat so I gave it 4 stars. I expected it to be much more... melty. *sad face*

Came in a sealed tube, melted easily enough by placing it between my thighs, or submerging it in hot water for a few minutes. Placed a drop about as big as a dime on the underside of a beer can. Some hours later, I was able to easily poke a hole straight through the can, and tear pieces off like it was made of tissue paper, fun!

Bottle was sealed right and weight was right at 50g Metal was pure and no visible impurities

Super messy. Stained hands and anything it touched

This gallium melted very quickly in a beaker of warm water. I showed students a sample in my hand but did not let them play with it since it's so expensive and messy. Worked great for what I needed!

Don’t know it’s exactly quality, but I am pretty satisfied with it, but it is somewhat costly

Cool product shipping was faster than stated AAA +++

Le bouchon du tube était enlevé et le métal liquide s’était répandu dans tout le sachet en plastique puis c’était relu autour de l’étiquette en papier. Dès lors, difficile à utiliser !

zu Experimenten /Vorführungen mit Kindern macht es viel Spass! Schmelzpunkt liegt etwas höher als angegeben. Funktioniert im Sommer sehr gut!

Son loves making impressions such as a little lego person in plasticine, using the supplied syringe to fill the mould then place in the freezer for 10 minutes to obtain the finished result. found it best to place the gallium in a bowl of hot water to quickly liquify the metal to use. Recommend using the gloves when playing with the gallium as it leaves your fingers marked as if you were playing with pencils as it leaves a carbon like residue.