aluminum
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Pouring Molten Aluminium Into Different Melons Casts A Bad Arse Hand Grenade
When you mix molten aluminium with a watermelon, you get something truly awesome. So what about other melons? Here the Backyard Scientist tries pouring molten aluminium into honey dew and cantaloupes to see what happens. Cantaloupes don’t really offer much but honey dews capture the liquid metal and turn it into a hand grenade-looking sculpture.
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This Super-Stable Aluminium Battery Can Charge In 60 Seconds
This may look like a scrap of kitchen foil, but it’s actually a new kind of aluminium battery that could out-perform the lithium-ion cells in your smartphone.
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How Priority Bicycles Made A ‘Maintenance Free’ Bike For Under $400
Buying a bike is all about compromises. You can get a cheap one at Target, but it will be heavy and have low-end components. Or you could get a light bike with killer components, but you’ll be paying through the nose. Priority Bicycles is a new company that thinks it’s found the sweet spot: a…
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The Origin And Power Of Life Flows In This Ceiling
In ancient Greek lore, “arkhe” is the concept of origin and the forces underlying life. Standard philosophical themes to think about in a hair salon, right? Moriyuki Ochiai Architects designed this salon, ArKhe, in Chiba, Japan to channel water and remind people of the flow of life.