Strange Metal Rings - Viewer Questions
A viewer asks our chemist what they think the most interesting metal would be for a wedding ring... and it poses a bigger challenge than you'd expect. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos...
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this was asked by someone who I think was getting married: what would be the most interesting metal to make a ring from? I suppose if you were getting married... one of the most interesting metals would be a magnetic alloy an interesting metal for a ring... you probably couldn't use iron, because that might rust well, platinum and gold are often used... so is copper, so it can't be any of those. I think it would have to be... diamonds are a girl's best friend, just shove some diamonds in there. you know what I would like? I would like to have some kind of-- I know, like a... a ring that encases mercury. I suppose quite a novel ring would be made of mercury so it's like something like a strong glass or something like that you know but ...
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this was asked by someone who I think was getting married: what would be the most interesting metal to make a ring from? I suppose if you were getting married... one of the most interesting metals would be a magnetic alloy an interesting metal for a ring... you probably couldn't use iron, because that might rust well, platinum and gold are often used... so is copper, so it can't be any of those. I think it would have to be... diamonds are a girl's best friend, just shove some diamonds in there. you know what I would like? I would like to have some kind of-- I know, like a... a ring that encases mercury. I suppose quite a novel ring would be made of mercury so it's like something like a strong glass or something like that you know but ...
