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by zdragnar 1558 days ago
> that metal can travel through metal too!

I recommend watching clips of mercury amalgamations forming (nile red has some great videos on youtube).

There is something about it that is both disturbing and beautiful to me.

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That was a welcome rabbit hole. Thank you!
My current theory of whisker formation is single atom mercury impurities causing local mobility at the base of a whisker.