On Jan 15, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Peter Todd wrote:

> By make room-temperature liquids you mean actually mass
> and mix the constitute metals yourself?

Yes.  Both gallium and indium melt easily at stove-top temperatures,
and some of their alloys (perhaps with other components) stay liquid
down to room temp and below (I think the lowest has tiny and zinc and
is liquid down to 6 C.)  I apparently didn't do it all quite right,
cause one of my attempts came out more "pastey" than liquid, but it's
still neat to play with (not as much fun as mercury; the Gallium
indium allows tend to wet most surfaces rather than globing up.
But much less poisonous.)

BillW

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