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minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·2 years agoIf anyone else was reminded of that video of a 110lb anvil floating in a tub of mercury, here you go. Don’t try this at home.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 years agodidn’t they use to use shitloads of mercury for floating the lenses on a lighthouse, letting it turn without too much in the way of friction?
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThat’s right, I often forget about that.
If anyone else was reminded of that video of a 110lb anvil floating in a tub of mercury, here you go. Don’t try this at home.
didn’t they use to use shitloads of mercury for floating the lenses on a lighthouse, letting it turn without too much in the way of friction?
That’s right, I often forget about that.