Fed up with AS5 as a thermal paste? Try mercury.....

[mike_dowler]

Might explain why running it under the tap didn't help! Lol

From jamena's linky:
"If a drop of water is added to the resulting bead of liquid metal, the water combines vigorously with the aluminum, making a hot solution of caustic aluminum hydroxide."

Who says chemistry isn't useful for everyday life????

[Rave]

Cheers for the link Jamena. I guess the final 'severely eaten' effect was a result of him putting the heatsink under the tap and forming the aluminium hydroxide.

Ah well, guess it wasn't mercury then.

[Stoo]

Ahhhhh

[BUFF]

http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/c...tal.php?page=1

[Lee H]

Where can I get ceasium?

*whistles*

http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/labsupplies.html

Saying that I expect that they will only deal with educational facilities...

[Swafe]

Good job I do blow stuff up studies at uni then

I mean chemistry

[BUFF]

Good job I do blow stuff up studies at uni then

I did mine courtesy of 3 Training Regiment RE

[Rave]

Cheers for the bump BUFF, a chance for me to look stupid all over again.