Gallium versus aluminium lock

[PRTVR]

Guy uses Gallium to open an aluminium lock, he also shows the resulting mix will split hydrogen from water.
https://youtu.be/jeghGhVdt9s

[spyder dryver]

PRTVR said:

Guy uses Gallium to open an aluminium lock, he also shows the resulting mix will split hydrogen from water.
https://youtu.be/jeghGhVdt9s

Ah, the Lock Picking Lawyer. He's a legend. Anyone interested in Home security or just locking your bike up would do well to watch a few of his videos.

[PRTVR]

spyder dryver said:

PRTVR said:

Guy uses Gallium to open an aluminium lock, he also shows the resulting mix will split hydrogen from water.
https://youtu.be/jeghGhVdt9s

Ah, the Lock Picking Lawyer. He's a legend. Anyone interested in Home security or just locking your bike up would do well to watch a few of his videos.

Its depressing how quick he can get passed any lock, but what sparked my interest was the reaction between the two metals and the byproduct of having the ability to split H2O.

[Huff]

that last bit is easy; put a little bit of sodium/potassium or better yet, cesium in your water bottle and admire what happens...

[Beati Dogu]

It catches fire and goes a bit nuts if I recall from my school days. I remember them doing it with a bit of lithium in a bowl of water. It’s so reactive to oxygen they have to store it in oil.

[Polite M135 driver]

I keep my lithium under argon.

[Beati Dogu]

Here's some Youtube silliness with Sodium:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEC64Bqeajs