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That's the video from before they published (which is still interesting). There is also a more recent video[1] (post-publication[2]) that covers how they got th
by pdkl95 11y ago
That's the video from before they published (which is still interesting). There is also a more recent video[1] (post-publication[2]) that covers how they got the data (which supports the coulombic explosion hypothesis).
While it is mentioned at the end of the newer video, I highly recommend watching the 500fps footage[3] of a drop of NaK burning (just before it explodes) on the top of water. There is a striking color change as it starts to interact with the water, and right the NaK explodes... the metal turns completely transparent.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlAYnFF_s8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlAYnFF_s8
[2] http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v7/n3/full/nchem.2161.html http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v7/n3/full/nchem.2161.ht...
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGMfai_ICg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGMfai_ICg