Top products from r/holdmybeaker
We found 5 product mentions on r/holdmybeaker. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Chemical Demonstrations : A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry Vol 1 (Volume 1)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
2. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Back Bay Books
4. Sodium Metal Ingots 99.8%, One Pound Packed in Individual One Ounce Packets, by Solution Materials, LLC
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
5. RotoMetals Gallium Spoon Mold + Gallium -Create a Magic Disappearing/Bending/Melting Gallium Spoon, Includes Syringe with Gallium Included
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Complete Kit with Gallium IncludedComes with 50 Grams of GalliumSpoon in picture is for reference, does not come with it - that is what you can makeGreat for Science experiments and school demonstrationsAs seen on the TV Show Bones on 11/13/2015!
Yeah, though it's temporarily out of stock on Amazon.
Gallium disappears.
https://www.amazon.com/Disappearing-Spoon-Madness-Periodic-Elements/dp/0316051632
RotoMetals Complete Disappearing Gallium Spoon Kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PG3KUT2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DODE48E
The detonation is an explosive decomposition, and as you can see it's ridiculously shock-sensitive. This is a popular demo because the synthesis is easy, but it can also be very dangerous. I'm not going to give you the recipe--you can look that shit up in Shakhashiri yourself if you've got any business doing this--but I am going to pass on some safety tips:
IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY THIS:
Edit: added a link to Shakhashiri's handbook of chemical demonstrations, aka "The Bible" to us chemistry nerds.