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Cannonball floats on mercury

I have no idea what the hell this guy is talking about, but he floats a god damn cannonball in a giant bath of very poisonous mercury.

Cannonball floats on mercury

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Comments to Cannonball floats on mercury

  • PunkChef13
    PunkChef13 2009-04-02T04:11:14Z says:

    Awesome! I want a vat of mercury so i can see what floats in it!

    • ShadowMoses
      ShadowMoses 2009-04-02T05:00:53Z says:

      You can start with yourself.

    • CapnJohn
      CapnJohn 2009-04-02T05:53:01Z says:

      You could start a whole new series of videos: "Will it float?"

    • UnclePepper
      UnclePepper 2009-04-02T20:29:59Z says:

      Neat. By the look of this it might be difficult to
      find something that sinks...

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T20:41:54Z says:

      Gold, platinum...

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T20:43:29Z says:

      ^Gold higher than 14ct if you're thinking of trying it...

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T20:49:48Z says:

      Osmium, Iridium. Bored of wiki, now.

    • ChuckyRo
      ChuckyRo 2009-04-03T01:43:46Z says:

      oh ffs...dont ruin the fun

  • Derk
    Derk 2009-04-02T04:19:27Z says:

    It's spinnin' nigga it's spinnin'!

    • Mako
      Mako 2009-04-02T04:31:29Z says:

      *floatin'

    • venom83666
      venom83666 2009-04-02T06:15:10Z says:

      i think derk was talking about what chris rock said in a stand up once before

    • Derk
      Derk 2009-04-02T15:24:06Z says:

      Indeed I was venom

  • Nixon'sGhost
    Nixon'sGhost 2009-04-02T04:23:46Z says:

    Too bad his foolishness didn't cause any of it to splash on his face.

    • -DeadKennedys-
      -DeadKennedys- 2009-04-02T05:20:19Z says:

      I wished it had.

    • Kojach
      Kojach 2009-04-02T05:20:58Z says:

      thats what i was thinking why the fuck did he just drop that in

    • SunshineKellie86
      SunshineKellie86 2009-04-02T05:21:37Z says:

      Me too.

    • OozeYeti
      OozeYeti 2009-04-02T15:20:39Z says:

      Maybe it doesn't splash...

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T20:58:27Z says:

      What's a splash of mercury gonna do? Mercury's a cumulative toxin when ingested. It's not even a wetting agent so it would just run off his face without leaving a trace. Haven't you people ever played with mercury? You need to handle shit loads of it for years for the 'fumes' to start to affect you - perfectly safe for the occasional play.

  • MetalFace
    MetalFace 2009-04-02T04:27:00Z says:

    i love phenomenon like that...
    like a balloon filled with xenon

  • K-Billy
    K-Billy 2009-04-02T04:31:55Z says:

    I wonder how much all that mercury weighs

    • -DeadKennedys-
      -DeadKennedys- 2009-04-02T05:20:33Z says:

      Idk, Try to lift it up.

    • sandychu
      sandychu 2009-04-02T06:00:07Z says:

      Well, mercury's density is about 13.5g/cc, so if we approximate the volume of the container at about 1 cubic meter, that corresponds to about 29,000 lbs. Pretty fucking heavy.
      -
      -
      (13.5g/cc)*(1000000cc/cubicmeter)
      /(1000g/kg)*(2.2 lbs/kg)=29,700.
      _

      Unless I've forgotten how to do math.

    • JamieT
      JamieT 2009-04-02T11:21:16Z says:

      ... die.

    • xzekiel
      xzekiel 2009-04-02T14:36:00Z says:

      wow sandychu, that sounded really smart. but you'd really estimate that at 1 cubic meter?

    • MetalFace
      MetalFace 2009-04-03T02:11:55Z says:

      probably not as deep as it appears..

  • SunshineKellie86
    SunshineKellie86 2009-04-02T04:37:39Z says:

    That was awesome!

  • thrax
    thrax 2009-04-02T05:08:34Z says:

    To equal 1 atmosphere of pressure you need to dive to 33 feet in water, the same pressure is achived in like 1 foot of mercury.

    • MetalFace
      MetalFace 2009-04-02T05:12:39Z says:

      entire statement voided by use of the word 'like'

    • MetalFace
      MetalFace 2009-04-02T05:13:20Z says:

      don't shit a shitter

  • -DeadKennedys-
    -DeadKennedys- 2009-04-02T05:21:42Z says:

    That was pretty fucking cool.
    Now all I need is a british scientist looking person, some mercury and a cannonball.

  • fooliam
    fooliam 2009-04-02T05:50:22Z says:

    Too bad mercury is only toxic if it enters the bloodstream, and it isn't trans-dermal.

    • fries-please
      fries-please 2009-04-02T11:26:39Z says:

      Mercury was once used in the hat kaing industry and prolonged use made workers mentally impaired , hence the term 'as mad as a hatter'.
      Also the referrence to MadHatter in 'Alice in Wonderland' being quite insane.

    • fries-please
      fries-please 2009-04-02T11:27:10Z says:

      *making

    • beelzbub
      beelzbub 2009-04-02T11:54:57Z says:

      Mercury is trans-dermal, and can also be inhaled.

    • yak
      yak 2009-04-02T21:08:58Z says:

      fact: mercury is also a mammal.

    • dik
      dik 2009-04-02T21:11:13Z says:

      i have a two piece suit made entirely of mercury

    • MetalFace
      MetalFace 2009-04-03T02:31:29Z says:

      the island of Fiji is 36% mercury

  • rock_strongo
    rock_strongo 2009-04-02T10:22:59Z says:

    Mercury is used to separate gold from ore, or it was a while ago. Archaeologists exploring demolished central and south American cultures have entered normal looking rooms only to have the floor covered with a couple inches of Hg. The dirt and dust floats on top so it looks like a dirt floor. The wooden casks carrying the Hg have long rotted spilling their contents.

    • UnclePepper
      UnclePepper 2009-04-02T20:32:18Z says:

      Mercury is also used to separate gold from whores,
      or it was a while ago.

  • fries-please
    fries-please 2009-04-02T11:23:42Z says:

    Good old BBC2 and its educational programs , you yanks might learn something if you watched more of this channel.

    • OozeYeti
      OozeYeti 2009-04-02T15:24:51Z says:

      I agree, although avoid 'See Hear' - retard learning.

    • dwhill05
      dwhill05 2009-04-02T15:29:44Z says:

      I watch BBC America but they just play old sit-coms and dramas. I watch discovery, science, TLC for educational shit. Some of my fav shows are on there.

    • Lafayette
      Lafayette 2009-04-02T19:48:00Z says:

      If your gonna watch BBC America then you have to watch Top Gear, best show on TV.

    • yak
      yak 2009-04-02T21:09:38Z says:

      i learned a lot from watching such educational bbc programs as look around you.....

    • dwhill05
      dwhill05 2009-04-02T21:27:18Z says:

      I have heard that about Top Gear but never see it on. I just watch whatever I can find on at the time I feel like watching TV.

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T23:14:29Z says:

      Got to admit, when I was living in the States, I thought BBC America was fairly shit - they don't air the programs they think Americans won't like but they were the best - Brainiac etc...

    • -DeadKennedys-
      -DeadKennedys- 2009-04-03T02:49:13Z says:

      LMFAO Look around you is awesome.
      They have it on Adult Swim here.
      Best show around.

    • fries-please
      fries-please 2009-04-03T09:44:29Z says:

      you and me was cool with the hamster and crow

    • yak
      yak 2009-04-03T09:46:05Z says:

      they don't show braniac on bbc america? wtf braniac is awesome.

  • Killawife
    Killawife 2009-04-02T13:04:11Z says:

    Pretty small cannonball you got there

    • UnclePepper
      UnclePepper 2009-04-02T20:33:30Z says:

      Fairly normal sized cannon shot, this ain't the
      pirates of penzance.

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T23:15:20Z says:

      Also size doesn't matter in this instance...

    • MetalFace
      MetalFace 2009-04-03T02:30:16Z says:

      is that what she tells you?
      :P

  • dik
    dik 2009-04-02T21:03:13Z says:

    i put mercury on my sandwiches

    • fries-please
      fries-please 2009-04-02T22:31:18Z says:

      *sperm

    • para-bellum
      para-bellum 2009-04-02T23:15:52Z says:

      Why would he put mercury on his sperm?

    • dirtyrottensteve
      dirtyrottensteve 2009-04-03T02:22:49Z says:

      no it's sperm on his mercury?

    • dik
      dik 2009-04-03T02:26:49Z says:

      either way..that's a sandwich!

    • dirtyrottensteve
      dirtyrottensteve 2009-04-03T02:29:22Z says:

      ^sangwich

    • JerkStore
      JerkStore 2009-04-03T02:36:07Z says:

      Haha.. if you like tuna sandwiches. you're getting a little merc in there...

    • dirtyrottensteve
      dirtyrottensteve 2009-04-03T02:48:21Z says:

      ^sangwiches

  • Naddycat
    Naddycat 2009-04-03T00:28:33Z says:

    Finally; I've been looking for somewhere to flat all of my god damned cannon balls for like...ever!

  • Naddycat
    Naddycat 2009-04-03T00:29:27Z says:

    Float, float, I meant float but now it's ruined. "You ruined it, ruiner!" Weird pale twins from the Simpsons

    • MetalFace
      MetalFace 2009-04-03T02:29:38Z says:

      just walk away from the keyboard...

    • dirtyrottensteve
      dirtyrottensteve 2009-04-03T02:34:43Z says:

      yeah newbecat, stfu already. Im the goddamn stfu police today

dirtyrottensteve
posted April 02, 2009

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