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Blobs.
An example of the element Aluminum

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Aluminum Blobs
Blobs.
I made these blobs during a photo shoot for one of my Popular Science magazine articles to demonstrate the fact that pure aluminum has a very high surface tensions (resulting in rounded blobs, rather than the runny puddles you get with metals like tin).
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 July, 2004
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: >95%
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