The video of the “magic” stone capable of melting metal is causing a stir among netizens.
In the video, it can be seen that the nail placed on the black stone is almost instantly melted back into a liquid state.
The “magic” stone melts metal.
“The Hidden Underbelly” – YouTube user posted a video online, this stone was found by a soldier in Myanmar.
“The soldier recounted that while sitting next to him, his gun placed on top of the stone suddenly melted,” the video description states.
However, while netizens are still scratching their heads at the stone believed to be “alien material” , the fact-checking website Snopes has the answer to this mystery.
Specifically, according to Snopes, if melted, iron or steel (nails are usually made of iron or iron-based metals) will return to a red liquid, not the bright silver color shown in the video.
Therefore, the nail used in the video could be made from Gallium , which is a metal with a melting point of 29.8 degrees Celsius – a temperature easily achieved with a black stone lying outside. sunny all day.