What Molten Copper Does to a Rubber Band Ball

Can liquid hot metal defeat the ultra-dense ball?

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At a certain point, a rubber band ball gets so big that it feels impenetrable. Try telling that to 2,000-degree molten copper.

In this new testament to destruction, the YouTube channel Tito4re pours liquid metal that measures 1,984 degrees Fahrenheit onto a ball of rubber bands just to see how fast the copper eats through the material. It's not instantaneous. Even after the intense flame melts some of the rubber into a flat ring, there remains a charred ball after the fire extinguisher does its thing.


Source: Tito4re via Digg

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