Theodore Gray

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• Commented on BB Video + PopSci: Frozen on Video - Theo Gray Sculpts in Solid Mercury, with Some Help from Liquid Nitrogen
  Yes, it's a bit of overkill to say the tiniest amount of mercury in this form is "incredibly toxic". But the truth is actually quite subtle, and somewhat more alarming than you might think. Yes, you can play with large...
• Commented on BB Video: The Flaming Bacon Lance of Death, from Theo Gray's book "Mad Science"
  I would just like to clear up a few things here.... People who are saying it's just the oxygen that cuts the steel are partly right, but partly not right. Yes, oxygen alone will burn and cut steel: In an...
• Commented on BB Video: The Flaming Bacon Lance of Death, from Theo Gray's book "Mad Science"
  In reply to EVIL JIM: No it's not. The bacon is the fuel, notice there is only one gas hose coming in the back. That supplies pure oxygen, no fuel gas (not even I am crazy enough to pre-mix fuel...
• Commented on BB Video: The Flaming Bacon Lance of Death, from Theo Gray's book "Mad Science"
  Concerning avacado, thought of that, but it won't work because there is too much moisture. You need something fatty and dry. And for the insulator you need something wet and airtight. I considered wrapping the cucumber in tightly stretched collard...
• Commented on BB Video: The Flaming Bacon Lance of Death, from Theo Gray's book "Mad Science"
  Thank you for my next column idea. It has now become my life's work to construct an atomic pile from bacon. Its application as a moderator is obvious, but using uranium fuel would be cheating because uranium is not made...