[593] Gallium vs. Titalium - Abus Padlock Meets a Gruesome End

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2018
  • See this lock being picked: • [589] Abus Titalium 90...

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  • @motherhors7036
    @motherhors7036 2 года назад +5607

    "Honey, what happened to our garage lock?"
    LPL: "Gone, reduced to atoms."

    • @glenn3933
      @glenn3933 2 года назад +2

      You WHAT you Fool!

    • @calvindibartolo2686
      @calvindibartolo2686 2 года назад +18

      @Bendolin So Jack Black was wrong!

    • @chrisoverson
      @chrisoverson 2 года назад +15

      To shreds you say? Very well.

    • @yancywatts388
      @yancywatts388 Год назад +10

      @Bendolin Metal tried to destroy the metal, but the metal was too strong.

    • @WildRapier
      @WildRapier Год назад +1

      @Bendolin Thanos would approve!

  • @Carter-dv4hz
    @Carter-dv4hz 3 года назад +4250

    "Drip on three, melting on four, total disintegration of five"
    And we got it open

    • @kermitthefrog4272
      @kermitthefrog4272 3 года назад +41

      "Ok heading to the right to see the result"

    • @PFab
      @PFab 3 года назад +33

      No that was a false set.

    • @MrZlodeus
      @MrZlodeus 3 года назад +27

      Drip on three, melting on four, friendly burglar at your door }-))

    • @theofficialobamafamilyvlog9414
      @theofficialobamafamilyvlog9414 3 года назад +22

      Chemical bonding on 2

    • @Dzsonib
      @Dzsonib 3 года назад +12

      "Just to do it again to see it was not a fluke.... oh... well..."

  • @taxifahrerphilendrium3465
    @taxifahrerphilendrium3465 2 года назад +2392

    The LPL wouldn‘t even have needed that gallium to crush that lock with his bare hands, he only used it so we mere mortals could comprehend his immense strength

    • @AtomBomb420
      @AtomBomb420 Год назад +87

      He was simply restraining himself, not revealing his true form to us mortals

    • @ChillAssTurtle
      @ChillAssTurtle Год назад +24

      Yes.

    • @DiloDoc
      @DiloDoc 11 месяцев назад +48

      Not only would he crush it, but he'd uncrush it and then recrush it to prove that it wasn't a fluke.

    • @Alen725
      @Alen725 10 месяцев назад +2

      How we can comprehend his strength if he weakened the lock?

    • @haraldharaldson5985
      @haraldharaldson5985 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@Alen725 he just tries to make it understanable to us mortals. he is trying to hide his true powers

  • @ScrimmyBingus42
    @ScrimmyBingus42 Год назад +147

    Imagine calling a locksmith cause you locked yourself out of your house, he pulls out his phone, and you hear "this is the lock picking lawyer" quietly over your shoulder

  • @KatonRyu
    @KatonRyu 3 года назад +11154

    This is absolutely the first time I've seen someone managing to poison a fricking lock.

  • @entity-hp3xw
    @entity-hp3xw 4 года назад +7015

    In monotonous voice: "Today we are going to be doing something very fun."

    • @lunaticfae4415
      @lunaticfae4415 4 года назад +252

      He is a lawyer after all

    • @sonshinelight
      @sonshinelight 4 года назад +23

      Just like Mr. Rogers. Creepy

    • @qwertydavid8070
      @qwertydavid8070 4 года назад +102

      Today I will teach you how to break into your girlfriend's house using SCIENCE

    • @sonshinelight
      @sonshinelight 4 года назад +70

      @@qwertydavid8070 can you teach me how to break into her pants?

    • @scrublord3376
      @scrublord3376 4 года назад +13

      Calmargarita WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THAT

  • @tigerhawk84
    @tigerhawk84 2 года назад +588

    I love this video still 4 years later because its nightmare fuel for the PC enthusiasts who tried using the fancy liquid metal thermal compound with an aluminium CPU cooler.

    • @blakearius
      @blakearius 10 месяцев назад +28

      I only just realized a dodged a bullet, thank god I bought a nickel cooler by complete accident.

    • @raghardeishi972
      @raghardeishi972 8 месяцев назад +15

      Typical high end cooler is nickel plated Copper. It's nickel plated to prevent Copper oxidation which would turn the Copper from cute color into green color. Funnily after 10+ years of using MB with naked Copper, it stayed fine. However when I washed carpet, clear plastic isolated wires between my speakers and amplifier were on partially dry carpet, and somehow the water got trough the plastic.
      The main problem of gallium thermal liquids is they are HIGHLY conductive, and they can get at contacts they shouldn't. And even if they don't, there is actually degradation of gallium pastes in about 2-4 years of use, and it's quite dangerous to replace gallium paste.
      And gallium falling into PCI-E slot is just NASTY.

    • @0neDoomedSpaceMarine
      @0neDoomedSpaceMarine 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@raghardeishi972 The green verdigris of copper oxidizing is kind of fetching in a way, though I suspect it's not too useful for electronics.

  • @jader2357
    @jader2357 2 года назад +336

    Fun fact: this also happens with mercury and aluminum to a bit higher of a degree. Its way more detrimental for aluminum and mercury to touch so thats why mercury, even a tiny drop sealed in like 5 containers, is completely banned from going on planes.

    • @AlexanderSchreiber
      @AlexanderSchreiber Год назад +53

      I suspect asking "Should I put my mercury thermometer in cabin or checked luggage?" is an extremely quick way of _very_ firmly being denied boarding ;-)

    • @patrickbrady519
      @patrickbrady519 Год назад +7

      Unfortunately a ton of older house's have mercury in their temp control boxes on the wall .very accessible for anyone to misshandle😮

    • @Chad_Thundercock
      @Chad_Thundercock Год назад +10

      And now we're all on the watchlist.

    • @BozesanVlad
      @BozesanVlad 10 месяцев назад

      Maybe one can make explosives too from mercury, aside the poisoning..

    • @ldkmelon
      @ldkmelon 10 месяцев назад +8

      It should be illegal in banks too, cause gallium will literally eat gold like its sucking down a chicken nuggie lol😮

  • @mrkitloin
    @mrkitloin 4 года назад +13098

    Everyone gangsta till you hear “this is the lockpickinglawyer” outside your door

    • @MariusRiley
      @MariusRiley 4 года назад +138

      *winningest comment on this video*

    • @johnmartinez7440
      @johnmartinez7440 4 года назад +119

      @@MariusRiley Not really, it's just copy/pasted from every other video

    • @marah4847
      @marah4847 4 года назад +41

      Jacob Sowers i mean if youve seen this comment before it isnt really fun for us who have seen it on alot of other previous videos :/

    • @griffin3964
      @griffin3964 4 года назад +82

      This is the lock picking lawyer and today we are going to see how secure how my neighbor's door lock is. ACHOO! And we've got it open. Now I will leave a note to tell my neighbor to replace this lock and that is all I have for you today.

    • @ashothovhannisyan2127
      @ashothovhannisyan2127 4 года назад +61

      "Little click out of 3, and a click out of 4. Now we've picked our way into the sex dungeon."

  • @matthewnickerson4118
    @matthewnickerson4118 3 года назад +3759

    Imagine coming back to your storage unit just to find that you’ve been galliumed

  • @WildRapier
    @WildRapier Год назад +90

    That's impressive that the GaAl alloy can dissociate water with the only cost being Aluminum. You have to love those RedOx reactions!

    • @Xadov
      @Xadov 11 месяцев назад +7

      The only problem is how much energy it will take to reclaim that aluminum; it’s already a very energy-intensive process to process aluminum ores like bauxite into pure aluminum metal

    • @a7HKdAbmET
      @a7HKdAbmET 8 месяцев назад +7

      @@Xadov Bauxite refining end product IS aluminum oxide (process removes impurities and turns several Al-based minerals into a single form), so it's a moot comparison. Otherwise, Al2O3 can be effectively leached via NaOH (not sure about specifics, I believe it has temp requirement of 150ish C). But it has many important uses on its own, regardless, so that may not be necessary.
      I am more concerned about safety hazard of a hydrogen-based engine. I mean, it burns well, and sometimes a little too well. These things already exist and aren't widely used for a reason.

    • @jacob.tudragens
      @jacob.tudragens 7 месяцев назад +1

      Save your soda cans.
      Or pop cans if you live in that part of the world.

  • @rharding13
    @rharding13 2 года назад +49

    This reminds me of a similar effect seen with antique ammunition. In the early days of metallic cartridges, the primers (the part that ignites when hit by the firing pin) were made of mercury fulminate. After firing, the inside of the brass case would be left coated with mercury, which absorbed into the brass, just as the gallium is doing here. The case was severely weakened, and reusing it could result in the firearm exploding.

  • @casperborn8474
    @casperborn8474 3 года назад +4861

    Fun fact, this is why you're not allowed to take gallium on a plane

    • @bedroomguitarist2988
      @bedroomguitarist2988 3 года назад +303

      My first Thought after seeing the destroyed lock was, what would it do to a plane🙃😂

    • @colinmorgan7839
      @colinmorgan7839 3 года назад +228

      Yup, spilling just a little on a wing or structural support beam on the inside could destroy it :)

    • @jonathanalcocer3872
      @jonathanalcocer3872 3 года назад +239

      The way it travels on the metal a little drop on a spot can probably eat away a square foot of metal

    • @nekular3425
      @nekular3425 3 года назад +294

      Same thing with mercury. There's a reaction between mercury and aluminum that is similar to this in terms of damaging the aluminums structural integrity. There's a nilered video about it if you want to watch it

    • @trcon
      @trcon 3 года назад +65

      Well shit, there goes my plans lol

  • @strongsmith1897
    @strongsmith1897 3 года назад +7766

    when you dont have a rogue in your party, but the alchemist has your back

    • @gwydionrusso3206
      @gwydionrusso3206 3 года назад +36

      @Mizore Shirayuki don't forget the claric

    • @kyledawson7175
      @kyledawson7175 3 года назад +162

      As a paladin I say NO YOU JUST SLAP THE LOCK TILL IT BREAKS

    • @gwydionrusso3206
      @gwydionrusso3206 3 года назад +80

      @@kyledawson7175 but that's loud and sometimes you need a stealth mission

    • @user-yq4ph9dx8g
      @user-yq4ph9dx8g 3 года назад +54

      let's take a long rest while my reagents do the work

    • @strongsmith1897
      @strongsmith1897 3 года назад +1

      @SINGLETON222 That's quite rude

  • @harper7563
    @harper7563 7 месяцев назад +31

    are we not gonna talk about how this is about as close to a face reveal as we can get haha? his face in the gallium reflection😂

  • @RedDadRedemption
    @RedDadRedemption Год назад +31

    This form of contamination is a HUGE danger as explained during RAF aircraft engineering training. Thank you for another interesting adventure through the destruction of the padlock security world.

  • @nathanboyenga5857
    @nathanboyenga5857 3 года назад +5760

    "you can see that this lock can be simply bypassed with a little bit of gallium and 6 hours of time, that's a pretty big design flaw"

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 3 года назад +402

      The small amount of gallium that he used in this video was like $5 worth too which I think is funny.

    • @d-dcay1783
      @d-dcay1783 2 года назад +49

      Yeah if you want to break in to something that might not be yours.

    • @thevanillatoast
      @thevanillatoast 2 года назад +310

      ah ye bro i hate when i accidentally get gallium on my limited edition titalium lock for more time than i can physically sleep it happens so often

    • @-ZH
      @-ZH 2 года назад +31

      @@thevanillatoast amen

    • @SuperXzm
      @SuperXzm 2 года назад +77

      @@thevanillatoast Aw chucks! I forgot I put gallium and a razor in my pocket, my lock is ruined again!

  • @AaronisRadder
    @AaronisRadder 3 года назад +1566

    "Were not using destructive methods. Instead, were compromising an entire metal and rendering it useless."

    • @geraldbal7945
      @geraldbal7945 3 года назад +62

      _"...gently putting the lock out of its misery"_

    • @snazzyjovialwyrm3314
      @snazzyjovialwyrm3314 3 года назад +42

      @@geraldbal7945 I think this is more akin to giving someone a flesh eating disease that slowly and painfully eats away at their skin from the inside-out.

    • @ommsterlitz1805
      @ommsterlitz1805 2 года назад +10

      It was already discussed in original Arsène Lupin stories since Gallium was discovered by a French (Gallium Gallia Gaul) I think it's a very old method to destroy padlocks.

  • @FrankLavoy
    @FrankLavoy 2 года назад +18

    I was hypnotized ... couldn't get my eyes off this process but mostly wanted to see what would happen in the end.
    Thanks for doing this and for sharing the results.

  • @nunyabisnass1141
    @nunyabisnass1141 Год назад +12

    Gallium also expands as it freezes like water, so if you dont want to wait hours for it to infuse into the steucture, you may think about injecting it into seams to fill internal voids, then see if the pressure is enough to destroy the lock.

  • @GoodbyeThisWeek
    @GoodbyeThisWeek 4 года назад +4085

    lock manufacturers when they see their product in one of this guy's titles: damn

    • @AnimalLover101195
      @AnimalLover101195 4 года назад +212

      Lock manufacturers: This lock is the most secure lock you’ll ever have! Completely unpickable!
      LockPickingLawyer: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

    • @bulldozer8950
      @bulldozer8950 4 года назад +88

      Manufacturers that know him: damn the video is 20 mins? Our lock must be amazing for it to take that long...

    • @gamerrzs_
      @gamerrzs_ 4 года назад +4

      Masterlock

    • @the420secrets6
      @the420secrets6 4 года назад +21

      Because a thief is totally going to smear gallium onto a lock then wait 4 hours to chip away at the lock

    • @LegoEngineer003
      @LegoEngineer003 4 года назад +1

      The420Secrets Gallium is what he put on, aluminum is what the lock is made of.

  • @joesmitty8231
    @joesmitty8231 3 года назад +2672

    Abus: “we have the strongest lock”
    LPL: So I took my silly putty....

    • @ultrafire8079
      @ultrafire8079 2 года назад +147

      “So we have this bank vault here...”
      LPL: “So, I took my *serious* putty...”

    • @testtest-je8xb
      @testtest-je8xb 2 года назад +4

      lol

    • @signup4146
      @signup4146 2 года назад +21

      "So this is the White House"
      LPL: "so i took my *VERY SERIOUS* putty...."

    • @FonikosGazmas
      @FonikosGazmas 2 года назад +2

      @@signup4146 NSA be like: Yes its time to scan now bois XD

    • @justusgordon-tilo5930
      @justusgordon-tilo5930 2 года назад +10

      “So this is the nuclear launch computer that is fingerprint secured, with thousands of strands of code..”
      LPL: So I gave Joe my Silly Putty…

  • @jonfklein
    @jonfklein 2 года назад +12

    Incredible! I've never seen anything like this before. It shows how valuable knowledge of chemistry is.

  • @trieumiu7473
    @trieumiu7473 Год назад +60

    You could barely see his face in the reflection of the gallium and the gallium’ed padlock

    • @imdeaded
      @imdeaded Год назад +4

      A little photoshop and you can clear it up.

    • @trieumiu7473
      @trieumiu7473 Год назад +1

      yup!

    • @peckservers
      @peckservers Год назад +1

      Finally, so glad more people noticed it!

  • @qorso
    @qorso 3 года назад +3390

    plot twist: the gallium was just fancy water and LPL ripped it apart using his strength

    • @TheBastardCommie
      @TheBastardCommie 3 года назад +181

      I like the concept of "fancy water"

    • @billybobbember
      @billybobbember 3 года назад +61

      "Be water my friend"

    • @swine13
      @swine13 3 года назад +11

      He was staring at the spot for the entire hour that he cut out - hence the damage

    • @swine13
      @swine13 3 года назад +6

      @@TheBastardCommie "H²Opulent"

    • @randomremixer9847
      @randomremixer9847 3 года назад +12

      Dang he Superman

  • @Tvngsten
    @Tvngsten 4 года назад +2997

    Imagine the gallium saying : A click on 3, nothing on 4...

  • @adrianruiz8996
    @adrianruiz8996 11 месяцев назад +30

    LPL finally revealing his face in a drop of Gallium at 2:28

  • @Agitabodie
    @Agitabodie 2 года назад +11

    Hardest time I have ever seen him have opening a lock, good on you Abus!

  • @svenax
    @svenax 3 года назад +552

    "Of course this is not a practical way of opening a lock. Clearly anything that requires 5 or 6 hours..."
    Me after trying for 47 hours to pick a lock: Uh, ok. I guess I'll just give up then.

    • @ramonrommers5387
      @ramonrommers5387 3 года назад +44

      It could be used practically to do a break in. You know someone is away for the week/weekend, you put some gallium on their backdoor the first day. Come back the second day to a real brittle lock

    • @cameronjames3499
      @cameronjames3499 3 года назад +20

      @@ramonrommers5387 Exactly, since no one can "see" it while it is working - just "drop off a parcel" and quickly apply it during broad daylight then come back later.

    • @jhondoe3442
      @jhondoe3442 3 года назад +16

      Definitely...but has its moments....abandoned bunkers buildings etc..good for urban explorers. Or if the missus looses her car keys. 🍻

  • @bosnathan
    @bosnathan 4 года назад +5014

    2020 now and this is still the closest we’ve gotten to a face reveal

    • @tilmerkan3882
      @tilmerkan3882 4 года назад +506

      I zoomed in 300 Percent on my 9-foot-wide-screen in 1080p.
      Well, he has dark hair, I think, and he didn't shave, I believe... so that makes him look like a bike thief?
      But I#m sure, that's only a false gate and he was wearing a mask :D:D:D

    • @jameslucarelli7172
      @jameslucarelli7172 4 года назад +48

      You can see the whole back of his head in the naughty bucket video with Bosnianbill

    • @chasebranson1044
      @chasebranson1044 4 года назад +8

      What time was this at plaese

    • @mikesmith6422
      @mikesmith6422 4 года назад +57

      @@chasebranson1044 2:20 or so, when he's placing the gallium on the lock, you can see his reflection in the bubble.

    • @ethanmarks4079
      @ethanmarks4079 4 года назад +29

      An interesting side note, but not what we are dealing with today. I just want to see this lock get destroyed

  • @DancingToa
    @DancingToa Год назад +3

    This is cool to see the power of gallium, but it’s also a great testament to how tough Abus locks are. Parts were crumbling off and it still held on for dear life,

  • @joshuabaer3641
    @joshuabaer3641 2 года назад

    Such an interesting and informative video. I love chemistry and enjoy your very knowledgeable and unbiased experiments.

  • @Shoorit
    @Shoorit 4 года назад +3329

    Stabs self in hand with screwdriver and injects gallium/aluminium into blood.. Turns into T-1000 and can form lock picks out of fingers.

    • @login0false
      @login0false 4 года назад +31

      Quite fragile ones though cuz Ga-Al alloy

    • @TheGRACEBIBLECOLLEGE
      @TheGRACEBIBLECOLLEGE 4 года назад +10

      @@login0false "Have you seen this boy"

    • @Tooill4daIRS
      @Tooill4daIRS 4 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @andy-james-
      @andy-james- 4 года назад +63

      He turns into Edward lockpicker hands

    • @SW_Sarah
      @SW_Sarah 4 года назад +3

      you got at least 1 sub out of this

  • @sparkymax4290
    @sparkymax4290 5 лет назад +10607

    I'm starting to think that this guy has something personal against padlocks. All I know it's that I'm glad I'm not a padlock around this dude. Did a gang of padlocks run over his dog or something?

    • @Mr1Schoolmaster
      @Mr1Schoolmaster 5 лет назад +396

      Sparky max. He does obsess a little... But his enthusiasm is contagious.

    • @sparkymax4290
      @sparkymax4290 5 лет назад +191

      @@Mr1Schoolmaster Oh, no question! I subscribe to the channel and watch it all the time, it's friggin fascinating.

    • @Mr1Schoolmaster
      @Mr1Schoolmaster 5 лет назад +81

      Sparky max that it is...the guy is kinda smart to boot. Smart is very cool.

    • @jgbarrymore
      @jgbarrymore 5 лет назад +255

      Maybe he accidentally locked himself in a shed once when he was a kid with a padlock, then made them his mortal enemy ever since.

    • @sparkymax4290
      @sparkymax4290 5 лет назад +38

      @@jgbarrymore Well he's getting midievil evening that particular score...

  • @Madwonk
    @Madwonk 9 месяцев назад +23

    With how it reacts in water, I wonder what an attack like this would do in a rainy/wet environment (would the lock literally destroy itself if you put it in a bucket?)

    • @BoraHorzaGobuchul
      @BoraHorzaGobuchul 5 месяцев назад

      Or you could multiply the effect by collecting the resulting hydrogen, mixing it with air in the right proportion, and boom

  • @breached7288
    @breached7288 11 месяцев назад

    That was really cool and interesting to watch. Thank you for sharing this LPL!!!

  • @The-Will-Billy
    @The-Will-Billy 4 года назад +1253

    LockPickingLawyer: "I'm going to break this lock with my bare hands."
    Also LockPickingLawyer: *wears gloves*

    • @bengraham9132
      @bengraham9132 4 года назад +67

      A screwdriver

    • @Bob-hh8rp
      @Bob-hh8rp 4 года назад +18

      visible confusion
      also eat your cereal

    • @46bovine
      @46bovine 4 года назад +13

      He lied to us ...he wore gloves. LOL

    • @scrublord3376
      @scrublord3376 4 года назад +1

      Bob yes maam

    • @BarginsGalore
      @BarginsGalore 4 года назад +7

      Gloves on human hands. Ridiculous

  • @justindunlap1235
    @justindunlap1235 3 года назад +748

    When the gallium was flowing under the "skin" of the lock it was the oxide layer that was unable to amalgamate

    • @icoopify
      @icoopify 3 года назад +86

      It could also be a layer of clear anodizing to keep the surface finish on the lock looking good from the factory.

    • @justindunlap1235
      @justindunlap1235 3 года назад +45

      @@icoopify now that you mention it I'm pretty sure you're correct.

    • @KallePihlajasaari
      @KallePihlajasaari 3 года назад +31

      @@icoopify Anodising is just a electrochemically formed layer of aluminium oxide that may be thicker than an air formed layer. It may, but does not have to have, pigment sealed into the pores that develop when it is formed. Magical process and even a thin air formed layer will protect aluminium but it can be scratched much easier than this lock which would have been anodised to give it protection from environmental hazards.

    • @jsbrads1
      @jsbrads1 3 года назад +3

      I thought it was a electroplated or something with another metal like titanium or chromium, oxide layer could have done that tho.

    • @xochj
      @xochj 3 года назад +9

      sulfuric anodized, sealed with boiling water. makes for excellent abrasion resistance. (MIL-A-8625).

  • @xyand221
    @xyand221 2 года назад +8

    This is the longest lock picking time from LPL, but hey, he did with without any tools (except that screwdriver and the wire toward the end)

  • @A.R.77
    @A.R.77 2 года назад +2

    This is the one that started it all for me. As far as watching this excellent channel. I was looking up Gallium on metal issues. Not to mention an interest in lock picking since Fallout 4 came out. 😀

  • @aubreyinmon4562
    @aubreyinmon4562 2 года назад +2358

    Love that NileRed is branching off into new subjects!

    • @matthewtanner7206
      @matthewtanner7206 2 года назад +12

      HA

    • @Misscaitimac
      @Misscaitimac 2 года назад +35

      EXACTLY what I was thinking 🤣

    • @hugo3627
      @hugo3627 2 года назад +91

      Gallium is to safe for NileRed.

    • @EmTeeVee
      @EmTeeVee 2 года назад +7

      Came here to say this lol

    • @Ittakest1me
      @Ittakest1me 2 года назад +25

      Im happy that we all watch Nile Red as well.

  • @Thehotdogguy5000
    @Thehotdogguy5000 5 лет назад +4890

    Scratches at a level 6, with deeper grooves at a level 7
    Edit: Thanks for the likes everybody!

  • @jolo3118
    @jolo3118 Год назад +2

    I can't even explain why I'm so fascinated with these LPL videos. Yet, here I am, fascinated once again. Lol

  • @isaacinternet
    @isaacinternet 3 года назад +1816

    Watching him scratch the lock was so frustrating. He was so insanely gentle about it.

    • @sasdagreat8052
      @sasdagreat8052 3 года назад +483

      He's the lockpickinglawyer, not bruteforcecriminal. Habits don't die easy.

    • @ssnerd583
      @ssnerd583 3 года назад +76

      Ida hit it with a file straight off the bat and added the gallium

    • @ordenmanvrn7685
      @ordenmanvrn7685 3 года назад +70

      @@ssnerd583 Sandpaper would make a larger contact surface (it can bend around the round parts) + it's easier to carry around (advice not for illegal purposes).

    • @ssnerd583
      @ssnerd583 3 года назад +27

      @@ordenmanvrn7685 ...A file is easier and faster to employ and would remove far more material far more quickly.

    • @luisderivas6005
      @luisderivas6005 3 года назад +30

      me, holding out the 80 grit sandpaper and waving it at the screen....

  • @waxblast7528
    @waxblast7528 2 года назад +1051

    Gallium may be technically ineffective when it comes to breaking locks, but boy is it effective at destroying computers

    • @Sno6403
      @Sno6403 Год назад +85

      Good at destroying engine blocks too

    • @Real_MisterSir
      @Real_MisterSir Год назад +224

      @@Sno6403 Nice expensive aluminium engine block you got there.. would be a shame if you ever get warmer than room temperature

    • @Dystopikachu
      @Dystopikachu Год назад +55

      Gallium won't destroy your computer if you use it correctly, as in the contact between your cpu/gpu and heatsink must be made of copper and the layer applied is very thin. Works wonders, every 'liquid metal' thermal paste out there uses gallium.

    • @siontheodorus1501
      @siontheodorus1501 Год назад +13

      @@Dystopikachu IF the cooler is made of copper, well a lot of aftermarket cooler are made of copper but stock or atleast that looks like stock coolers are made of aluminium. Also even if it is copper, some people has experience that the copper is eaten a little bit on the surface, and yeah sometimes they can drop out of their place which "destroys" the computer.

    • @goose5654
      @goose5654 Год назад +8

      The new ps5 uses liquid thermal paste that is largely gallium based. Those damn things stay cool pretty easy. Great design

  • @ryansandwich1086
    @ryansandwich1086 Год назад

    What a cool bit of chemistry! This is super fascinating to see.

  • @okaro6595
    @okaro6595 2 года назад +1

    Modern medical thermometers use galistan, it is alloy of gallium, indium and tin and it is liquid in room temperature (melting point -19 degrees Celsius). However as it has half the density of mercury, it is hard to get down by shaking.

  • @TexasBaker
    @TexasBaker 5 лет назад +2668

    Just discovered your channel and I want to thank you for:
    1. Interesting content
    2. No annoying intro
    3. Not screaming in my face for the entire video.
    This is the only video of yours I've seen so far, and I'm already subbed due to the above list.

    • @Road38910
      @Road38910 5 лет назад +37

      No offensively loud music....

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt 5 лет назад +24

      Imagine that, people actually watching and subscribing due to this interesting content. Shocking!! :D

    • @EliasMcCloud
      @EliasMcCloud 4 года назад +22

      And no clickbaiting

    • @JamesDoesStuff0603
      @JamesDoesStuff0603 4 года назад +7

      I know these are like the only videos that always have me intrigued watching. There hasnt beenany lpl video I’ve gotten bored or annoyed watching!

    • @Squilliam-Fancyson
      @Squilliam-Fancyson 4 года назад +3

      Pretty cool huh!? Boom is number 1 priority! #crazyrussianhacker

  • @gamedirection_us
    @gamedirection_us 4 года назад +564

    Has eye dropper of gallium
    Drops 2 drops on your padlock before gym
    after a long work out, return to the padlock and break the lock with hand
    Impress everyone with your absolute terror of strength + Science XD

    • @mattlogue1300
      @mattlogue1300 4 года назад +41

      LOL. Gotta try that if gyms open back up

    • @binarycat1237
      @binarycat1237 4 года назад +23

      Make sure it's alluminum first, otherwise you just look stupid.

    • @Tinlion09
      @Tinlion09 4 года назад +36

      "Hey buddy, I think you got the wrong door. The chem lab's two floors up--"
      *[CRUNCH]* "f u c k y o u"

    • @sunboi2515
      @sunboi2515 4 года назад +4

      @@Tinlion09 "Ah fuck you chemist man, maybe you and I should settle it right here"

    • @jalenhartley2250
      @jalenhartley2250 4 года назад

      Ool

  • @disturbedone44
    @disturbedone44 Год назад

    that was awesome!! ive watched a couple of your videos but this one got me to subscribe, i hope you do more cool stuff with gallium

  • @5DNRG
    @5DNRG Год назад

    The gallium moves like mercury when it's melted. Thanks for sharing this fascinating experiment...

  • @TheSH1N1GAM1
    @TheSH1N1GAM1 4 года назад +1627

    Wow, you turned it into a master lock.

  • @Zulfburht
    @Zulfburht 4 года назад +931

    This could definitely come in handy when dealing with a snobby neighbour. That has an aluminum block engine.

    • @lotsofhairbutnomoney3705
      @lotsofhairbutnomoney3705 4 года назад +84

      there are so many great vandalism ideas that come to mind with this :-)

    • @Zulfburht
      @Zulfburht 4 года назад +62

      Lots of Hair but No Money not so much vandalism, as it is destruction of property.

    • @UserOfTheName
      @UserOfTheName 4 года назад +48

      @@Zulfburht protip mercury cause even more damage to aluminium when using the same process

    • @n9wox
      @n9wox 4 года назад +65

      @@UserOfTheName except mercury is a hazardous element and probably harder to obtain.

    • @darkphoenix7225
      @darkphoenix7225 4 года назад +26

      @@n9wox Depends on the type of mercury. Some mercury is rather harmless, some is so toxic even wearing plastic gloves can kill you with a drop or two

  • @porris64
    @porris64 7 месяцев назад

    I congratulate you, they are excellent tutorials for thieves so you will make their job even easier, you are a true genius

    • @project-mk-ultra
      @project-mk-ultra 4 месяца назад

      yeah, right - thieves will bother with 7+ hr gallium disintegration instead of using angle grinders, crowbars, entering by the window etc... the F are you talking about?

  • @hosseynshanbehzaadeh9342
    @hosseynshanbehzaadeh9342 Год назад +1

    12:01
    One of the most satisfying things I've ever seen.

  • @dougcox4310
    @dougcox4310 2 года назад +829

    Almost needed the Lock Picking Medic the way he was tearing into that lock with that screwdriver

    • @levector2445
      @levector2445 2 года назад +101

      Or the Hand Stitching Lawyer

    • @toddsmith8608
      @toddsmith8608 Год назад +41

      Are you trying to stab your hand? Because that's how you stab your hand.

    • @firelykos4209
      @firelykos4209 Год назад

      @@toddsmith8608 plpp

    • @firelykos4209
      @firelykos4209 Год назад

      @@levector2445 ❤ppqqI

    • @firelykos4209
      @firelykos4209 Год назад

      @@levector2445 😊❤

  • @ToxicSkull0
    @ToxicSkull0 5 лет назад +1369

    Damn he’s so evolved he has a screwdriver as his bare hands

    • @brandonp.7514
      @brandonp.7514 5 лет назад +3

      ToxicSkull0 got to move on up in the world meng... like George and Whezzy .

    • @shustyrackleford_710
      @shustyrackleford_710 4 года назад +1

      Bare 👍

    • @gaganrajput5836
      @gaganrajput5836 4 года назад +8

      I feel being cheated. He said bare hand and used a razor knife and screw driver.

    • @josephwagner2030
      @josephwagner2030 4 года назад +3

      Just what I was thinking! A smaller beef would be that he's got gloves on.

    • @janbrandonjr
      @janbrandonjr 4 года назад +1

      Why not just use sandpaper to scratch it? Before putting rhe gallium on

  • @wavawvadwvdaw5239
    @wavawvadwvdaw5239 9 месяцев назад

    yep im still subscribed, just didnt expect to see that metal i saw in shorts in your videos, still the best explanation

  • @xeokym223
    @xeokym223 2 года назад

    I forgot I watched this years ago, but when I started watching it again I suddenly remembered how it worked. But it was fun watching it all over again!

  • @MadScientist267
    @MadScientist267 3 года назад +1163

    Can boost that reaction starting by cleaning the oxide layer off with a drop of HCl. Much faster than scratching and more reliable amalgam formation

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 года назад +15

      Just the thought of him doing the same with mercury instead of gallium

    • @jacobmcgreevy
      @jacobmcgreevy 2 года назад

      9th

    • @neol3066
      @neol3066 2 года назад +31

      @@HappyBeezerStudios gallium is easier to get and better to handle I guess

    • @rockybalboa5055
      @rockybalboa5055 2 года назад +22

      @@neol3066 safer as well most limely

    • @VoltageLP
      @VoltageLP 2 года назад +11

      @@neol3066 yeah, gallium is available in any pharmacy or computer store

  • @bradfordwesner6690
    @bradfordwesner6690 4 года назад +164

    Imagine coming home and then seeing your shed pad lock disintegrated on the ground

  • @jogandsp
    @jogandsp Год назад +5

    Speaking as a chemist, I'm shocked and delighted by how accurate the description is, considering that it's coming from a non-scientist

  • @3gyupsal
    @3gyupsal Год назад

    This is one of the most interesting videos I’ve seen in a long time.

  • @LuciferBiscuit
    @LuciferBiscuit 4 года назад +539

    "Bare-Hand"
    You lawyers are all the same.

  • @gonzaloueda376
    @gonzaloueda376 3 года назад +119

    "Hello, this is the lock-picking chemist and today we are going to completely dissolve this lock"

  • @feandil1713
    @feandil1713 Год назад

    Good to see you (in the reflexion), LPL!

  • @bryandraughn9830
    @bryandraughn9830 6 месяцев назад

    I can never really tell if you like locks or just hate them.
    Great stuff man!

  • @demistic1248
    @demistic1248 3 года назад +232

    "Today we're going to crush this lock barehanded" When LPL has fun, locks shiver in terror.
    "I just want the see this lock get destroyed" The scariest LPL has ever sounded

    • @fewwiggle
      @fewwiggle 3 года назад +3

      The only thing missing was the evil cackle :-)

    • @lololololol1342
      @lololololol1342 3 года назад +3

      I'm pretty sure I'm not a lock but this scared me

  • @andreblum
    @andreblum 5 лет назад +3303

    you are not allowed to bring gallium in aircraft. Guess why.

  • @Theoddert
    @Theoddert Год назад +2

    Did not expect to learn some chemistry on this channel but here we are. I like the idea of suropticiously "infecting" a lock only to return and smash it open hours later

  • @B.Ies_T.Nduhey
    @B.Ies_T.Nduhey 2 года назад

    😳🤯
    How extremely educative, the comments, too!!!
    Thanks!!!!

  • @alexmobley6930
    @alexmobley6930 4 года назад +453

    An ad came on just as it was getting real good and my immediate thought was "how dare you lock block me"

  • @_mwk
    @_mwk 3 года назад +391

    Enemy: Lock (Construct) - Immune to poison damage
    LPL: Hold my Gallium.

    • @Nikioko
      @Nikioko 2 года назад +2

      Also works with mercury.

  • @theananyo
    @theananyo 2 года назад +2

    After three years, I've finally noticed that it says "Titalium" and not "Titanium ".

    • @Crazytesseract
      @Crazytesseract 2 года назад

      My God! THREE YEARS? But for your comment, I would never have noticed. Let the drums begin...

  • @KH-yp7ci
    @KH-yp7ci 2 года назад

    THIS video is one of you best, Bravo...

  • @melodypanea
    @melodypanea 2 года назад +276

    I used to work in a chocolate factory, and this reminds me of the texture of poorly tempered chocolate - breaking apart easily into crumbly chunks, rather than clean shards. Metals and chocolates: surprisingly crystalline structures!

  • @jackvernian7779
    @jackvernian7779 3 года назад +96

    Gallium, being a low melting point metal, when applied to a solid (at room temperature) metal such as Aluminium, forms an alloy with it via thermal diffusion into the solid material. Once an alloy is formed, you can take a look at the binary diagram of Ga-Al and see that at roughly 20% concentration you reach a point at which the solubility of gallium in aluminium is at its' maximum, and beyond that you then have aluminium-rich alloy and gallium-rich alloy.
    Now, because presence of gallium drops the melting point down to room temperature, this means that the alloy of aluminium and gallium is going to have lower melting point than pure aluminium. Moreover, due to inhomogeneous structural phase, those "gallium-rich" areas will likely become a liquid far before aluminium does the same, causing "flaking" of aluminium as seen on this video.
    Gallium permeated solid aluminium via atomic diffusion and alloying. If two metals are soluble, that basically means they can intermix and form new electronic states which exist at a lower energy than if they were "on their own", thus promoting the alloying (not true for every combination of materials). If the concentration goes above the critical points you will simply have separate gallium-rich and aluminium rich areas.
    All of this interplay between overall much weaker structure of Ga-Al alloy, as well as pockets of molten Ga-rich alloy within greater Al-rich lattice provides the spectacular destruction :)

    • @PANDEAD2
      @PANDEAD2 2 года назад

      That flaking was just the aluminum-oxide layer that is not affected by the gallium.

    • @skippy4905
      @skippy4905 Год назад

      Same

  • @jody2873
    @jody2873 Год назад

    THAT WAS AMAZING AND FUN THIS MORNING! THANKS!!

  • @ltfreeborn
    @ltfreeborn 2 года назад

    My first ever lock "picking" video ive seen from you

  • @evan-edstrom
    @evan-edstrom 2 года назад +79

    LPL: "Today we're going to be looking at the ABUS 90/50"
    Me: "Oh cool, I have a few of these. They feel pretty sturdy, wonder what he's going to say"
    LPL: "Today I'm going to attempt to crush this padlock with my bare hands"
    Me: "Oh...I see"

  • @liammorantz413
    @liammorantz413 3 года назад +1331

    2:20 - The only confirmed image we have of LPL's mysterious visage

    • @vishwaschaudhary9833
      @vishwaschaudhary9833 3 года назад +169

      5:10 is a little enlarged

    • @benjaminmcintosh857
      @benjaminmcintosh857 3 года назад +157

      9:16 too, if a bit wonky

    • @Kito-Anime-Arena
      @Kito-Anime-Arena 2 года назад +65

      You can see what he fully looks like here in episode 1311 with bosnian bill. It's called '(1311) LockPickingLawyer Raids LockLab's Naughty Bucket'

    • @xavierpaquin
      @xavierpaquin 2 года назад +10

      Someone's gotta pull a blade runner on this one.

    • @c-shubh
      @c-shubh 2 года назад +8

      @@Kito-Anime-Arena ruclips.net/video/1jSHwaOR_eo/видео.html

  • @Qwentar
    @Qwentar Год назад

    Aluminum readily reacts with air to create a protective layer of aluminum oxide. Scraping kind of exposes fresh aluminum, but a dollop of acid to eat away that layer would produce a much larger surface area for the gallium to interact with.

  • @batisshortforbatthew6368
    @batisshortforbatthew6368 6 месяцев назад

    Amazing demonstration!

  • @AbhisarRawat
    @AbhisarRawat 3 года назад +276

    Imagine hiding in a nuclear bunker during a fallout and you hear:
    "This is the lockpicking lawyer"
    Outside the main door.

    • @deadlydam
      @deadlydam 3 года назад +4

      Thank god there isn't a lock on the outside

    • @TURAMOTH
      @TURAMOTH 3 года назад +13

      @@deadlydam ‘now as you can see, there is this tiny crack in the door, this is a design flaw that allows me to open this door fairly easily’

    • @loganseibel280
      @loganseibel280 3 года назад +6

      Would extra hands make him better at lock picking?

    • @cinemamovies1916
      @cinemamovies1916 3 года назад +1

      Stolen joke.

    • @AtomicSpud
      @AtomicSpud 3 года назад +5

      That's when you hook up the jumper cables from the main generator's
      240v/60Amp output terminals to the vault door.

  • @DespicableDishwasher
    @DespicableDishwasher 2 года назад +1567

    As always, huge respect to LPL for not titling this some BS like "Breaking a solid ALUMINUM lock with my BARE HANDS (NOT clickbait) [GONE SEXUAL]"

    • @truthwatcher2096
      @truthwatcher2096 2 года назад +102

      Still disappointed that he didn't break the lock with his bear hands

    • @Bacony_Cakes
      @Bacony_Cakes 2 года назад +42

      how do you fuck a lock

    • @makse10
      @makse10 2 года назад +66

      @@Bacony_Cakes With the right key. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @weedjesus5587
      @weedjesus5587 2 года назад +65

      uWu g-galuimsan what are you doinggg

    • @truthwatcher2096
      @truthwatcher2096 2 года назад +11

      @@brian8507 that's only if you're twisted enough to believe that women are supposed to only fuck one man while men are supposed to fuck as many women as possible

  • @leeanderironside1898
    @leeanderironside1898 8 месяцев назад

    Fascinating ! Thank you !

  • @GinevraPeterson
    @GinevraPeterson 2 года назад +1

    7:41 it's like he's basting an aluminum turkey with gallium.

  • @djisydneyaustralia
    @djisydneyaustralia Год назад

    Thank you for the gallium aluminium amalgamation in water reaction tip. Very interesting.

  • @MasterMWL
    @MasterMWL 2 года назад +113

    The Gallium travelling under the surface of the lock reminds me somewhat of how rust spreads under car paint. It probably just doesn't react with the oxide layer on the surface, leaving it alone to sort of ride the gallium-aluminum wave

    • @williamallen7836
      @williamallen7836 2 года назад +18

      Exactly. It's not traveling under the surface of the metal. It's traveling under the Oxide layer.

  • @generalbeavis1437
    @generalbeavis1437 4 года назад +301

    9:53 “wow, I can see th-“ *BANG* “...oops”

  • @senilestix
    @senilestix Год назад

    One of the best vids you've ever done

  • @scottelder3141
    @scottelder3141 Год назад

    The gallium is reacting with the aluminum underneath the protective aluminum oxide coating. That is why it looks like it is migrating underneath the surface, because it is.

  • @davidh8367
    @davidh8367 2 года назад +74

    Your technique with the screwdriver is what I call the “hand opener”

  • @LOLERXP
    @LOLERXP 3 года назад +293

    "LockPickingGunOwningChemistLawyer"
    It just doesn't roll off the tongue as easily.
    Also you can see his face in the Gallium at 2:25

    • @leoleo4469
      @leoleo4469 3 года назад +27

      Yeah, all those days of blurring his face (or so I heard) beaten by Mercury 2: Electric Boogaloo

    • @ENCHANTMEN_
      @ENCHANTMEN_ 3 года назад +19

      Yeah I'm imagining that this guy is a lawyer by day and some kind of secret agent hitman by night with a youtube channel as a hobby

    • @scrappysgarage7404
      @scrappysgarage7404 3 года назад +1

      @@___meph___4547 I wonder why he doesn't show his face

    • @zombie_pigdragon
      @zombie_pigdragon 3 года назад +10

      @@scrappysgarage7404 Not like he needs to, so why would he?

    • @Oscar4u69
      @Oscar4u69 3 года назад +11

      @@scrappysgarage7404
      privacy is your friend, the less strangers know about you, the better ;)

  • @CoreyAwesome
    @CoreyAwesome 2 года назад

    describes breaking apart a lock as if he just finished cooking a fine dish

  • @thobbit
    @thobbit 11 месяцев назад

    I don't know what it is, but I keep coming back to this video!

  • @gregorytaylor862
    @gregorytaylor862 2 года назад +224

    Gallium: For when the nerds in school target the Bully’s bicycle

    • @-Jakob-
      @-Jakob- 2 года назад +2

      ..or the teacher's car's tyres

    • @stevie-ray2020
      @stevie-ray2020 2 года назад +1

      @@-Jakob- Don't you mean alloy-wheels (need lots of Gallium though), as tyres are made of rubber-compounds covering steel & polymer belts!?!

    • @-Jakob-
      @-Jakob- 2 года назад +3

      @@stevie-ray2020 I was referring to aluminium rims, sorry

    • @AmericanPatriot-cw9xe
      @AmericanPatriot-cw9xe Год назад +1

      @@-Jakob- ice pick lol

  • @tryingtoreachyouaboutyourc6161
    @tryingtoreachyouaboutyourc6161 4 года назад +581

    "we pick locks on this channel"
    *proseeds to kemist*

    • @silviachristandl5874
      @silviachristandl5874 4 года назад +27

      My chemical lockpicker

    • @dogdude9883
      @dogdude9883 3 года назад +6

      *chemist

    • @Armadura05
      @Armadura05 3 года назад +10

      @@dogdude9883 .

    • @bobdole4916
      @bobdole4916 3 года назад +10

      He did pick the lock.
      In the same way that an ice pick or rock pick works, but it's still a pick!

    • @humter
      @humter 3 года назад +6

      Dogdude *kemist

  • @Sparky_D
    @Sparky_D 2 года назад

    One of the best LPL videos ever. Very cool

  • @nolancollet3458
    @nolancollet3458 Год назад

    verry educating! Thanks.