What If You Swallowed Gallium?

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2021
  • This is gallium. It's shiny, and can be turned into jello like liquid. You can also play with it, without being harmed. But what would happen if you put this metal into your mouth, and then swallowed it? How toxic is gallium? How much could you swallow before being affected? And what could it do to your farts? What would your stomach acid do to the gallium inside your stomach?
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  • @WhatIfScienceShow
    @WhatIfScienceShow  Před rokem +109

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  • @egg4792
    @egg4792 Před 2 lety +1255

    Mad respect for the guy who drank gallium to test this out

    • @blubbutreal
      @blubbutreal Před 2 lety +10

      yeah its good he took a milk bucket to help him with the poison

    • @whereismyfood1571
      @whereismyfood1571 Před 2 lety +25

      @@blubbutreal a milk bucket of cursed milk

    • @blubbutreal
      @blubbutreal Před 2 lety +13

      @@whereismyfood1571 god no not that

    • @ifoundamogus74
      @ifoundamogus74 Před 2 lety +6

      EWWW

    • @egg4792
      @egg4792 Před 2 lety +2

      @@blubbutreal Hm, u mean cow milk or the milk that comes out of an eggplant?

  • @luigidisanpietro3720
    @luigidisanpietro3720 Před 3 lety +1160

    The tumbnail did not look right for my brother:
    Brother: *MOOOOOM, Luigi is watching something bad again!!!*

  • @powerpuffj6896
    @powerpuffj6896 Před 2 lety +12

    2:04 I could feel that on my teeth

  • @senkuraj
    @senkuraj Před 3 lety +1223

    Im working in General Electric company. We are using this gallium for making a Liquid Metal Bearing. Means no balls between the inner and outer race. Gallium will be filled in place of balls. Inner and outer race will be sealed tightly and it will create a smooth rotation of the bearing. Result- Improved speed, very less friction.

    • @thexi6828
      @thexi6828 Před 3 lety +75

      No balls? But two dicks? This is one wild story...

    • @myscreen2urs
      @myscreen2urs Před 3 lety +27

      That's actually brilliant. In theory anyway. Though, not ideal in frigid conditions.

    • @pewdierace7532
      @pewdierace7532 Před 3 lety +9

      Ok I am gonna sub to senthi R

    • @pewdierace7532
      @pewdierace7532 Před 3 lety +6

      @@ScienceBytes I am gonna sub to you

    • @pewdierace7532
      @pewdierace7532 Před 3 lety +6

      @@thexi6828 gonna sub to you

  • @NoonyJW
    @NoonyJW Před 3 lety +253

    This is what the T-1000 was made of 😂

  • @rahulgamer6077
    @rahulgamer6077 Před 2 lety +11

    1:16 his mouth is made of gailium

    • @DrPlayer69
      @DrPlayer69 Před 9 měsíci

      He became the new (Eddie Brock) venom

  • @RoobRBLX
    @RoobRBLX Před 2 lety +5

    When he said "it will travel in your stomatch" my stomatch already hurt😂💀

  • @ron23xd22
    @ron23xd22 Před 2 lety +245

    Salute to the guy who swallowed gallium just to explain how it feels!

    • @blacklyfe5543
      @blacklyfe5543 Před 2 lety +2

      Its fake

    • @theblackswordsman420
      @theblackswordsman420 Před 2 lety +6

      @@blacklyfe5543 its just a joke

    • @kyladixon814
      @kyladixon814 Před rokem

      Yes

    • @randomboy2004
      @randomboy2004 Před 6 měsíci

      @@theblackswordsman420 i hate to tell this but there must be atleast 1 person out there let their intrusive thought win and drink it

    • @irw4350
      @irw4350 Před 3 měsíci

      I've known a few gals like that as well

  • @KjSucksAtGames
    @KjSucksAtGames Před 3 lety +506

    If you thought this said gum you aren't alone.

  • @andersonstark7771
    @andersonstark7771 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The residue that gallium Leaves watches off easily with warm water and soap

  • @vanessastephens6109
    @vanessastephens6109 Před rokem

    Thanks, didn’t need that visual at 2 minutes 👍🏼

  • @JoeMama-uo5yw
    @JoeMama-uo5yw Před 3 lety +740

    I haven't touched Gallium yet, but it looks good

  • @adityabairathi
    @adityabairathi Před 3 lety +95

    Every video on this channel summarized: Death.

    • @BraydenV1
      @BraydenV1 Před 2 lety

      Fr tho

    • @NewGuy-gt7py
      @NewGuy-gt7py Před měsícem

      WHAT THE F*CK: Death explains how much gallium can put it into your mouth xD

  • @dustbutwithadifferentpfp3656

    Respect to the guy that swallowed gallium and did all of this for theory

  • @-_.YGA._-
    @-_.YGA._- Před 8 měsíci +1

    “ What could it do to your farts 💨.” Got me 😂😂😂

  • @kimbelsimpson7535
    @kimbelsimpson7535 Před 3 lety +841

    That stuff is like Mercury.

    • @brynleeambojnonomboy2244
      @brynleeambojnonomboy2244 Před 3 lety +18

      yeah

    • @Liquethemodel
      @Liquethemodel Před 3 lety +74

      Not really because you can’t even hold Mercury without getting poisoned

    • @csr2537
      @csr2537 Před 3 lety +61

      @@Liquethemodel Actually you can, but it depends on what type

    • @SaltedPickles
      @SaltedPickles Před 3 lety +26

      @@Liquethemodel mercury alloys can be held without any side effects

    • @Liquethemodel
      @Liquethemodel Před 3 lety +10

      @@SaltedPickles lol I’m just going by my good guy chubbyemu

  • @Marin-yf9st
    @Marin-yf9st Před 2 lety +272

    Me asking myself, “WHO TF WOULD EVEN SWALLOW IT”

    • @blackpinkiya139
      @blackpinkiya139 Před 2 lety +3

      same 😂

    • @codename495
      @codename495 Před 2 lety +38

      Have you noticed the human race recently?

    • @ProfessionalBugLover
      @ProfessionalBugLover Před 2 lety +24

      a 2 year old, or a tiktoker

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      @paulinehunt4069 Před 2 lety

      @@ProfessionalBugLover
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    • @richmondbailey
      @richmondbailey Před 2 lety +10

      I mean people eat tide pods now so.... Probably half the population.

  • @warp7.852
    @warp7.852 Před rokem +16

    Oh Lord, this man actually swallowed liquid metal to entertain us with this most interesting yet also very funny vid! BEYOND GREAT!👍👍👍

    • @PhantomIsGTAG
      @PhantomIsGTAG Před měsícem +1

      Imagine if it broke your tounge

    • @warp7.852
      @warp7.852 Před měsícem

      @@PhantomIsGTAG 🤣 that would be an unfortunate experiment. LOL

    • @PhantomIsGTAG
      @PhantomIsGTAG Před měsícem

      @@warp7.852 it would be really painful

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    @noramen4u2day26 Před 2 lety

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  • @lena_1711
    @lena_1711 Před 3 lety +161

    "How toxic is gallium?"
    Me: Definitely not as toxic as my ex

  • @AJ_Stark007
    @AJ_Stark007 Před 3 lety +28

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      @siladityahazra6815 Před 3 lety

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  • @ts.13taylorswift
    @ts.13taylorswift Před měsícem +1

    thanks for the person who tested eating gallium

  • @lengkawei8382
    @lengkawei8382 Před 2 lety +3

    This title has the same energy as "what will happen to my hand if I put it at incredibly tight and painful spaces despite me probably not wanting to hurt myself"

  • @geniusjj2601
    @geniusjj2601 Před 2 lety +279

    “In fact, We already have some in our bodies.”
    Me: *REALLY*
    Update: *SINCE WHEN DID I HIT 250 LIKES ALREADY*

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    @tenaciousaspects. Před 3 lety +83

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      @ScienceBytes Před 3 lety +2

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      @terabhaiseedhemaut Před 3 lety +1

      Same

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  • @Reecetrex
    @Reecetrex Před rokem +1

    Props to the camera man for filming this

  • @eeveefennecfox
    @eeveefennecfox Před rokem +5

    wow I had no idea that gallium and mercury looked the same,but not that many metals are liquid so of course they're going to look the same

  • @windoamv
    @windoamv Před 3 lety +119

    I think im gonna be dead if i swallowed that

  • @Shazistic
    @Shazistic Před 3 lety +185

    Your positive actions combined with positive thinking results in success

  • @cc3
    @cc3 Před 2 lety +2

    why is there this much stock footage of people eating metals?

  • @arsnicky
    @arsnicky Před rokem +1

    Damn bro, I was about to try a entire house made of gallium. Thanks dude

  • @SpaceWithSam
    @SpaceWithSam Před 3 lety +144

    Astounding video guys! Really informative and entertaining!

  • @rachana.m232
    @rachana.m232 Před 3 lety +7

    3:42 thank god u said this... I was about to eat Gallium

  • @JT_Soul_Tha_God
    @JT_Soul_Tha_God Před rokem

    I read gallium on the thumbnail. I also somehow simultaneously heard and seen something completely different.

  • @hopelong5202
    @hopelong5202 Před 2 lety +1

    "What if" never gets old

  • @shlitogripo1173
    @shlitogripo1173 Před 3 lety +16

    "what could it do to your farts" I don't think this was made for people like me

  • @chillmushroom6016
    @chillmushroom6016 Před 3 lety +57

    What if you drink gallium
    Me: I'll just turn into the next Wolverine

  • @KuKuBru
    @KuKuBru Před rokem

    i love how he says gallium again & again

  • @malcolmabram2957
    @malcolmabram2957 Před rokem +1

    Gallium is one of the most interesting elements in the periodic table.

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    @marekdyer4404 Před 3 lety +54

    This is the weirdest and nerdiest channel ever. I love it

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      @ScienceBytes Před 3 lety +1

      I am Science bytes
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    • @memocvfl
      @memocvfl Před 3 lety

      @@ScienceBytes Aftwr this video I will

  • @naman5576
    @naman5576 Před 3 lety +4

    3:35 oh thanks❤

  • @natxlla1522
    @natxlla1522 Před 2 lety +5

    2:09 GRANDPAPA

  • @KathrynKhoury
    @KathrynKhoury Před 2 lety +7

    Mercury: I’m not dirty
    Gallium: im not toxic

    • @Ikhelturbojhett
      @Ikhelturbojhett Před 2 lety

      Its same

    • @sharisphoneisusedonmultipl410
      @sharisphoneisusedonmultipl410 Před rokem

      together, they are unstoppable. they can destroy the outer layer of planes. THATS WHY YOU CANT BRING ANY AMOUNT OF MERCURY, OR GALLIUM ON PLANES!!!!!

    • @robertkarp2070
      @robertkarp2070 Před rokem

      @@Ikhelturbojhett No they are not. Mercury will poison you just for being around it too long. It will make your teeth turn black and fall out as other parts of your body dying off.

    • @Awake-Free-CT
      @Awake-Free-CT Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@Ikhelturbojhettgallium is mercury?

    • @NewGuy-gt7py
      @NewGuy-gt7py Před měsícem

      Gallium could get it down your throat called The Throat Zone: If you liked this video. Subscribe

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    @mastermaddox783 Před 3 lety +3

    0:27 What If: “and what could it do to your farts?
    Me: You are stinky man.

  • @episamboy
    @episamboy Před 2 lety +6

    2:33 what movie is that lol

    • @DrPlayer69
      @DrPlayer69 Před 9 měsíci

      Ikr it looks like one of those Saw movies

  • @ECTB.sgamingaccount
    @ECTB.sgamingaccount Před 2 lety +4

    0:44 I JUST SAW THIS VIDEO BEFORE THIS VIDEO

  • @anarchistgalaxy1857
    @anarchistgalaxy1857 Před 3 lety +89

    Idea for an episode: What if Jupiter and Saturn collided?

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    @MultiSachin26 Před 3 lety +36

    This channel just makes videos about what weird things we think about everyday but keep it to ourselves

  • @a4m6_1
    @a4m6_1 Před 2 lety +2

    waiting till 0:31 without the music and words you would hear something thats funy

  • @sukamkaj001
    @sukamkaj001 Před 2 lety +2

    2:25 ITS SHAGGY!

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    @chill3941 Před 3 lety +65

    What if your subconscious was a place outside your mind causing that out of body experience when you dream

    • @KrishanKumar-kz5fn
      @KrishanKumar-kz5fn Před 3 lety +2

      It'll be normal when you wake up. I've been experiencing this type of dreams for years.

    • @niishiwel5042
      @niishiwel5042 Před 2 lety

      What is the difference between gallium and quick silver?

    • @helenrosemabalot8560
      @helenrosemabalot8560 Před 2 lety

      @@niishiwel5042 quicksilver is a mercury

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    @krzysztofkoston3300 Před 3 lety +10

    She doesn't love the channel because she is spitting 😂😂

  • @unown8189
    @unown8189 Před 2 lety

    He said what will happen to your farts? I was bursing with laughter

  • @GTGL-G-Dash
    @GTGL-G-Dash Před rokem +1

    When he farts he made me fall off of my bed 💀

  • @anirudh3858
    @anirudh3858 Před 3 lety +5

    Omg! Your great, you really make nice explaining videos 🙂😁

  • @richardhope7355
    @richardhope7355 Před 3 lety +4

    "What would happen if you swallowed it" you would turn in to the T-1000

  • @THEGREATESTINTHEFKINGWRLD

    that thumbnail is insane

  • @Rabbid87
    @Rabbid87 Před měsícem +1

    0:42 look how gallium reacts with aluminium!

  • @Snakey_snek
    @Snakey_snek Před 3 lety +4

    2:53your gonna be a flamethrower edit: oof

  • @Zaceh3821
    @Zaceh3821 Před 3 lety +13

    Today I just learned about gallium I never knew this metal was real thanks for teaching me!

    • @ellocatz
      @ellocatz Před 2 lety +1

      kid...?

    • @fritxzk
      @fritxzk Před rokem +1

      @@ellocatz stop it carla edmonds

    • @tommarnt
      @tommarnt Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@fritxzk everyone knows gallium

    • @fritxzk
      @fritxzk Před 6 měsíci

      @@tommarnt its been a year and I dont know ehat I meant by that comment.

    • @tommarnt
      @tommarnt Před 6 měsíci

      a year feels like yesterday@@fritxzk

  • @austinchristmas6033
    @austinchristmas6033 Před rokem

    1:34 that is mercury metal and a scene from codyslab. Mercury doesn’t stick to things in its pure form- the more impure it gets it tends to be a little more like gallium that it sticks to things . Gallium and mercury are way different though

  • @andocima181
    @andocima181 Před rokem

    The poo with peanut residue got me

  • @b.namita
    @b.namita Před 3 lety +5

    It's not only Gallium. Eating something that's fishy is dangerous as fatal😂😂

  • @Ahad_Faisal
    @Ahad_Faisal Před 3 lety +27

    I was asking myself this question a few days ago, thank you for reading my mind.

  • @lionelherselman84
    @lionelherselman84 Před rokem +1

    The T1000 went from being a terminator to being eaten lol 😆

  • @LordRon
    @LordRon Před 2 lety

    The Thumbnail: THIS IS MY KINGDOM COME!!!!

  • @vm4992
    @vm4992 Před 3 lety +6

    2:00
    Best part of the video

  • @AB-tt6qs
    @AB-tt6qs Před 3 lety +37

    Now that is interesting as well as informative. Size of Aluminum and Gallium is almost the same despite being down the group because of transition effect.

  • @patrickbennett439
    @patrickbennett439 Před 4 měsíci

    We used to think mercury was harmless. The way gallium stains the skin, means it soaked into the skin and Im not convinced ever that that is healthy or completely harmless.

  • @PIXEL3D_WorldofMagic
    @PIXEL3D_WorldofMagic Před 8 měsíci

    2:14 I love that movie right there

  • @SharpshooterCSGO
    @SharpshooterCSGO Před 3 lety +28

    I would like to see "What if sound could travel through the vacuum of space"

    • @HistoryDoggoistaken
      @HistoryDoggoistaken Před 2 lety

      I'm still wondering this one I even dreamed when I was sleeping well it was more of a nightmare because it felt so real
      (What happens if you fall into space)
      Im dumb pls cure my curiosity

    • @NippyNep
      @NippyNep Před 2 lety

      @@HistoryDoggoistaken so if space had gravity?

    • @blackpinkiya139
      @blackpinkiya139 Před 2 lety

      @@HistoryDoggoistaken You'll keep floating in space and will die within 15 seconds.

    • @blackpinkiya139
      @blackpinkiya139 Před 2 lety

      @@HistoryDoggoistaken And also you won't be able to hear anything and the extreme silence will drive you crazy.

  • @skullcrushergaming7489
    @skullcrushergaming7489 Před 3 lety +4

    Gallium is an element on the periodic table

  • @Ibloop
    @Ibloop Před 2 lety +5

    1:09 I actually imagined it so well I tasted it

  • @saarza9991
    @saarza9991 Před 2 lety

    Good thing this video got suggested to me. I was going to drink it right from the tap

  • @relativity3581
    @relativity3581 Před 3 lety +13

    Your videos are so interesting...loved it ❤️

  • @ridge72
    @ridge72 Před 3 lety +8

    0:27 😂😂😂

  • @magicthyme6134
    @magicthyme6134 Před 6 měsíci

    thank you, now i can stop worrying about my liquid metal thermal paste residue on my table

  • @sanundertale
    @sanundertale Před 2 lety

    Gallium looks like metal that drys and looks satisfying

  • @_Ambition124
    @_Ambition124 Před 3 lety +17

    What if humans didn't need to eat but instead got everything from photosynthesis

  • @arpanapriyadarshani6309
    @arpanapriyadarshani6309 Před 3 lety +7

    What if we crave ice(drinking water) for days, weeks, months and years.... How will it affect our teeth, stomach and other body organs....
    Please make a video on this...

  • @Munibiscool5678
    @Munibiscool5678 Před měsícem +1

    Look at this important thing: The Planck temperature is the highest temperature in conventional physics because conventional physics breaks down at that temperature. Above 1032 K-that is, earlier than one Planck time-calculations show that strange things, unknown things, begin to happen to phenomena we hold near and dear, like space and time.

  • @val-uj7zx
    @val-uj7zx Před 2 lety +1

    The thumbnail reminds me of something ive seen before, maybe a few hundred times

  • @budakmalang4739
    @budakmalang4739 Před 3 lety +4

    This thing told me what wolverine's bone was made of , and he became dominant

  • @ritualdeathmetal
    @ritualdeathmetal Před 3 lety +3

    LA Beast: Well, that's it

  • @saihruthikreddyvarakantham2628

    Metal Seemed like the villain in terminator 2 when he was melted in climax scene 😲😲

  • @brookehefley7136
    @brookehefley7136 Před rokem

    The graphic at the 2:00 mark 😂 💀

  • @gaveyougoldlove576
    @gaveyougoldlove576 Před 2 lety +3

    When I saw the lady that swallowed the gallium, it made my taste like I'm eating my unwashed hand

  • @eajay5053
    @eajay5053 Před 2 lety

    Narrator: says " And what could it do to your farts?"
    Me: Finally a topic about farts

  • @dragonj2200
    @dragonj2200 Před 2 lety +1

    What if You Swallowed Gallium?
    Me: but,... why would you.

  • @mrdoh450
    @mrdoh450 Před 3 lety +3

    0:01 no, its mercury

  • @lolo8996
    @lolo8996 Před 3 lety +3

    It does look like mercury

  • @RobloxGamerKing10
    @RobloxGamerKing10 Před rokem

    0:58 HE ALMOST DESTROYED THE BALL

  • @Empr.Palpatine
    @Empr.Palpatine Před 10 měsíci +2

    I'm SO glad you told us not to eat gallium at the end. Because i wasn't convinced at first...😂
    Jk, i love your videos

  • @the-chosen-oneofficial4055
    @the-chosen-oneofficial4055 Před 3 lety +15

    You should make a video about "what if everyone forgot that covid 19 exists for a day"

  • @AnonymousMC
    @AnonymousMC Před 3 lety +8

    Hey everyone! :D I hope you stay safe and have a nice day, God bless you!

    • @snowy8988
      @snowy8988 Před 3 lety

      S t o p
      S p a m m i n g
      T h i s
      U s e l e s s
      S h i t
      B i t c h

    • @fufu-shimenhi
      @fufu-shimenhi Před 2 lety

      @@snowy8988 what's wrong with this?

    • @umerxdd7522
      @umerxdd7522 Před 2 lety

      @@snowy8988 I agree

  • @TheRealSuperRabbid
    @TheRealSuperRabbid Před 2 lety

    The people who did the thumbnail knew what they were doing.

  • @tomkeofficial
    @tomkeofficial Před 6 měsíci

    "What if you swallowed Gallium?"
    You would turn into a T-1000 unit.

  • @balaexe1510
    @balaexe1510 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm about to consume gallium..
    Thank god 🙏🙏
    This man stopped me from eating gallium.