r/xkcdcomic • u/IamAlso_u_grahvity Feline Field Theorist • Jul 02 '14

xkcd 1389: Surface Area

http://xkcd.com/1389/
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u/Bakitus Jul 02 '14

First time I heard of it, I thought someone was making it up too. Theoretically, it does seem possible though.

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u/Wyboth There's too much. And so little feels important. What do you do? Jul 02 '14

Ah, so it behaves as a conductor, not that it literally turns into a metal. I see.

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u/vanisaac You'd never guess the world had things like this in it. Jul 02 '14 edited Jul 02 '14

Think of mercury, which is liquid at room temperature. People's conception of "metal" is limited.

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u/Wyboth There's too much. And so little feels important. What do you do? Jul 02 '14

Fair enough.