Mercury and Relativity - Periodic Table of Videos

A new paper discusses how relativity plays a role in Mercury's low melting point.
Planet Mercury (Sixty Symbols): http://youtu.be/rZU8Y9DIBtI
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Gallium: http://youtu.be/N6ccRvKKwZQ
Gold Vault :http://youtu.be/CTtf5s2HFkA
Slow motion Mercury Pour: http://youtu.be/a17GBBTxrrQ

There paper is here but may not be free to read: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201302742/abstract

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