“Humans are just imperfect crabs.” - @pH3ra@CubitOom@lemmy.ml

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Cake day: July 25th, 2023

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  • this is a nonstarter for multiple reasons:

    gallium will only react with exposed, raw aluminum, these scooters and bikes have paint or plastic coatings, or an oxide layer on any exposed aluminum.

    gallium isn’t exactly cheap - ten grams on amazon is $40+ usd…

    gallium attacks on aluminum aren’t exactly fast either - and you need to concentrate the puddle in one spot to keep it working, with some light agitation to remove the slag that will develop. also, it’s a liquid, so keeping it in one place is hard

    while aluminum is a good choice for these devices, I also wonder how many are steel because the lime scooters in my area are heavy as fuuuuuck lol. and I’d worry about aluminum frames bending with the fat bastards I see riding 'em.