Re:Amazon Supply
by brokentone on Monday April 23, 2012 @06:38PM
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That seems like an awesome thing. For the younger members here (and me) can you speak to the danger of this substance? The MSDS for it didn't make it seem too overly scary. Not too far beyond sand's danger (possible skin irritant).
Because it's already in my cart...
Gallium is poisonous. Do NOT ingest it or handle it without proper safety precautions.
No it's not. Metallic Gallium is not considered poisonous.
I mean, I wouldn't eat it. But incidental handling is not going to hurt you.
There is some dispute on this, but if there is a dispute then that means it can't be very poisonous.
This is accurate: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gallium+safety
Re:Amazon Supply
by ggchappell on Monday April 23, 2012 @07:21PM
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Well, the only honest answer I can give to such a question is, "Ask someone who knows something about that." Alas that person wouldn't be me. User DiabloD3 seems to have given it a good start, though.
Say I want some gallium[1]. A search in Amazon turns it up, under "Industrial & Scientific". But a search in AmazonSupply (which claims to cover "scientific, industrial, & business") does not. So AmazonSupply is not just a rebranding of Amazon's existing I&S section. What is it?
[1] You want it, too. Gallium melts at 30C, so it's a solid on your table, and a liquid in your hand. Fun stuff!