*Sophisticated cat looks over newspaper into the middle distance*
"I should buy several kilograms of bismuth."
In this video, the artwork of The Bismuth Smith is presented for your amazement.
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8:17 am Tue
Mar 24, 2020
Bismuth art
Chunk of gallium melts in your hand
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