Statue made of bismuth with levitating magnetic cube

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Are we not going to talk about how amazing bismuth is? I mean just look at it!

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Isn’t that the stuff that melts at around 100F?

Sadly no - are you thinking of gallium?

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Bismuth has a higher melting point (you’ll need a big torch) but it does make the beautiful crystals you can see in @bobbytables link above

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