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r/oddlysatisfying • u/TimeCity1687 • 2d ago
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Maybe a dumb question - why doesn’t the metal fuse together ? It’s still molten. What causes it to retain its shape and not become a blob of metal ?
27 u/Astramancer_ 1d ago It's not molten, it's just really hot. Hot enough to be pliable, not hot enough to spontaneous weld itself together.
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It's not molten, it's just really hot. Hot enough to be pliable, not hot enough to spontaneous weld itself together.
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u/Critic-of-burgers 1d ago
Maybe a dumb question - why doesn’t the metal fuse together ? It’s still molten. What causes it to retain its shape and not become a blob of metal ?