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		darkpuma on April 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermal... Is there no chance of that gallium alloy amalgamating with other metals it might encounter? It seems really sketchy, but I guess it's probably not since I've not heard horror stories.

xxs on April 7, 2019 [–]

Gallium eats aluminum like butter[0]:. Copper is safe, nickel plated copper is ok as well (might tarnish though)... solder joins are dead however.

One should be very careful if that stuff can leak.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k919f7Qi4es&vl=en <--random video

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